About
I am an independent researcher from Lincolnshire, England. I am currently doing freelance manuscript transcription and data entry work for the Life in the Suburbs project. My PhD thesis (’Horse Supply in the English Civil War’) looked at how civil war armies were supplied with horses, saddles, harness, and fodder; how supply systems developed over the course of the First Civil War; and what impact the demands of the armies had on England’s economy and society. After gaining my doctorate in 2001, I went on a career break from academic history which included working for Customs and Excise (just like Tom Paine and Geoffrey Chaucer) among other things. Now I’m back with new perspectives.
The best way to find out what this blog is all about is to read it. The tag cloud in the sidebar will give a good impression of the kinds of things I write about.
My first article, ‘Horse Supply and the Development of the New Model Army, 1642-1646′, was published in War In History in April 2008.
Comment Policy
I will not tolerate trolls. I will delete any comments I consider to be trollish. I will also delete any comments which give a false e-mail address.
Link Policy
My blogroll is an arbitrary selection of blogs that I like. Nobody has an automatic right to be on it.
Review Policy
I don’t have the time or inclination to write full reviews of books these days so there’s no point asking if you can send me a copy.
