Richard Simpson

Blogger | Editor 

| University of Sheffield | B.A. in History and Politics | Bachelor dissertation: drinking and violence in seventeenth century England | University of Cambridge | M.A. Early Modern History | research: language of insult in the seventeenth century west midlands |

The majority of my friends aren’t interested in history. So perhaps the main reason why I believe “Doing History in Public” is important is to gain the attention of young people who have lost interest in this fascinating subject.

| interests: Cultural History | British History |