Anthony Milton

Professor Anthony Milton is affiliated with the School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities at the University of Sheffield. He holds a B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2022. His academic roles include Director of Postgraduate Studies (funding lead) and past administrative positions like Departmental Director of Research and Innovation.

• Education: B.A., Ph.D. (University of Cambridge)
• Academic Honors: Fellow of the British Academy (2022)

Milton’s research spans early modern English religious, political, and intellectual history, focusing on topics such as the Church of England’s identity during the Civil War and Restoration, Anglo-Dutch relations, and anti-Catholicism. His work also addresses anonymity in early modern European publishing and modern perceptions of Asia.

Recent publications emphasize confessional conflict, religious liberty in royalist thought, and continental influences on Anglicanism. His 2025 chapters explore toleration and puritan resistance to Laudianism, while his 2021 book redefines the Church of England’s post-Tudor reformations as a 'Second Reformation.'

Scientific Awards:

• Fellow of the British Academy (2022)

Research Supervision: He has supervised students on topics including Thomas Wentworth’s secretariat, Jacobean information politics, and clerical allegiance in early Stuart Cheshire. Current students include Kathleen Commons (immigration and citizenship) and Becky Flowers (religious afterlives in Reformation England).

Public Engagement: Milton has delivered public talks on themes like 'Was the Reformation the first Brexit?' and participated in debates on toleration. He contributed to a TV documentary on the King James Bible and appeared on 'Who Do You Think You Are?' with Ashley Judd. His editorial roles include co-founder of Manchester University Press’s 'Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain' series.