Janet Burton is professor of medieval history at the

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. She researches medieval monasticism, religious orders and congregations. She is a

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, the

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, and the

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. She initiated the Monastic Wales project in July 2007 to research and disseminate knowledge on the medieval monasteries of Wales.

Research

She has researched widely on medieval monasticism, with particular focus on regional contexts of Yorkshire and Wales. She has also worked on the

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, regular canons, and religious women. With Karen Stöber, she founded the Monastic Wales project in July 2007. This project aims to establish a comprehensive monastic history of medieval Wales, communicating findings to both academics and the public.

Career

She studied history at the

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. She then completed her DPhil in the Department of History and Centre for Medieval Studies at the

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, studying the monastic houses of Yorkshire in the 150 years after the Norman Conquest. She subsequently worked as an archivist in York and Aberystwyth, alongside teaching at the University of Wales, Lampeter, working for the

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and the

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. She has been Professor of Medieval History since 2006.

Key works

Burton is the author or editor of 12 books on medieval monasticism. Key works include: * * *

Media work

Burton has appeared on several episodes of ''

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'' as a historical expert. She also featured on Dan Snow's Norman Walks on the abbeys of medieval Yorkshire.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Janet Living people Historians of Wales 20th-century Welsh historians 21st-century Welsh educators 21st-century Welsh women writers 21st-century Welsh writers Alumni of the University of London Alumni of the University of York Welsh women historians Year of birth missing (living people) Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Fellows of the Royal Historical Society Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales 21st-century Welsh women educators 21st-century Welsh historians Academics of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David Welsh women academics