Simon Walker: podcast appearances and interviews

Simon Walker is the Managing Director of Kubrick Group. His background includes a distinguished career as a historian specializing in late-medieval England, with a particular focus on the relationships between nobles and retainers, often described as bastard feudalism. Walker earned his education at Charterhouse School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he also completed his D.Phil thesis on John of Gaunt. He was awarded a Prize Fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford, and held a research fellowship at the College. In 1984, he began his academic career at the University of Sheffield, where he was promoted to Reader. He later served as vice-warden of All Souls College. His scholarly work includes the notable publication The Lancastrian Affinity, 1361–1399, which examined the retinue of John of Gaunt. Walker made significant contributions to the understanding of late-medieval political history through his research and writings.