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Tatum Tullis

Visiting Assistant Professor

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OFFICE: Preston 119

Dr. Tullis finished her Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her dissertation, 鈥淧ower Couples: The Substance and Representation of Royal Power in England, 1272-1377," explores the connections between gender and politics in medieval England by examining how medieval chroniclers represented royal power. It examines how kings and queens represented their power in various ways, including working together as 鈥榩ower couples鈥 to achieve their political goals. Dr. Tullis is working on preparing her dissertation for publication.

About Professor Tullis
    • B.A., Medieval and Renaissance Studies, The Ohio State University, 2014
    • M.A., History, Fordham University, 2016
    • Ph.D., History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • History 145: Europe to the Renaissance
    • History 245: Ancient Greece
    • History 246: Ancient Rome
    • History 247: Medieval Europe
    • High to Late Medieval England
    • Queenship
    • Kingship
    • Royal Power
    • Medieval Academy of America
    • Haskins Society
    • 鈥淣ot All Chroniclers? Orderic Vitalis and the Women in the Historia Ecclesiastica,鈥 Book Chapter in Gender, Memory, and Documentary Culture, c. 900-1300, ed. Laura L. Gathagan and Charles Insley, Boydell and Brewer Press, Expected January 2025
    • "Choosing a Parent, Choosing a Side: Edward III鈥檚 Role in the Deposition of Edward II,鈥 International Medieval Congress, Leeds UK, July 2024
    • 鈥淭he Folly of FavoritismL Edward II and the Limits of Royal Power,鈥 International Medieval Congress, Leeds UK, July 2022
    • Haskins Society Conference New Research Forum, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 2021
    • 鈥淏etween Husband and Son: Isabella of France and the Succession of Edward III,鈥 International Medieval Congress, Leeds UK, July 2020 (canceled due to Covid)
    • 鈥淚sabella of France: Representation of a Queen,鈥 International Medieval Conference, Kalamazoo, MI, May 2020 (canceled due to Covid)
    • "Not all Chroniclers? Orderic Vitalis and the Women in the Historia Ecclesiastica,鈥 Gender and Documentary Culture Conference, Manchester UK, July 2019