Elizabeth Tunstall
School of Humanities
College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Elizabeth Tunstall is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide where she researches early modern history and art. Her publications include her first monograph, The Succession Debate and Contested Authority in Elizabethan England (2024), which was published in Palgrave Macmillan's Queenship and Power series, as well as peer-reviewed articles in Parergon and The Melbourne Historical Journal. She has also contributed to BBC History Magazine, History Today, The Smithsonian Magazine and AGSA Magazine. Following her PhD, Elizabeth was appointed the Lorraine Hossack Emerging Curator at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Her work at the gallery was primarily based in the Prints, Drawings and Photographs department where she worked extensively with the collection.
Researching early modern British history and art, with a particular focus on Elizabethan England and Stuart Scotland. Areas of interest include English history, Scottish history, royal studies, queenship, monarchy, law and government, letter writing practices, succession tracts, and art.
Current areas of interest include:
- Elizabeth I's portraits
- Anglo-Scottish diplomacy in the Elizabethan period
- royal succession in early modern England
- British queenship
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Visiting Research Fellow | University of Adelaide |
| 2022 - 2023 | Lorraine Hossack Emerging Curator | Art Gallery of South Australia |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Award | Greg Dening Memorial Prize | University of Melbourne | Australia | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | Australia | Doctor of Philosophy | |
| University of Melbourne | Australia | Master of Art Curatorship | |
| University of Adelaide | Australia | Master of Philosophy | |
| University of New England | Australia | Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) | |
| University of New England | Australia | Bachelor of Arts |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Tunstall, E. (2022). Gift from artist Frank Brangwyn. AGSA Magazine, 49, 36-37. |
| 2021 | Tunstall, E. (2021). The Paradox of the Valentine Thomas Affair: English Diplomacy, Royal Correspondence and the Elizabethan Succession. Parergon, 38(1), 65-87. |
| 2020 | Tunstall, E. (2020). Of Honour and Innocence: Royal Correspondence and the Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots. Melbourne Historical Journal, 47(1), 57-72. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Tunstall, E. (2025). James VI & I: Spinning the English Succession. History Today. |
| 2025 | Tunstall, E. (2025). Elizabeth I's Forbidden Love. BBC History Magazine. |
| 2024 | Tunstall, E. (2024). The Brothers Who Asserted Their Right to Free Speech in Tudor England. The Smithsonian Magazine. |
| 2024 | Tunstall, E. (2024). The Brothers Who Asserted Their Right to Free Speech in Tudor England. The Smithsonian Magazine. |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | Royal Historical Society | United Kingdom |
| 2022 - 2024 | Member | Royal Historical Society | United Kingdom |
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