Susan Michelle Doran FRHistS (née Savitt; born 7 February 1948) is a British historian whose primary studies surround the reign of Elizabeth I, in particular the theme of marriage and succession. She has published and edited sixteen books, notably Elizabeth I and Religion, 1558-1603, Monarchy and Matrimony and Queen Elizabeth I, the last part of the British Library’s Historic Lives series.
Doran is Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Oxford and Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College. She was a Fellow of St Benet’s Hall prior to its closure in 2022.
Books in order of publication:
England and Europe, 1485-1603 – 1986
Princes, Pastors, and People: The Church and Religion in England, 1529-1689 – 1991
Elizabeth I and Religion 1558-1603 – 1994
Monarchy and Matrimony: The Courtships of Elizabeth I – 1996
| England and Europe in the Sixteenth Century – 1998 |
Elizabeth I and Foreign Policy, 1558-1603 – 2000
Queen Elizabeth I – 2003
Mary Queen of Scots – 2007
The Tudor Chronicles – 2008
Elizabeth I and Her Circle – 2015
The Connell Guide to the Tudors – 2016
From Tudor to Stuart: The Regime Change from Elizabeth I to James I – 2024
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