Background
Matthew Jenkinson was born in the United Kingdom.
Matthew Jenkinson was born in the United Kingdom.
Matthew received his Bachelor of Arts at Durham University and a Master of Education at the University of Birmingham. He also read for his PhD at Merton College, Oxford.
Matt Jenkinson took up the post of Headmaster in September 2019. He was previously Deputy Head Academic and Head of English and History at New College School and one of the chorister tutors, looking after the pastoral and logistical concerns of the choristers of New College Choir.
Jenkinson is the author of Charles I's Killers in America and Culture and Politics at the Court of Charles II, as well as over a hundred articles, op-eds or reviews covering a wide range of educational, historical or literary topics. He is also the editor of the Hour-Long Shakespeare series and co-author of How Poems Work. Jenkinson has taught at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels, as well as being a foundation governor of a local school.
(Abridged specifically for all those interested in Shakesp...)
2015(The reconstitution of the royal court in 1660 brought wit...)
2010(When the British monarchy was restored in 1660, King Char...)
2019(In this annotated anthology, Robert Gullifer and Matthew ...)
2018Jenkinson is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Beyond the classroom, Jenkinson's interests are primarily cultural, covering a wide range of art, architecture, literature and drama. He can occasionally be found playing the violin (when no one else is listening). Jenkinson has a particular weakness for Italian crime drama and, indeed, most things Italian. When he's not in Oxford, he likes to be in Italy or the USA.
