Dr Thomas Freeman
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Email
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Location
5B.139, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Tuesday 11:30-12:30 Friday 11:30-12:30
Profile
Biography
My interest in history goes a long way back and stems from curiosity. It began with curiosity about different cultures and religions. This rapidly led to a curiosity about the origins and developments of these cultures and beliefs. I decided to teach history, which I did in the US equivalent of a sixth-form college. I then decided to go more deeply into history, obtained a PhD and then taught history at an academic level.
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Medieval and Early Modern Martyrdom
Perceptions of the Middle Ages in the Early Modern Period
Early Modern Historical Writing
Demonic Possession and Exorcism
Early Modern Colchester
Film and History
English Reformation
Current research
Preparing an abridged edition of John Foxe's Book of Martyrs for Penguin Books.
Preparing an edition of manuscript letters of English Protestant martyrs, 1555-1558
Investigating borrowings and shared research between sixteenth century Lutheran and English historians
Reformation perceptions of the Middle Ages
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Ways of Knowing (CS112)
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Early Modern Europe in Global Context: Encounters, Exchanges, and Exploitation (HR107)
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Revolutions in History, 1776-1919: How to Change the World (HR176)
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The Creation and Collapse of the Gaelic World in Britain and Ireland (HR251)
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Henry VIII and his reign (HR366)
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Martyrs and Martyrdom in Britain and the USA from the 7th Century to the Present (HR956)
Previous supervision
Degree subject: History
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 10/1/2022
Degree subject: History
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 15/11/2017
Publications
Journal articles (25)
Freeman, TS., (2023). Memory, myth and memorialization: Catholic martyrs and martyrologies in early modern England. British Catholic History. 36 (4), 431-454
Freeman, TS., (2021). . Renaissance Studies. 35 (1), 118-145
Freeman, TS. and Monta, SB., (2019). . Reformation. 24 (2), 76-91
Freeman, TS. and Gehring, DS., (2018). . Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 69 (4), 746-767
Freeman, TS., (2018). . Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 69 (1), 105-112
Freeman, TS. and Royal, S., (2015). . British Catholic History. 32 (4), 451-472
Freeman, TS., (2015). Reforming Reformation. BRITISH CATHOLIC HISTORY. 32 (4), 591-593
Freeman, TS., (2012). Bloody Mary. TLS - The Times Literary Supplement (5693), 6-6
Freeman, TS., (2010). . The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 61 (03), 475-495
Freeman, TS., (2009). The Rise of Prison Literature. Huntington Library Quarterly. 72 (2), 133-146
FREEMAN, T., (2006). So Much at Stake: Martyrs and Martyrdom in Early Modern England The trail of martyrdom. Persecution and resistance in sixteenth-century England. By Sarah Covington. Pp. xii+289. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2003. $55 (cloth), $28 (paper). 0 268 04225 X; 0 268 04226 8 Making women martyrs in Tudor England. By Megan L. Hickerson. Pp. ix+239 incl. 2 figs. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. 拢50. 1 4039 3833 4 Martyrdom and literature in early modern England. By Susannah Brietz Monta. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Pp. viii+236. 拢55. 0 521 84498 3. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 57 (3), 535-541
Evenden, E., (2004). Print, Profit and Propaganda: The Elizabethan Privy Council and the 1570 Edition of Foxe's 'Book of Martyrs'. The English Historical Review. 119 (484), 1288-1307
(2002). Queries and Notes. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 53 (1), 200-200
(2002). Queries and Notes. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 53 (3), 651-652
Freeman, TS., (2002). 'As True a Subiect being Prysoner': John Foxe's Notes on the Imprisonment of Princess Elizabeth, 1554-5. The English Historical Review. 117 (470), 104-116
Freeman, T., (2002). '"As true a subject being Prysoner": John Foxe's notes on the imprisonment of Princess Elizabeth, 1554-5'.. English Historical Review. 117, 104-116
FREEMAN, TS., (2001). Early Modern Martyrs. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 52 (4), 696-701
Freeman, TS. and Wall, SE., (2001). Racking the Body, Shaping the Text: The Account of Anne Askew in Foxes 鈥淏ook of Martyrs鈥�*. Renaissance Quarterly. 54 (4-Part1), 1165-1196
Freeman, TS., (2000). 鈥淭he Good Ministrye of Godlye and Vertuouse Women鈥�: The Elizabethan Martyrologists and the Female Supporters of the Marian Martyrs. The Journal of British Studies. 39 (01), 8-33
FREEMAN, TS., (2000). FATE, FACTION, AND FICTION IN FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS. The Historical Journal. 43 (3), 601-623
Freeman, T., (1999). Texts, Lies, and Microfilm: Reading and Misreading Foxe's "Book of Martyrs". The Sixteenth Century Journal. 30 (1), 23-46
FREEMAN, TS., (1998). Review Article. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 49 (2), 317-328
FREEMAN, TS., (1997). 鈥楾he Reformation of the Church in this Parliament鈥�: Thomas Norton, John Foxe and the Parliament of 1571. Parliamentary History. 16 (2), 131-147
Freeman, TS. and Borges, MJ., (1996). 鈥楢 grave and heinous incident against our holy Catholic Faith鈥�: Two Accounts of William Gardiner's Desecration of the Portuguese Royal Chapel in 1552. Historical Research. 69 (168), 1-17
Freeman, TS., (1995). Research, rumour and propaganda: Anne Boleyn in Foxe's 鈥楤ook of Martyrs鈥�. The Historical Journal. 38 (4), 797-819
Books (6)
Freeman, TS., (2019). Biography and History in Film. Palgrave Macmillan
Betteridge, T. and Freeman, TS., (2016). Introduction: All is True - Henry VIII In and Out of History
Freeman, TS., (2016). Henry VIII and History. Routledge
Betteridge, T. and Freeman, TS., (2012). . Routledge. 9781409400158
Doran, S. and Freeman, TS., (2011). . Palgrave Macmillan. 9780230004627
Evenden, E. and Freeman, TS., (2011). . Cambridge University Press. 9780521833493
Book chapters (20)
Freeman, T., 'Inventing Mary Tudor: Perceptions of Mary Tudor from the Restoration to the Twentieth Century'. In: Mary Tudor: Old and New Perspectives. Editors: Doran, S. and Freeman, T.,
Freeman, T., '"Imitaito Christi with a Vengeance": The Poiliticisation of Martyrdom in Early Modern England'. In: Martyrs and Martyrdom in England, 1400-1700. Editors: Freeman, T. and Mayer, T.,
Freeman, T., 'Providence and Prescription: The Account of Elizabeth in Foxe's "Book of Martyrs"'. In: The Myth of Elizabeth. Editors: Doran, S. and Freeman, T., . 27- 55
Freeman, T., (2021). . In: Elizabeth and Mary Cousins, Rivals, Queens. Editors: Doran, S., . British Library Publishing. 276- 281. 978-0712353489
Freeman, TS., (2019). Filming a Legend: Anthony Mann鈥檚 El Cid (1961). In: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Springer International Publishing. 43- 75. 9783319894072
Freeman, TS. and Smith, DL., (2019). 鈥楳ovies That Exist Merely to Tell Entertaining Lies鈥�?: Biography on Film. In: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Springer International Publishing. 1- 42. 9783319894072
Freeman, TS., (2016). Hands Defiled with Blood: Henry VIII in Foxe鈥檚 鈥楤ook of Martyrs鈥�*. In: Henry VIII and History. 87- 118
Brietz Monta, S. and Freeman, TS., (2013). . In: The Oxford Handbook of Holinshed's Chronicles. Editors: Kewes, P., Archer, IW. and Heal, F., . Oxford University Press. 217- 234. 9780199565757
Freeman, TS., (2013). . In: Henry VIII and the Court: Art, Politics and Performance. Editors: Betteridge, T. and Lipscomb, S., . Ashgate. 235- 254. 9781409411857
Freeman, TS. and Monta, S., (2013). . In: The Oxford Handbook of English Prose, 1500-1640. Editors: Hadfield, A., . Oxford University Press. 522- 543. 978-0-19-958068-2
Betteridge, T. and Freeman, TS., (2012). . In: Henry VIII and History. Editors: Betteridge, T. and Freeman, TS., . Routledge. 1- 19. 9781409400158
Freeman, TS., (2012). . In: Henry VIII and History. Editors: Betteridge, T. and Freeman, TS., . Routledge. 87- 118. 9781409400158
Freeman, TS., (2011). . In: Mary Tudor Old and New Perspectives. Editors: Doran, S. and Freeman, TS., . Palgrave Macmillan. 171- 205. 9780230004627
Freeman, T., (2006). 'Joan of Contention: The Myth of the female Pope in Early Modern England'. In: Religious Politics in Post-Reformation England. Editors: Fincham, K. and Lake, P.,
Freeman, T., (2005). 'Through a Venice glass darkly: John Foxe's most famous miracle'. In: Signs, Wonders, Miracles: Representations of Divine Power in the Life of the Church. Editors: Cooper, K. and Gregory, J.,
Freeman, T., (2004). 'Offending God: John Foxe and English Protestant Reactions to the Cult of the Virgin Mary'. In: The Church and Mary. Editors: Swanson, R.,
Freeman, T., (2004). ''The scribal culture of the Marian martyrs'. In: The Uses of Script and Print, 1300-1700. Editors: Crick, J. and Walsham, A., . 235- 254
Freeman, T., (2002). The prison writings of the Marian martyrs. In: Europa Sacra: Raccolte agiografiche e identita politiche in Europa fra Medioevo ed Eta moderna. Editors: Gajona, S. and Michetti, R., . 295- 318
Freeman, T. and Evenden, E., (2002). @John Foxe, John Day and the Printing of the "Book of Martyrs". In: Lives in Print: Biography and the Book Trade. Editors: Myers, R., Harris, M. and Mandelbrote, G., . 23- 54
Freeman, T., (2002). Dissenters from a dissenting church: the challenge of the Freewillers, 1550-1558'. In: The Beginnings of English Protestantism. Editors: Marshall, P. and Ryrie, A., . 129- 156
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Tuesday 11:30-12:30 Friday 11:30-12:30
