Rachel Stone

Rachel Stone is a Visiting Research Associate at King’s College London’s Department of History (Faculty of Arts & Humanities) and a librarian at the University of Bedfordshire. Her academic journey includes a mathematics degree, a Master of Philosophy in Medieval History (Cambridge, 1998-1999), and a PhD from King’s (2005), focusing on Carolingian masculinity and nobility. She held a Postdoctoral Research Associate role at King’s (2012-2014) for the ‘Making of Charlemagne’s Europe’ project. Her research bridges early medieval gender studies, religious history, and digital humanities, currently exploring patriarchal structures across pre-modern eras.

Her work emphasizes intersections of religion, morality, and gender in medieval Europe. Notable projects include analyses of Carolingian episcopal networks and royal divorce cases, as well as studies on countesses’ evolving political roles. Collaborations with scholars like Charles West highlight her interdisciplinary approach.

Awards and grants are not explicitly listed in the provided materials. Her advisory work and lab involvement remain unspecified, though her extensive publications reflect engagement with global medieval history discourse.