Mabel Winter

Mabel Winter is a Research Fellow in History at the University of Oxford, specializing in socio-economic history of early modern England. She holds research roles on AHRC-funded projects: 'Middling Culture' at the University of Kent and currently 'The Politics of the English Grain Trade, 1315-1815' at Oxford. Her work examines banking, urban politics, and provisioning systems, with a focus on grain and milling.

Education:

• PhD, University of Sheffield
• Master's, University of Sheffield
• Undergraduate, University of Sheffield

Research Interests: Microhistorical analysis of financial institutions, socio-political dynamics of commerce, and the intersection of economics with gendered relations. Current projects explore mill litigation, technological development in the grain trade, and the socio-legal history of provisioning.

Grants & Projects: AHRC-funded projects on middling culture and grain trade politics. Her monograph (2022) re-examines the collapse of Thompson & Company, challenging traditional narratives of financial development in early modern England.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates on interdisciplinary teams for the 'Politics of the English Grain Trade' project, producing case studies on Devon mills and mill litigation.