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The Team

Professor Jane Whittle

Jane is Professor of Economic and Social History, University of Exeter, and is the project's principal investigator.


Dr Laura Sangha

Laura is Senior Lecturer in British History, 1500-1750, University of Exeter, and is a co-investigator.


Mr Mark Bell

Mark is Senior Digital Researcher, The National Archives, and is a co-investigator.


Dr Emily Vine

Emily is a Research Fellow, University of Exeter.


Dr Harry Smith

Harry is a Research Fellow, University of Exeter.


Kit Barton

Kit is a PhD student at the University of Exeter, working on gender and material culture in wills.


Jane Tozer

Jane is a PhD candidate at the University of Exeter, studying global commodities in early modern wills.

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