Ashley Firth
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Ashley Firth

United Kingdom

@ashley-firth

AuthorMedieval Historian
Member since Feb 06, 2026
United Kingdom
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Ashley is a Manchester-based medieval historian who earned her PhD from the University of Huddersfield. A former university lecturer, she is now a researcher and author writing for both an academic audience and for general readership. Her research interests include the Crusades, medieval kingship and queenship, gender, the Vikings, and the Normans, though she has a passion for all aspects of medieval history.

Education

PhD History The University of Huddersfield, 2017

MA History The University of Huddersfield, 2010

BA History The University of Huddersfield, 2007

Areas of Expertise

MedievalKingshipQueenshipDark AgesVikingsNormansReformationMedieval WomenGenderCrusadesKnights TemplarCrusader Kingdom of Jerusalem