Professor Susan Doran
Senior Research Fellow
Jesus College & St Benet's Hall
My interest lies in the politics, religion, and culture of sixteenth and early seventeenth-century England. I have written extensively on the Tudors, especially Elizabeth I. In books and essays I have focussed on Elizabeth's image, religion, political relationships, attitude to marriage, and foreign policy. At present, I am completing a book entitled ‘Regime Change from Elizabeth I to James I, 1603-1612’ for OUP. A study of the accession and early years of James’s reign, it examines: how the king of Scotland took the English throne in 1603; the expectations of his new subjects on his accession; and the extent of change in politics, religion, international affairs and government during the first decade of the reign.
Greatly committed to public history, I have worked with curators to edit catalogues of several major exhibitions. This year I am co-curating with Professors Paulina Kewes and William Whyte a digital exhibition - Oxford Re-formed - at the Museum of Oxford.
