My work is a prosopographical study of the English baronage during the reign of Richard II. It considers the role of barons within the political community and attempts to characterise them, both in terms of their engagement with institutions and by exploring private power relations. In the tradition of the political culture framework within which my work is situated, it seeks ultimately to determine the group’s motives.  

My work has demonstrated how lessons from medieval leadership can be applied to improve the leadership capabilities of contemporary public and private sector leaders.  It was used on executive education courses, delivered in partnership with The Work Foundation.