David Andress

Professor David Andress of the University of Portsmouth is a leading historian specializing in the French Revolution (1760s–1840s) and broader European/Atlantic social conflicts. Affiliated with the Centre for European and International Studies Research, he has produced 43+ research outputs, including The Oxford Handbook of the French Revolution (2015) and The Routledge Handbook of French History (2024).

His research explores how pre-1789 French cultural norms interacted with revolutionary changes, focusing on emotions, trust, and identity narratives. He has held a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship (2021–24) to examine trust mechanisms in pre- and post-revolutionary France.

Key publications include:

• 2025: Judicial reconstruction and trust dynamics in French History
• 2024: Emotional electorates in Annales historiques de la Révolution française
• 2023: Century of dubious French greatness in Routledge Handbook of French History

Scientific awards include a Leverhulme Fellowship and leadership as former President of the Society for the Study of French History. He supervises PhD students in French revolutionary topics and comparative Atlantic resistance movements.