Dr Charles Farris

Public Historian for the History of the Monarchy

About

Charles is a curator and public historian based at the Tower of London. He holds a BA in History, MA in Medieval Studies, and AHRC-funded PhD in English Medieval History, from Royal Holloway, University of London. After completing his PhD, Charles was Post Doctoral Research Associate on AHRC-funded projects at the University of Westminster and Historic Royal Palaces. He curated the 2023 Crown Jewels Exhibition at the Tower of London. He co-curated the 2023-24 Crown and Coronation touring immersive light and sound show with artistic collaboration Luxmuralis. He is the Digital Lead for the curators’ team and a regular host on the Historic Royal Palaces Podcast. He is a seminar convener and committee member for the Society for Court Studies. His research focuses on medieval and early modern kingship and material culture, experimental archaeology, and inclusive histories.  

Select publications

Farris, C., ‘Edward I and the Blessed Virgin Mary’, in The Reign of Edward I: New Interpretations, ed. A. King and A. Spencer (York: York University Press, 2020), pp. 125-42. 

Farris, C., ‘The New Edwardians? Royal Piety in the Yorkist Age’, in Harlaxton Medieval Studies Volume XXIII: The Yorkist Age, ed. H. Kleineke and C. Steer (Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2013), pp. 44-63. 

Farris, C., ‘The Administration of Cloth and Clothing in the Great Wardrobe of Edward I’, Medieval Clothing and Textiles, 17 (2023), 67-90.