Personal profile
Research overview
Ninth to thirteenth-century England and France, in particular the fields of law, lordship, and literature. Teaching also covers the intellectual and cultural history of this period. Further areas of specialisation are historical writing, late nineteenth-century study of mediaeval England, and the relationship between legal history and legal practice.
Academic/Professional Qualification
MA, University of Toronto; MA, University of Oxford; DPhil, University of Oxford; Council member, Selden Society; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; Fellow of the British Academy; Member of the Academia Europaea
Keywords
- D111 Medieval History
- Legal History
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Reynolds, Susan Mary Grace (1929-2021)
Hudson, J., 12 Jun 2025, Oxford dictionary of national biography. Cannadine, D. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Justice, power, and legitimation
Hudson, J., 1 Jan 2024, Conflict, language, and social practice in medieval societies: selected essays of Isabel Alfonso, with commentaries. Monge, J. E., Castro, A. C. & Pérez-Alfaro, C. J. (eds.). Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, p. 87-92 6 p. (Medieval countryside; vol. 24).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Reynolds, Susan, 1929-2021
d'Avray, D. L. & Hudson, J., 28 Feb 2022, In: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy. 20, p. 139–164 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Common law, civil law, and colonial law: essays in comparative legal history from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries
Eves, W. (Editor), Hudson, J. (Editor), Ivarsen, I. F. (Editor) & White, S. B. (Editor), 1 Apr 2021, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 338 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Glanvill: law, language, and identity
Hudson, J., 1 Oct 2021, Lives, identities and histories in the central Middle Ages. Barrau, J. & Bates, D. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 264-281 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Projects
- 9 Finished
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Carnegie PhD Scholarship - A Lombardo: The influence of Frankish law on Anglo-Saxon legislation
Hudson, J. (PI)
1/10/22 → 1/10/25
Project: Studentship
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Mapping medieval legal culture: Mapping medieval legal culture
Hudson, J. (PI)
1/12/20 → 30/04/21
Project: Standard
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Visiting Fellow Prof Orning: Visitng Research Fellowship, Professor Orning
Hudson, J. (PI)
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
1/02/16 → 31/08/16
Project: Standard
Activities
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The jurisprudential history of property in medieval England
Hudson, J. (Speaker)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
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Universita degli Studi di Trento
Hudson, J. (Visiting researcher)
2024 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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'Doing Law and History'
Hudson, J. (Organiser)
2024 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a workshop, seminar, course
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'Jury trial and rape in Scots Law'
Hudson, J. (Organiser)
2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a workshop, seminar, course
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Carlyle Lectures in the History Political Thought, University of Oxofrd
Hudson, J. (Speaker)
2023 → …Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Prizes
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hudson, J. (Recipient), May 2014
Prize: Election to learned society
Press/Media
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The historical differences between Scottish and English Law, and what it means for Brexit
1/11/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Relating to Research
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Consultancy and interview for BBC History of English Law series
1/08/12
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Relating to Research
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BBC Learning series on crime and punishment
1/08/12
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Relating to Research
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Consultancy on BBC History animation for children
1/02/12
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Relating to Research