Mark Jones

School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities

PhD Student (History)

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Thesis title: â€˜Riot’ in Early Modern England: Language, Violence, and Inequality

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Period:

1500-1800

Thesis abstract:

My research looks into language and symbolic power in seventeenth-century England. It is specifically interested in the term ‘riot’ and how it was used both to describe group behaviour as well as to depict excessive spending. By examining the word’s utterance and the context of its use, my thesis explores how early modern writers and orators chose to invoke a term loaded with connotations of violence when criticising the actions of their contemporaries.

Qualifications
  • PhD History, University of 91Ö±²¥, 2022 - present
  • MA Early Modern History, University of 91Ö±²¥, 2021 - 2022
  • BA (Hons) History, University of 91Ö±²¥, 2018 - 2021
Grants
  • PhD Funding: University of 91Ö±²¥ Research Scholarship
  • BA: Sidney Pollard Prize in Economic and Social History