Mark Allen
@markallen23.bsky.social
PhD in history from Cambridge University. Examined coexistence & religio-political crises in early Stuart London through a case study of the Catholic queen's & embassy chapels.
https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.117058
https://doi.org/10.1017/bch.2022.21
https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.117058
https://doi.org/10.1017/bch.2022.21
OTD in 1623, the Fatal Vespers tragedy occurred: a building hosting a secret Catholic service in Blackfriars collapsed, killing around 100. The aftermath saw vicious anti-Catholic violence, but, as I explored, it also reveals much about tolerance & Catholicism in London. doi.org/10.1017/bch....
October 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
OTD in 1623, the Fatal Vespers tragedy occurred: a building hosting a secret Catholic service in Blackfriars collapsed, killing around 100. The aftermath saw vicious anti-Catholic violence, but, as I explored, it also reveals much about tolerance & Catholicism in London. doi.org/10.1017/bch....
Such a nice feeling to finally receive the hardbound copies of the thesis. So much more satisfying than the digital version! #PhDdone #earlymodern #london
April 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Such a nice feeling to finally receive the hardbound copies of the thesis. So much more satisfying than the digital version! #PhDdone #earlymodern #london
A fascinating map of the parish of St Andrew Holborn, London (1755) showing the areas within the freedom of the City and those 'without' in the County of Middlesex. Intriguingly, many Catholics typically lived in the latter.
February 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A fascinating map of the parish of St Andrew Holborn, London (1755) showing the areas within the freedom of the City and those 'without' in the County of Middlesex. Intriguingly, many Catholics typically lived in the latter.
Me after I passed my viva recently! So grateful for my supervisor, Alexandra Walsham, & @ryansinnott.bsky.social's support. Thanks also to my examiners, Gabriel Glickman & Adam Morton for a rewarding discussion and helpful suggestions for publishing my thesis as a book. #phd #cambridge #earlymodern
February 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Me after I passed my viva recently! So grateful for my supervisor, Alexandra Walsham, & @ryansinnott.bsky.social's support. Thanks also to my examiners, Gabriel Glickman & Adam Morton for a rewarding discussion and helpful suggestions for publishing my thesis as a book. #phd #cambridge #earlymodern