Projects per year
Personal profile
Personal Statement
Steven Veerapen was awarded a 1st Class Honours degree from the University of Strathclyde, before graduating with Distinction on the MLitt Renaissance Studies. He was awarded a PhD from Strathclyde in 2014, for a thesis focussing on slander and sedition in Elizabethan law, speech, and writing.
Academic research interests include early modern libel, slander, and reputation, and representations of Anglo-Scottish exchanges up to and immediately following the Union of the Crowns. His next academic study will focus on the life of Anne of Denmark, provisionally titled 'Anne of Denmark: Queen in Two Kingdoms'. As an author, he is also interested in the links between academic research, creative nonfiction, and fiction.
Steven writes popular non-fiction, with books published on Mary Queen of Scots' relationship with her brother, and Elizabeth I's relationship with the Earl of Essex. He has also had published two historical novel trilogies and a standalone historical fiction based on the life and death of Henry, Lord Darnley. His next novel will focus on the death of Elizabeth I and the accession of James VI and I.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Arts, English Studies, University Of Strathclyde
2005 → 2009
Award Date: 1 Jan 2020
Master of Letters, Renaissance Studies, University Of Strathclyde
2009 → 2010
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics where Steven Veerapen is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
- 1 Similar Profiles
Projects
- 2 Finished
-
Tidelines Book Festival: Historical Fiction Demo
Veerapen, S. (Principal Investigator)
29/09/24 → 29/09/24
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
-
GRRR: Group for Renaissance Research Reading
Argondizza, P. (Academic), Fudge, E. (Academic), Hope, J. (Academic), Jajdelska, E. (Academic), Thorne, A. (Academic), Hogarth, A. (Post Grad Student), Clark, D. I. (Post Grad Student), Veerapen, S. (Post Grad Student) & Froehlich, H. G. (Post Grad Student)
10/01/11 → 10/09/14
Project: Non-funded project
-
The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I
Veerapen, S., 7 Sept 2023, Edinburgh. 432 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
-
James VI and I
Veerapen, S., 5 Sept 2023, King and Queens: 1200 Years of English and British Monarchs. Dale, I. (ed.). London: Hodder & Stoughton Educational, 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities
-
Strath Book Club
Sledmere, M. (Invited speaker), Widner, J. (Invited speaker), Meehan, A. (Invited speaker) & Veerapen, S. (Invited speaker)
7 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
-
National Library Evening Talks
Veerapen, S. (Speaker)
18 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk