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Dr Jessica Nelson.

Dr Jessica Nelson

Role
Author

Head of Collections Expertise and Engagement

About

Jessica is passionate about engaging the public with the records held at The National Archives and firmly believes that there is something within the collection to interest everyone. Her research specialism is medieval history from the 11th to the 13th century, in particular the role of women, but she has researched a wide range of subjects over the course of her career.


Articles

  • Blog post

    On the Record: 700 years of the Thames

    A historic photograph of the Houses of Parliament with the Thames in front.

    From frozen festivals to royal polar bears, from wartime recovery to medieval merchants this episode of our podcast explores extraordinary stories of the river.

Read archived articles by Jessica.