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Pamela Marshall (archaeologist)

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Pamela Marshall
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Nottingham
ThesisMagna Turris: A study of the development, planning and use of social space in donjons of the eleventh and twelfth centuries located in the geographical territories of the Norman and Angevin kings of England (2006)
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-discipline
  • Buildings archaeology
  • Castellology
Institutions

Pamela Marshall FSA is an archaeologist and historian specialising in the study of castles. Marshall was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2007.[1] She worked at the University of Nottingham, teaching in the departments of archaeology and continuing education until her retirement.[2] Marshall's research on castles has examined castles in England and France, as they had a shared castle culture, and is an authority on great towers. Between 2000 and 2014, Marshall was chair/secretary of the Castle Studies Group and is Comité Permanent of the Colloques Château Gaillard, a biannual conference for castellologists.

Education

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Marshall completed a PhD at the University of Nottingham in 2006, titled Magna Turris: A study of the development, planning and use of social space in donjons of the eleventh and twelfth centuries located in the geographical territories of the Norman and Angevin kings of England.[3]

Career

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In the 1990s the field of castle studies underwent a historiographical change, placing greater emphasis on the role of castles as symbols and expressions of status, and what they meant to people in the Middle Ages. Marshall was one of several researchers to apply this approach to great towers (keeps), alongside Philip Dixon and Sandy Heslop.[4][5] Dixon and Marshall studied Hedingham Castle's keep, proposing to a "radical re-assessment" of the building as a ceremonial rather than domestic space.[6] A similar approach at Norham Castle's keep by the duo revealed it had a complex building history.[7]

Marshall co-directed excavations at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire.[2] The results were documented in the book Guardian of the Trent: the Story of Newark Castle, which won an Alan Ball Local History Award in 1998.[8] Marshall was chair/secretary of the Castle Studies Group between 2000 and 2014, and was succeeded by Gillian Scott.[9] Between 2000 and 2014, and again since 2020 Marshall has been the representative for Great Britain on the Comité Permanent of the Colloques Château Gaillard.[10]

Selected publications

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Marshall has authored or co-authored six books and published articles in venues such as Château Gaillard: Etudes de castellologie médiévale, The Castle Studies Group Journal, The Archaeological Journal, and the Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire.

Books

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  • Pamela Marshall (2002), Mont Orgueil: A Review of the Archaeological and Historical Evidence, Jersey Heritage, Wikidata Q106907852
  • Pamela Marshall (1999). Wollaton Hall and the Willoughby Family. Nottingham Civic Society. ISBN 978-1-902443-05-8. OL 12262299M. Wikidata Q106224809.
  • Pamela Marshall; John Samuels (1997). Guardian of the Trent: The Story of Newark Castle. Newark Castle Trust. ISBN 978-0-900943-95-9. OL 17490038M. Wikidata Q63821945.
  • Pamela Marshall (1996). Wollaton Hall: an Archaeological Survey. Nottingham: Nottingham Civic Society. ISBN 0-9504861-8-3. OL 11581147M. Wikidata Q101064187.

Articles and chapters

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References

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  1. ^ Dr Pamela Marshall, Society of Antiquaries of London, archived from the original on 17 May 2021, retrieved 27 March 2021
  2. ^ a b Dr Pamela Marshall, Historical Trips, archived from the original on 17 May 2021, retrieved 27 March 2021
  3. ^ Magna Turris : a study of the development, planning and use of social space in donjons of the eleventh and twelfth centuries located in the geographical territories of the Norman and Angevin kings of England, British Library Ethos, archived from the original on 18 April 2021, retrieved 27 March 2021
  4. ^ Higham, Robert (2010), "Castle Studies in Transition: A Forty Year Reflection", Archaeological Journal, 167: 7, doi:10.1080/00665983.2010.11020791, S2CID 161445714
  5. ^ Dempsey, Karen (2019), "Gender and medieval archaeology: storming the castle", Antiquity, 93 (369): 781, doi:10.15184/aqy.2019.13, hdl:10379/15546
  6. ^ Speight, Sarah (2004), "British Castle Studies in the Late 20th and 21st Centuries", History Compass, 2 (1): 9, doi:10.1111/j.1478-0542.2004.00086.x
  7. ^ Dixon, Philip; Marshall, Pamela (1993). "The Great Tower in the Twelfth Century: The Case of Norham Castle". Archaeological Journal. 150: 410–432. doi:10.1080/00665983.1993.11078060. ISSN 0066-5983. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Alan Ball Local History Awards 1998" (PDF), The Local Studies Librarian, 17 (1): 21, archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2021, retrieved 19 May 2021 Open access icon
  9. ^ Scott, Gillian (2015), "Group Reports 2014", Newsletter of the Society for Medieval Archaeology (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2021, retrieved 19 May 2021
  10. ^ "Dr Pamela Marshall - Guides - Historical Trips UK". www.historicaltrips.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.