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Professor Steven Gunn is a Tutor in History and Professor of Early Modern History at Merton College, University of Oxford. He specializes in the political, social, cultural and military history of England and its continental neighbors from the mid-fifteenth to the later sixteenth century. His current research focuses on everyday life and fatal hazard in sixteenth-century England, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
Professor Gunn teaches British and European History between 1330 and 1700, including the undergraduate Special Subject 'The Trial of the Tudor State: politics, religion and society, 1540-1560' and the MSt/MPhil paper on 'State and Society in Early Modern Europe'. His research interests encompass Tudor government, warfare, foreign policy, political culture, and comparative studies of the English state with other European states during this period.
His recent publications reveal a consistent focus on Tudor England, particularly on the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII, with groundbreaking work on everyday life and accidental death in sixteenth-century England. His scholarship combines traditional historical analysis with innovative approaches to social history, examining coroners' inquests to understand daily life, work, travel, and leisure in Tudor times.
- James Ford Lectures in British History (2015)
Professor Gunn supervises numerous graduate students working on British and European political, social and cultural history in the period 1450-1600. His students have produced significant scholarly work, including published books on Tudor parliaments, Renaissance military memoirs, and Tudor reform. He is also an active public historian, writing for BBC History Magazine and History Today, contributing to radio and television programs including BBC Radio 4's 'In Our Time', and speaking regularly to Historical Association branches and sixth-form conferences. He currently serves as a trustee of the Royal Armouries.
