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Pragya Vohra is a Lecturer in Medieval History at the Department of History, University of York, where she is based at King's Manor. She previously held academic positions at Aberystwyth University (Lecturer in Early Medieval European History, 2013), University of Leicester (Teaching Fellow, 2012), and has taught at the Universities of York, Sheffield, and Hull.
Her educational background includes a BA (with Honours) from St. Xavier’s College (University of Mumbai), an MA from the University of Mumbai, and MA/PhD from the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York. Her research focuses on Viking Age social dynamics, with particular expertise in migration patterns, diaspora formation, and cultural memory processes across the British Isles and Scandinavia.
Vohra's scholarly work examines how kinship structures sustained Viking diasporas in the North Atlantic, the memorialization of King Knut's reign, and regional identity development in Anglo-Scandinavian England. Her publications reveal consistent engagement with Scandinavian runic evidence, elite identity construction, and the intersection of historical memory with material culture, particularly through her discovery of the Tees Valley runic inscription.
She has directed significant research initiatives including the Leverhulme Trust 'Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain' project (2014-2016) as Research Associate and Project Manager, and contributed to the AHRC 'Languages, Myths and Finds' project that identified England's eighteenth Scandinavian runic inscription.
Vohra actively bridges academic research and public engagement through BBC History Extra and In Our Time podcasts, heritage trail consultancy, and exhibitions like the 'Coppergate Woman' sculpture project, demonstrating commitment to knowledge exchange beyond traditional academic boundaries.
