Dr Helen
Lacey
Supernumerary Fellow in Late Medieval History; Tutor for Visiting Students; Acting Senior Tutor
Helen Lacey’s research interests centre on later medieval political culture, the social context of the law and the political engagement of marginalised groups. She is currently Co-Investigator on the major AHRC-funded project, The People of 1381: www.1381.online.
Research Interests
- later medieval political culture
- the social context of the law
- the political engagement of marginalised groups
Publications
Books
- A. Bell, A. Curry, A. Prescott, H. Lacey eds., The People of 1381 (forthcoming, 2022)
- People, Power and Identity in the Late Middle Ages: Essays in Memory of W. Mark Ormrod, ed. G. Dodd, H. Lacey and A. Musson (Routledge, 2021)
- People, Power and identity in the Late Middle Ages, ed G Dodd, H Lacey and A Musson (Routledge, 2021), ISBN 9780367859978
Monograph
- The Royal Pardon: Access to Mercy in Fourteenth Century England (Woodbridge, Boydell & Brewer Press, 2009).
Articles
- ‘Defaming the King: Reporting Disloyal Speech in Fourteenth-Century England’, in G. Dodd and C.D. Taylor (ed.) Monarchy, State and Political Culture in England, 1300-1500: Essays in Honour of W. Mark Ormrod (Woodbridge, 2020)
- ‘Petitioners for Royal Pardon in Fourteenth-Century England’, in Thomas W. Smith and Helen Killick (ed.) Petitions and Strategies of Persuasion in the Middle Ages The English Crown and the Church, c.1200–c.1550 (Woodbridge, 2019)
- ‘Littératie pragmatique et conscience politique dans l’Angleterre de la fin du Moyen Âge’, in Benoit Grévin, Aude Mairey ed., Le Moyen Âge dans le texte, Cinq ans d'histoire textuelle au LAMOP (Publications de la Sorbonne, 2016)
- ‘The voices of royal subjects? Political speech in the judicial and governmental records of fourteenth-century England’. Anales de la Universidad de Alicante. Historia Medieval, N. 19 (2015-2016): 241-268, DOI:10.14198/medieval.2015-2016.19.09
- ‘Pragmatic Literacy and Political Consciousness in Later Medieval England’ in L’écriture pragmatique. Un concept d’histoire médiévale à l’échelle européenne, CEHTL, 5, Paris, LAMOP, 2012 (1re éd. en ligne 2012). (peer-reviewed electronic journal) http://lamop.univ-paris1.fr/spip.php?rubrique261
- ‘Protection and Immunity in Fourteenth-Century England’, in D. Rollason & T. B. Lambert (ed.), Peace and Protection in the Middle Ages: Durham Medieval and Renaissance Monographs and Essays (Toronto, Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, 2009)
- ‘Grace for the Rebels: The Role of the Royal Pardon in the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381’, Journal of Medieval History 34 (2008): 36-63
- ‘“Mercy and Truth Preserve the king”: Richard II’s Use of the Royal Pardon’, in: J. Hamilton (ed.), Fourteenth Century England, vol. 4 (Woodbridge, Boydell & Brewer Press, 2006), pp. 124-3
