Keely Hayes-Davies

Keely is an early modern historian specialising in Henry VIII's royal progresses, seeking to build a complete itinerary for the reign of Henry VIII for the first time. She has a particular interest in exploring personal monarchy, politics, and the relationship between power and space. Currently in the final year of her PhD at the University of York, she has previously been involved with the AHRC-funded Henry on Tour Network, a collaborative network between historians, curators, archaeologists and heritage professionals. In 2022, she joined the AHRC-funded Henry on Tour project as their Impact and Outreach Coordinator. Keely's most recent publication, "Progresses and Personal Monarchy in the Reign of Henry VIII", jointly authored with J.P.D Cooper in Royal Journeys in Early Modern Europe: Progresses, Palaces and Panache (Routledge, 2022), offers new perspectives on journeys made by Henry VIII.