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Dr. Benjamin Redding is a Senior Research Associate in Maritime History at the University of East Anglia's School of History and Art History. He holds a PhD from the University of Warwick and currently serves as a senior researcher on the Gloucester Project (2021-25), funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Redding co-supervises PhD students Jared Butler and Aidan Quigley, and his research bridges naval history, early modern studies, and maritime culture.
- Academic Affiliation: University of East Anglia (School of History and Art History)
- Previous Position: Teaching Fellow in Early Modern History at University of Warwick
Redding's research explores the interconnections between naval history and early modern studies, employing social, cultural, and religious lenses. Key areas include:
- Early modern military history
- Rise of state navies
- Maritime exploration and empire
- Politics and religion in Tudor and Stuart Britain
- Valois and Bourbon France
- Caribbean studies
His work on the 1682 Gloucester shipwreck has garnered global attention, including features in The New York Times and BBC World Service. The project received the 2023 Vice Chancellor’s Outstanding Achievement Award and was shortlisted for the 2024 Times Higher Education Research Project of the Year.
Redding co-curated the landmark exhibition 'The Last Voyage of the Gloucester: Norfolk’s Royal Shipwreck, 1682' and collaborates with the British Commission for Maritime History and Navy Records Society. He has published extensively on warship design, state-building, and maritime enterprise during the early modern period.
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