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Dr Harry Spillane is a historian affiliated with the University of Cambridge as a Munby Fellow in Bibliography at the University Library and as a Research Fellow at Darwin College. He holds a Bye-Fellowship at Downing College and has served as Director of Studies at Newnham College. His work bridges early modern history, religious studies, and the history of the book.
- Education: BA (Oxford, 2017), MPhil (Cambridge, 2018), PhD (Cambridge, 2022)
- Current Roles: Munby Fellow (2024-2025), Research Fellow at Darwin College, Bye-Fellow at Downing College
Spillane’s research focuses on the materiality and reception of English Bibles in post-Reformation Britain. He examines how texts like the Bishops’ Bible (1568) were collected, edited, and reshaped over centuries, influencing Protestant identity and ecclesiastical reforms. His work intersects with print history, archival studies, and religious polemics.
His publications highlight interdisciplinary trends in early modern textual analysis, particularly the interplay between biblical translations, antiquarian practices, and confessional divides. Current projects include a monograph on the print history of English Bibles.
- Awards: Gordon Duff Prize (2021), RHS Alexander Prize shortlist (2023), Cranmer Scholar (2019-2021), Newton Scholarship (2017)
Spillane supervises undergraduate papers on early modern Britain, the British Reformations, and material culture. He contributes to the Undergraduate Transition Programme and teaches at the Institute of Continuing Education. He also participates in public lectures and media engagements, including BBC’s In Our Time and the Cambridge University Library Special Collections Blog.
