Draft:Florence H R Scott

Florence H R Scott
Florence H R Scott
Born	Florence Harriet Rose Scott; 1994/1995
Other names	Florence Scott
Alma mater	University of Leeds
Years active	–present
Website	www.florencehrscott.com

Florence Harriet Rose Scott (born 1994/1995) is an English historian of women and queenship in early medieval England based in York.

Biography[edit]

Scott grew up in Goole, East Yorkshire. They graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 2016 and a Master of Arts in Medieval Studies in 2017, both from the University of Leeds. They continued their studies at Leeds with a Research Doctorate, which they completed in 2023.^[1]

In 2021,^[2] Scott began publishing the Substack-based newsletter and podcast Ælfgif-who?, which profiles the biographies of early medieval English women, including the queens Æthelthryth, Balthild, Eadburh and other women like Burginda.^[3] As of 2024, the Substack has over 30 thousand subscribers. Scott has also written in Medium and for publications such as Pink News.

Bibliography[edit]

"Emma of Normandy and the Gendered Iconography of Crowns" in Gender, Memory and Documentary Culture, 900-1300 (2024)

References[edit]

^ "Florence Scott - School of History". University of Leeds. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ "Interview with Postgraduate Researcher Florence Scott about their newsletter on pre-Conquest women". University of Leeds. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ "7 history Substacks you need to subscribe to". Sky History. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

References[edit]

Category:21st-century English historians Category:Academics from Yorkshire Category:Alumni of the University of Leeds Category:Anglo-Saxon studies scholars Category:British LGBT historians Category:British medievalists Category:British queer writers Category:English bloggers Category:English non-binary writers Category:English podcasters Category:Historians of England Category:Historians of religion Category:LGBT people from Yorkshire Category:People from Beverley Category:People from Goole Category:Substack writers Category:Women's studies academics Category:Writers from Yorkshire

[1] "Florence Scott - School of History". University of Leeds. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[2] "Interview with Postgraduate Researcher Florence Scott about their newsletter on pre-Conquest women". University of Leeds. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[3] "7 history Substacks you need to subscribe to". Sky History. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

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