Michael Broughton
BA, MA
School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities
PhD Student (History)
- Profile
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Thesis title: The Language of War: Elizabethan Military Discourse and Culture in Print
Supervisors:
- Phil Withington (Primary)
- Tom Leng (Secondary)
Period:
1500-1800
Thesis abstract:
My research aims to examine the way in which war was written about in the burgeoning print culture of Elizabethan England. Utilising a range of printed sources throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, my work explores the development of a public military discourse that reflected a distinctive English martial culture. I am interested in the way in which England was influenced by the military engagements in the Netherlands, France, and Ireland during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, and how this is reflected in printed works on military theory and practice. I am also interested in the morality of war, deceptive military practices, and unconventional tactics.
- Qualifications
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- PhD History, University of Sheffield, 2020 - present
- MA History, University College London, 2018-19
- BA, History, University of Sheffield, 2014-17
- Grants
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- The Jean Orr Scholarship Prize for History, 2018-19
- Publications and Conferences
Articles:
- Michael E. Broughton, ā"The English fury" at Mechelen, 1580ā, British Journal for Military History, 7.2 (2021), pp. 166-173.
Article link:
- Michael E. Broughton, 'An Englishman at the Siege of GuƮnes (1558)', Martial Culture in Medieval Town (April 2022)
- Michael E. Broughton, āHonour and Violence in Elizabethan Military Accountsā, EPOCH, Issue 8 (June 2022)
Conferences and papers:
- āUnconventional Warfare in Elizabethan Printā, The Royal Armoury Summer Lecture Series (August 2021)
- āManful Deedsā: Soldierly Expectation in Elizabethan Military Printā, Early Modern Men Conference (February 2022)
- āThe āIgnoraunt Bablerā and the āManne of Knowledgeā: Experiences of War in Elizabethan Military Printā, Newcastle Universityās Postgraduate Forum Conference (May 2022)