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Administrative Staff
Research Staff
- Dr Beverly Adams
- Dr Stephen Ball
- Dr Andrew Barclay
- Dr Linda Clark
- Dr Ben Coates
- Dr Robin Eagles
- Dr Stephen Farrell
- Dr David Fisher
- Dr David Grummitt
- Dr Stuart Handley
- Mr Simon Healy
- Dr Paul Hunneyball
- Dr Hannes Kleineke
- Dr Vivienne Larminie
- Dr Patrick Little
- Dr Charles Littleton
- Dr Henry Miller
- Dr Charles Moreton
- Dr James Owen
- Dr Ruth Paley
- Dr Simon Payling
- Dr Kathryn Rix
- Dr Stephen Roberts
- Dr Philip Salmon
- Dr David Scott
- Dr Rosemary Sgroi
- Dr Andrew Thrush
History of Parliament Staff
Dr Ben Coates
Senior Research Fellow, 1604-1629
Research
I mostly work on midland counties for the History of Parliament.
My research interests include the economy of Civil War London, trade and finance in the 1640s and 1650s and London merchant and livery companies in the 17th century.
Publications
The Impact of the English Civil War on the Economy of London (Ashgate, 2004)
‘Poor relief in London during the English Revolution revisited’. London Journal, 25:2 (2000), 40-58.
(with Charles Littleton and Michael Hunter) ‘The Work-diaries of Robert Boyle: Biographical and Bibliographical Register’, The Perseus Digital Library (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu).
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