Clare Jackson

Janet Clare Louise Jackson (born 1972) is a British historian and academic, specialising in early modern Britain. She was senior tutor of Trinity Hall, Cambridge from 2013 to 2023, and is now Walter Grant Scott Fellow in History and Honorary Professor of Early Modern History.[1][2] In 2022, she was awarded the Wolfson Prize for Devil-Land: England Under Siege, 1588-1688.[3][4]

Jackson was educated in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] She studied history at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (BA), then undertook a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree at in history at the University of Aberystwyth, before returning to Cambridge for her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.[2]

Selected works

  • Jackson, Clare (2003). Restoration Scotland, 1660-1690: royalist politics, religion and ideas. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. ISBN 978-0851159300.
  • Jackson, Clare (2016). Charles II: The Star King. Penguin Monarchs. London: Allen Lane. ISBN 978-0141979762.
  • Jackson, Clare (2021). Devil-land: England under siege, 1588-1688. London: Allen Lane. ISBN 978-0241285817.

References

  1. ^ "Professor Clare Jackson". Trinity Hall. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Professor Clare Jackson". Faculty of History. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  3. ^ Steele, Sophie (22 June 2022). "Devil-Land wins Wolfson History Prize". The Wolfson History Prize. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  4. ^ Almeroth-Williams, Tom (23 June 2022). "Devil-Land by Dr Clare Jackson wins the Wolfson History Prize 2022". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 13 December 2024.