Harry Gilbert

About

Harry Gilbert is a second year PhD candidate, kindly funded by CHASE DTP, whose research explores the ways in which the reformed post-Conquest community of St. Andrew the Apostle, Rochester, utilised and manipulated the past to their own benefit through works original to their own scriptorium; specifically, several pieces of hagiography concerning past bishops, both ancient and less so, and a cartulary interspersed with unique narrative. Harry is the Co-Founder and President of the CHASE Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN), and, outside of his PhD, enjoys hiking, bouldering, and tending to his garden. Harry is also a father to two girls: a wonderfully chaotic toddler and a rather adorable infant, and is thrilled to be organising the decennial MEMS Festival alongside the rest of the committee, hoping to make this conference an especially fun and engaging celebration of postgraduate research! Harry also serves as a Student Representative for the PhD community.