Professor Fiona Edmonds
Professor in Regional HistoryResearch Overview
I am a historian of medieval Britain and Ireland, with interests ranging from the sixth century to the twelfth. My research focuses on maritime connections and now-lost kingdoms. Particular areas of interest are the Irish Sea region in the Viking Age, and central Britain (northern England and southern Scotland) prior to the Anglo-Scottish border. My monograph investigates links between the kingdom of Northumbria and the Gaelic-speaking world, and I have also worked on connections between Northumbria, Strathclyde and Wales. I have been involved in funded projects on Furness Abbey’s links across the Irish Sea and contacts between Britain and Brittany. I am interested in interdisciplinary work, for example combining historical and linguistic evidence through the study of names. I am the Director of the Regional Heritage Centre.
Victoria County History 2022-2024
01/10/2022 → 30/09/2024
Research
Settlement and Landscape in Medieval Lancashire: the Records of the Forest Justice
01/07/2021 → 28/02/2022
Research
Envisaging Landscapes and Naming Places: the Lake District before the Map
01/05/2021 → 30/11/2022
Research
Archives of the Borderlands
12/04/2021 → 11/06/2021
Research
Victoria County History 2019 - 2022
01/10/2019 → 30/09/2022
Research
ESRC IAA Funds
01/04/2019 → 31/03/2023
Research
Regional Heritage Centre excursion to Clitheroe – the battle of Clitheroe 1138
Other
Regional Heritage Centre Excursion to Vindolanda Roman Fort.
Other
The influence of the Ordnance Survey on the Lake District’s namescape
Invited talk
Saints’ Lives and medieval history in northern England
Other
York and Dublin - Pennine connections
Invited talk
The royal meeting of 927 and the Cumbrian kingdom
Invited talk
Lancaster Castle and Northern English History
Other
Scotland's National Book Awards 2021: History shortlist
Prize (including medals and awards)
- Institute for Social Futures Fellow
- Regional Heritage Centre