Background
Steven Ellis was born on December 5, 1950, in Halifax, Calderdale, United Kingdom. He is the son of Noel Godfrey Ellis, a weaving "overlooker", and Sheila Mary (Taylor) Ellis, a teacher.
Steven Ellis was born on December 5, 1950, in Halifax, Calderdale, United Kingdom. He is the son of Noel Godfrey Ellis, a weaving "overlooker", and Sheila Mary (Taylor) Ellis, a teacher.
Ellis got Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973. The following year he attained Master of Art degree, graduating from Victoria University of Manchester. Also, in 1979 Ellis received Doctor of Philosophy degree at Queen’s University, Belfast. Nine years later, in 1988, he got Doctor of Letters degree, finishing National University of Ireland.
Steven started Steven's career as a research assistant at National University of Ireland in Galway, Ireland in 1976 and held the post till 1977, when he started to work as a junior lecturer. In 1984 he was appointed a statutory lecturer. Also, since 1991 Ellis served as an associate professor of history. Steven Ellis held the position of a Head of History Department beginning from 2004 to 2011. Currently he is the Head of the School of Humanities.
Ellis has taught a wide range of history undergraduate courses, in English and in Irish, covering aspects of Ireland 1169-1689, Britain 1272-1707 and continental Europe 1450-1789. He has also contributed courses to interdisciplinary taught Masters programmes in Culture & Colonialism and Irish Studies. In recent years, Steven has contributed sections on the English Pale in Ireland and the far north of England on team-taught modules for the Master of Arts in History.
Besides regularly serving as external examiner for Doctor of Philosophy and Masters dissertations, and on Quality Reviews of History programmes, Ellis has also worked at different times as external examiner for First-Cycle degree programs in the Department of History, University of Ulster in Coleraine, the School of Divinity, History and Philosophy, University of Aberdeen, the Department of History, University of Malta and the Department of History, University of Strathclyde.
Steven Ellis is a member of the Royal Historical Society.
Steven Ellis married with Catherine Mary McGovern on September 13, 1975. The couple has two children: Eibhlin Sile and Aidan Steven.