Penelope J Corfield

Penelope J. Corfield is a London-based historian, who specialises in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British history, whilst simultaneously exploring long-term patterns in global history. She has written numerous essays and several well-received books, such as Time and the Shape of History (2007); The Georgians: The Deeds & Misdeeds of Eighteenth-Century Britain (2022; paperback 2023); and, with Tim Hitchcock, Becoming a Historian: An Informal Guide (2022). One of her key interests is the history of social dynamics – which includes both continuities and change in the ways that people greet one another.