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Stephen Church FSA FRHistS is a writer and professor of medieval history at the University of East Anglia and is regarded as an expert on King John. [1] [2] In 2015 his book King John: England, Magna Carta, and the Making of a Tyrant was one of the Financial Times best books of the year. [3]

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Church is an expert in Medieval History, specifically the 12th Century [4] and works at the University of East Anglia School of History department which he joined in 1995 after completing his postgraduate work in London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society [5] and the Society of Antiquaries of London. [6] He is also a trustee of the Allen Brown Memorial Trust, where he organises the R. Allen Brown Memorial Lecture that is given at the opening of the Battle Conference on Anglo-Norman Studies. The Trust also gives conference bursaries for postgraduate students and sponsors sessions at other conferences and a postgraduate reading group. [7] [8]

Since 1994 he has written several articles (including for the journal History) and books on Medieval History, and is a regular conference organiser and speaker on the subject of King John. [9] [10] [11] [12] Church has been regularly acknowledged as strong support to fellow Historians in their writing [13] [14] [15] and has lectured in Europe on the subject of the Plantagenet Empire. [16] In 2010 he co-lead with Professor Elisabeth Tyler (University of York) two reading groups which aimed to read Orderic Vitalis's Historica ecclesiastica from start to finish and reflect on its content. [17] In 2015 he appeared on Saturday Extra on Australian station ABC Radio with Nicholas Cowdery to discuss why does Magna Carta still matter, [18] and co-presented the BBC programme The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King, part of the BBC Taking Liberties season, with archaeologist Dr Ben Robinson. [19]

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  1. ↑ "Professor gives King's Ely historians a Magna Carta masterclass as part of school's medieval week – Ely Standard Pearce.S 8 December 2015". 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Maddicott, J. R. (January 2016). "King John: England, Magna Carta and the Making of a Tyrant (by Stephen Church) review by Maddicott.J.R The Medieval Journal Online ISSN 2033-5393". The Mediaeval Journal. 6 (1): 139–141. doi:10.1484/J.TMJ.5.110985 . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "The FT's best books of 2015 – Financial Times". 27 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Professor Stephen Church – Gresham College" . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Fellows – C Royal Historical Society" (PDF). Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "About the Fellowship – Society of Antiquaries of London" . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Allen Brown Memorial Trust – Charity Commission" . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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  9. ↑ "Service to Commemorate 800th Anniversary of King John's Death – Church of England Diocese of Worcester p.13 October 2016" . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Cathedral conference with international speakers will mark 800th anniversary of King John's burial – Worcester News Mason.V p.4 March 2016" . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "Anthem School History Conference – Royal Historical Society" . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Edinburgh debate to discuss Magna Carta and Europe – Scottish Legal News p.9 October 2015" . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  13. ↑ Yoshikawa, Naoë Kukita (2015). Yoshikawa.NK Medicine, Religion and Gender in Medieval Culture ISBN 9781843844013. ISBN   9781843844013 . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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  16. ↑ "Stephen Church: Succession and Interregnum in the Lands of the Angevins (02/11) at Sorbonne University – Research House" . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  17. ↑ Rozier, Charles C.; Roach, Daniel; Gasper, Giles Edward Murray; Hout, Elizabeth van (2016). Rozier.C, Roach.D, Gasper.E.M.G, Van Houts.E Orderic Vitalis: Life, Works and Interpretations ISBN 978-1783271252. ISBN   9781783271252 . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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  19. ↑ "Fresh clues to King John's lost treasure in East Anglia – BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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