Professor (elect) David A Woodman
Fellowship Type
College Position
Director of Studies in History. Formerly Senior Tutor and Admissions Tutor
University Position
Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of History
Department
History and Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic
Degrees
BA, MPhil and PhD in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic (University of Cambridge)
Research Interests
Early medieval history of England and Europe; palaeography; Latin literature; and the study of scholarly works by antiquaries. Author of: Charters of Northern Houses (Oxford, 2012); Edward the Confessor: The Sainted King (Penguin, 2020); The Chronicle of John of Worcester, Volume IV: Chronicle (Oxford Medieval Texts, 2024); and The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom (Princeton University Press, 2025).
Awards & Prizes
FRHistS, FSA, FSAScot
Teaching Interests
Early Medieval British and European History
Other Interests
Real Tennis