Misha Ewen is an historian of early modern Britain and its empire. In 2022, she joined the University of Bristol as a Lecturer in Early Modern History, having previously held positions as Curator for Inclusive History at Historic Royal Palaces, and Research Fellow at the University of Manchester and University of Kent. She completed her PhD at University College London and has held visiting fellowships at Yale University, the Huntington Library, and Folger Shakespeare Library. 

 

The Virginia Venture: American Colonization and English Society, 1580-1660, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press, is her first book. Misha's research on women, slavery, and colonialism can also be found in The Historical Journal, Gender & History, Cultural and Social History, and Itinerario.  ​

 

Misha is passionate about reaching wider audiences and has participated in numerous events, podcasts, and TV programmes, including HistFest, Being Human Festival, BBC Radio 4's You're Dead to Me, BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking, and Channel 5's Inside the Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace: Behind Closed Doors.​

 

Misha is also available for consulting on the histories of slavery and colonialism, and has worked with various organisations including The Guardian, Royal Historical Society, National Trust, AQA, and BBC Radio 4. ​