Emily is a historian and writer. She was born in South Yorkshire and raised in Norfolk. After over a decade working in London, she now lives a stone’s throw from Norwich Cathedral. Emily has a Ph. D. in History from the University of Reading. Her doctoral research focused on masculinity and the British mining industry from nationalization in 1947, through to pit closures at the end of the twentieth century. Over the last few years, she has spoken to over a hundred miners, recording their memories of the industry, and travelled across Britain’s former coalfields.

Emily was previously the Research Manager for the Imperial War Museums. She is passionate about bringing history to wider audiences and in 2021 was selected for the Television Festival’s TV PhD Talent Scheme. She has published in History Workshop Journal, Contemporary British History and Twentieth Century History, and has written for Time Out London. She is currently working on a narrative history of the British mining industry which will be published by Chatto & Windus in February 2025.