William Sheils Editor

William Sheils is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of York and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, specialising in the religious and social history of early modern Britain. His research focuses particularly on the English Reformation and post‑Reformation society, and he has had a long academic career at York, including work as an archivist, lecturer, and Head of Department. Hannah Thomas is Special Collections Manager and Research Fellow at the Bar Convent, York, where she oversees the archives, historic library and collections, and curates exhibitions within the UK's oldest living convent. Her research focuses on early modern Catholic history-particularly Jesuit book culture and post‑Reformation burial practices-and she has published widely in these areas.