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Dr. Robert Gallagher is a Senior Lecturer in Early Medieval History at the University of Kent, based at Rutherford College. His research focuses on the intersection of textual culture and political identity in early medieval Britain, particularly in Anglo-Saxon England. He earned his degrees from the Universities of York and Cambridge before holding postdoctoral positions at Cambridge, the Basque Country, and Oxford. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches using charters, manuscripts, and inscribed objects to explore themes like multilingualism and the role of the written word in state formation.
His current book project, *Writing the Realm: the Written Word and the Rise of Wessex, c. 830–920*, examines how documentary practices shaped political authority in ninth-century England. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and contributes to projects like Canterbury Cathedral’s *Picture This* and the *Fontes Anglo-Saxonici* advisory board. Dr. Gallagher teaches early medieval topics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and supervises research on Anglo-Saxon England, textual cultures, and Medieval Latin literature.
His publications span journal articles on topics like West Saxon charters, acrostic poetry, and Worcester’s documentary practices, alongside edited volumes such as *The Languages of Early Medieval Charters*. His work bridges textual analysis with material culture to transform understandings of early medieval societies.
