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Professor Margaret McGlynn is a Professor of History and Vice Provost, Academic Planning, Policy and Faculty at Western University. She earned her PhD from the University of Toronto in 1998. Her research focuses on the intersection of the Church and law in late medieval and early Tudor England, with a particular emphasis on the dissolution of monasteries and the lives of ex-religious individuals. She has held leadership roles in academic governance and is the Canadian Secretary of the Selden Society, a leading organization in English legal history.
Her major research project examines how monks, nuns, and other ex-religious individuals navigated secular life after the monastic dissolution under Henry VIII. This work utilizes financial records from Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire, alongside bishops’ registers and wills. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes rigorous analysis of primary sources, empathetic engagement with historical actors, and clear communication of findings.
Professor McGlynn has published extensively, including monographs like *The King's Felons* (2023) and *The Royal Prerogative and the Learning of the Inns of Court* (2003), as well as peer-reviewed articles in *Past and Present*, *Journal of Ecclesiastical History*, and others. Her work bridges legal, religious, and social history, often addressing themes of governance, rights, and institutional change. She has organized conferences on law and governance in pre-modern Britain and serves on editorial and professional committees in historical scholarship.
