October 2002 – July 2007

PhD ‘Changing Beliefs: The Archaeology of the East Anglian Conversion’

School of History, University of East Anglia

My PhD thesis considered the historical and archaeological evidence for the coming of Christianity to Anglo-Saxon East Anglia. In particular, it examines the mechanisms by which the new religion may have spread and assesses the speed and scale of its adoption. Ultimately, the archaeological evidence demonstrates that, far from being the preserve of the upper classes, the adoption of Christianity throughout the East Anglian kingdom was rapid, widespread and popular.

My doctoral research was supervised by Prof. Tom Williamson and Prof. Stephen Church and examined by Prof. Carole Rawcliffe and Prof. Mick Aston. Hard copies of my thesis are held by the UEA Library and by the British Library. Digital copies of my thesis can be downloaded from the UEA Digital Repository and the British Library's Electronic Theses Online Service (ETHOS).

Thesis: 'Changing Beliefs: The Archaeology of the East Anglian Conversion'

A book based on my thesis was published by Boydell and Brewer in November 2010.

October 2000 – September 2001

MA Landscape Archaeology

Commendation

Department of Archaeology, University of Bristol

This course encompassed a wide range of theoretical and practical approaches to landscape archaeology and comprised lectures, practical sessions and a surveying field school. It required the completion of several short projects and a dissertation, in which I examined the Anglo-Saxon origins of the village of Sedgeford in north-west Norfolk.

Dissertation: ‘The Origin and Early Development of Sedgeford, Norfolk’

September 1997 – June 2000 

BA (Hons) Archaeology

Second Class Honours, First Division (2:1)

Department of Archaeology, University of Bristol

The course provided a thorough grounding in archaeological theory, methods and practice, complemented by a wide range of fieldwork experience. In my third year I specialised in ecclesiastical and monastic archaeology and the study of human remains. My dissertation discussed the application of stratigraphic recording methods to standing buildings.

Dissertation: ‘Principles and Practice: The Application of the Harris Matrix to Standing Building Recording’

September 1994 – July 1996

A' Levels: Art and Design (B); German (C); Politics and Government (B)

Coombe Dean School, Plymouth

September 1995 – July 1996

GCSE: Archaeology (A)

Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge

September 1992 – July 1994

GCSEs: Art (B); Design (B); Drama (B); English Language (A); English Literature (B); German (B); History (A*); Maths (A); Science (2 x A).

Coombe Dean School, Plymouth