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Elizabeth Matthew is a Lecturer in History at the University of Reading, specializing in late medieval England and Ireland. Her responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses, with modules on chivalry, kingship, and history education. She supervises postgraduate theses, having guided research on medieval diplomats, archers, and currently co-supervises work on medieval pregnancy and childbirth.
Key research areas include late medieval social and political history, Anglo-Irish relations, and public history. She has contributed to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and published on themes such as Irish nobility, ecclesiastical leadership, and military structures.
Professional engagements include roles with the Berkshire Record Society, Historical Association (including presidency of its Reading branch), and the Irish Chancery Project. Her work intersects with medieval studies, emphasizing source analysis and interdisciplinary approaches.
