Kathryn Maude leads the Medieval team in the Collections Expertise and Engagement department at The National Archives. She specialises in the history and culture of the early Middle Ages, from the tenth to the fourteenth century, with a focus on histories of women, gender, and sexuality.

Before joining The National Archives, she was Assistant Professor of Women and Gender Studies at the American University of Beirut. Her book, Addressing Women in Early Medieval Religious Texts, came out in Boydell and Brewer’s Gender in the Middle Ages series in 2021.

Her current research focuses on Ravenser Odd, a short-lived medieval island in the Humber, in collaboration with Dr Emily Robinson at the University of Sussex. She has recently co-curated an exhibition at the Hull History Centre, entitled Hull/Ravenser Odd: Twin Cities, Sunken Pasts.

She is interested in collaborative and creative research and welcomes enquiries from anyone interested in the Middle Ages and their continued relevance today.