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Personal profile
Biography
Following my academic studies (BA, Masters and PhD in medieval History) I moved from post-doctoral research into secondary school teaching (11-18 History) from 2001-2012; then FE Lecturer (History) 2012-13; before rejoining Higher Education as a Senior Lecturer (Education Studies) at the University of Northampton 2013- present. I was 'A' level examiner for History and authored four textbooks for GCSE and A level (Medieval England 2004; Raiders and Invaders, Power and Control 2006; The First Crusade and the Crusader States 2010 all published by Pearson).I am also a fiction author and my novel The Zaharoff Conspiracy was published by Methuen in 2014. I am currently writing a history of medieval England, titled The Making of England: from Rome to Reformation, due for publication in 2021 with Amberley Publishers.
Research Interests
History of Education (curricula, pedagogy, great educators); Medieval History (gentry communities, government and politics, social history); history of England; social and political history, current History teaching pedagogy and curricula. I am interested in inter-disciplinary research, particularly archaeology, literature and historical records.
Teaching Interests
History of Education; curriculum studies; politics and culture; schooling strutures and organisations. Medieval History, history of childhood, heritage and education.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Southampton
Award Date: 1 Oct 2001
Master, University of Oxford
Award Date: 1 Jul 1994
Bachelor, University of Oxford
Award Date: 1 Jul 1992
Keywords
- LA History of education
- LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools
- L Education (General)
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Research Output
The Zaharoff Conspiracy
Purser, T., 27 Mar 2014, York: Methuen. 323 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
The First Crusade and the Crusader States 1073-1130
Purser, T., 23 Jun 2010, Heinemann. 168 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Power and Control: Kingship in the Middle Ages: Kingship in the Middle Ages c1100-1500
Purser, T., 14 Nov 2006, Heinemann. 72 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Raiders and Invaders: The British Isles 400-1100: The British Isles c400-1100
Purser, T., 17 Aug 2006, Heinemann. 72 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Medieval England 1042-1228
Purser, T., 15 Nov 2004, Heinemann. 240 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
The Origins of English Feudalism? An Episcopal Land-Grant Revisited
Purser, T., 16 Dec 2002, In : Historical Research. 73, 180, p. 80-92 13 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article
William FitzOsbern, Earl of Hereford: Personality and Power on the Welsh Frontier, 1066-1071
Purser, T., 22 Jun 1998, Armies, Chivalry and Warfare in Medieval Britain and France: Harlaxton Medieval Studies. Strickland, M. (ed.). 1 ed. Stamford: Paul Watkins, Vol. VII. p. 133-146 14 p. (Harlaxton Medieval Studies; vol. VII).Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter
Activities
The Making of England
Toby Purser (Invited speaker)
11 Mar 2021
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Research
What is Education Studies?
Toby Purser (Speaker)
10 Mar 2020
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Teaching
Bede or Beowulf? The hidden narratives of Medieval History in the secondary school curricula
Toby Purser (Speaker)
13 Mar 2019
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Seminar › Research
The dog that didn’t bark: Sir John Sandys, social mobility and the community of Hampshire knights and esquires of the late fourteenth century.
Toby Purser (Speaker)
24 Oct 2018
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Seminar › Research
What is Education Studies?
Toby Purser (Speaker)
24 Apr 2018
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Teaching
Writing historical fiction
Toby Purser (Speaker)
9 Sep 2014
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Research
Turning His(stories) into Research: Mythology, legends and literature
Toby Purser (Speaker)
Jul 2014
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Seminar › Research
The Hampshire County Community: knights and esquires of the late fourteenth century
Toby Purser (Speaker)
2010
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Research
Press / Media
Thesis
The County Community of Hampshire c1300-c1530 with special reference to the knights and esquires
Author: Purser, T., Jun 2001Supervisor: Hicks, M. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis