Experience

Brighton College

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Teacher of History

  • Aug 2018 - Present



English Heritage

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Collections Placement Volunteer at English Heritage - Apsley House

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  o Assist with developing next year’s major exhibition; researching and presenting objects, paintings and building in general; with special exhibitions; with conservation and collection care; with curatorial administration; and liaising with contractors. o Lead research and interpretation on items for object of the month website content. o Assist with developing next year’s major exhibition; researching and presenting objects, paintings and building in general; with special exhibitions; with conservation and collection care; with curatorial administration; and liaising with contractors. o Lead research and interpretation on items for object of the month website content.



Institute of Historical Research

• London, United Kingdom

• Jacobite Studies Trust Fellow

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  As the current Jacobite Studies Trust Fellow I am undertaking a research project based on published and archival sources concerning the political ideas of the Jacobite Historian Thomas Carte. I am particularly interested in how Carte uses the native English and British past to disseminate his ideas, his support for the Stuart cause and to attack his political opponents. As the current Jacobite Studies Trust Fellow I am undertaking a research project based on published and archival sources concerning the political ideas of the Jacobite Historian Thomas Carte. I am particularly interested in how Carte uses the native English and British past to disseminate his ideas, his support for the Stuart cause and to attack his political opponents.



Boston University Study Abroad London

• London, United Kingdom

• Graduate Assistant

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  I teach seminar and lectures to American students visiting the UK on a number of modules, including one on the history of London and co-supervise research projects. I teach seminar and lectures to American students visiting the UK on a number of modules, including one on the history of London and co-supervise research projects.



Historic Royal Palaces

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Jewel House and White Tower Warden

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  As a warden in the Jewel House and the White Tower at the Tower of London I guide thousands of visitors a day around the incomparable Crown Jewels and the nearly thousand year old Tower, explaining their history and place within the British national identity, but also tell stories about the people connected to the Crown Jewels and about the Tower of London in general. I also provide security for the Jewel House, as well as looking after the general fabric of the Jewel House, the White Tower and the collections of items and displays. Show less



Independent

• London

• Independent Researcher

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2016

  I do independent research into historical topics in eighteenth-century British history. My main areas of expertise and interest are uses and idealisation of the past, the ideas and culture of monarchy and aristocracy, political ideas, especially those found in poetry and outside recognisable political treatises, heraldry and genealogy. I do independent research into historical topics in eighteenth-century British history. My main areas of expertise and interest are uses and idealisation of the past, the ideas and culture of monarchy and aristocracy, political ideas, especially those found in poetry and outside recognisable political treatises, heraldry and genealogy.



UCL

• 300 - 400 Employee

• Postgraduate Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - Mar 2014

  Taught hour-long seminars to groups of 10 to 15 students on a wide-range of topics covering the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth century, including politics, culture, economics and social developments. Developed my own lesson plans and generated teaching materials including primary source texts, images and statistics. Collaborated with the module convenors, Prof. Stephen Conway and Prof. Julian Hoppit, and the other teaching assistants to improve teaching and module structure. Led assessment for my seminar groups, marking essays and providing written feedback and individual face-to-face tutorials. Held a weekly office hour, providing learning and pastoral support to students. Show less



Waterstones

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bookseller

  • Jul 2011 - Oct 2011

  Assisted customers with their purchases and related queries when behind the till, on the shop floor and on the telephone in a pro-active and open manner. Recommended titles to customers, in particular to regular customers, using initiative and taking into account their preferences and purchase histories. Assisted customers with their purchases and related queries when behind the till, on the shop floor and on the telephone in a pro-active and open manner. Recommended titles to customers, in particular to regular customers, using initiative and taking into account their preferences and purchase histories.



Algemene Boekhandel (Bookstore)

• Amersfoort, the Netherlands

• Bookseller and Inventory Manager

  • Jan 2009 - Jul 2009

  Assisted customers with their purchases and related queries when behind the till, on the shop floor and on the telephone in a pro-active and open manner. Recommended titles to customers, in particular to regular customers, using initiative and taking into account their preferences and purchase histories. Worked independently as an inventory manager responsible for the timely collection and distribution of books to several store locations, responding quickly to changing requests for individual titles from stores. Show less



't Hooghe Landt College (Secondary School)

• Amersfoort, the Netherlands

• Teachers and Administrative Assistant

  • Sep 2006 - Jan 2007

  Handled a wide variety of administrative tasks, including keeping attendance records, preparing forms and letters, filing and photocopying and updating registers and records. Responded to pupils’ and parents’ questions and problems as the first point of contact. Supervised pupils during exams and the absence of their regular teachers. Assisted in the organisation of school events, supervising pupils and ensuring their general smooth-running. Handled a wide variety of administrative tasks, including keeping attendance records, preparing forms and letters, filing and photocopying and updating registers and records. Responded to pupils’ and parents’ questions and problems as the first point of contact. Supervised pupils during exams and the absence of their regular teachers. Assisted in the organisation of school events, supervising pupils and ensuring their general smooth-running.