Dr George Garnett
M.A., Ph.D. (Cantab.), F.R.Hist.S.
Lecturer (CUF) in Modern History
Research Interests
Dr Garnett's main research interests lie in English history of the tenth to thirteenth centuries, specifically what used to be called constitutional history. He has recently completed a study of the impact of the Norman Conquest on notions of kingship, succession and tenure. He also works on political thought in a more conventional sense: he has published an edition of Vindiciae, contra tyrannos, the highly influential sixteenth-century resistance treatise, and has recently completed a study of the role of providential history in the thought of the fourteenth-century Italian theorist, Marsilius of Padua. He is at present working on the history of the history of the Norman Conquest.
Supervision Interests
He has supervised research students working on English and Norman history from the tenth to the fourteenth century; on medieval and early modern political thought; and on medieval and early modern legal history.
Selected Publications:
- ''Ducal' succession in early Normandy' in Law and Government in Medieval England and Normandy. (Cambridge, 1994) pp. 80-110
- (ed.) Vindiciae, contra tyrannos: or, concerning the legitimate power of a prince over the people, and of the people over a prince . (Cambridge, 1994) 221pp.
- 'The Origins of the Crown' in Proceedings of the British Academy. Vol 89 (Oxford, 1996) pp. 171-214
- 'Conquered England' in Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England. (Oxford, 1997)
- 'Law in the Vindiciae, Contra Tyrannos: A Vindication', The Historical Journal. Vol 49 (3) (2006) pp. 877-891
- Marsilius of Padua and 'the Truth of History'. (Oxford , 2006) 221pp.
- Conquered England: Kingship, Succession, and Tenure, 1066-1166. (Oxford, 2007) 401pp.
- The Norman Conquest. A Very Short Introduction. (Oxford, 2009) 147pp.
Future Publications:
- John Selden and the Norman Conquest. (London, 2011)
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