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Madeleine Pelling
FRHistS
Pelling giving a lecture in 2019
Born
Madeleine Lucy Pelling

1990s
Other namesMaddy Pelling
Alma mater
Websitewww.madeleinepelling.com

Madeleine Lucy Pelling FRHistS (born 1990s), also credited as Maddy Pelling, is an English cultural and art historian. As of 2023, she co-hosts the History Hit podcast After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal with Anthony Delaney. Her debut book Writing on the Wall: Graffiti, Rebellion and the Making of Eighteenth-century Britain was published in 2024.

Early life and education

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Pelling grew up in Leek, Staffordshire.[1] Pelling graduated from with a Bachelor of Art (BA) in English from the University of York in 2014.[2] On a History of Art Department scholarship, she completed a PhD at the York in 2018.[3]

Career

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After completing her PhD, Pelling held Postdoctoral Fellowships at institutions including the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, the University of Birmingham's Eighteenth Century Centre,[4] and the University of Edinburgh's Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH).[5]

Through the Georgian Papers Programme, Pelling co-curated the 2019 virtual exhibition Women and History: Power, Politics and Historical Thinking in Queen Charlotte's Court with Karin Wulf.[6] From 2021 to 2022, Pelling co-hosted podcast Travelling Sisterhood of Art Historians with fellow art historians Freya Gowrley, Serena Dyer and Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth.[7] She also co-hosted Coffee House Perspectives with Adam J Smith for the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (BSECS).[8]

In October 2023, History Hit launched the podcast After Dark, which Pelling co-hosts with Irish historian Anthony Delaney.[9][10][11] Pelling and Delaney were jointly nominated for Best New Presenter at the 2024 Audio and Radio Industry Awards (ARIAs),[12] while After Dark won Rookie of the Year at the 2024 True Crime Awards[13] and was shortlisted for the Listeners' Choice Award at the 2025 British Podcast Awards.[14]

Pelling also featured in the Channel 4 docuseries The Queens Who Changed the World (2023)[15] and Titanic in Colour (2024), as well as the Sky History docuseries Mayhem! Secret Lives of the Georgian Kings (2024).[16]

Via Profile Books, Pelling's debut book Writing on the Wall: Graffiti, Rebellion and the Making of Eighteenth-century Britain was published in 2024.[17][18] Alice Loxton selected Writing on the Wall for the BBC History Best History Books of 2024.[19]

Bibliography

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Books

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  • Writing on the Wall: Graffiti, Rebellion and the Making of Eighteenth-century Britain (2024)
  • Hoax: Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment (2026)

Edited volumes

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  • The 18th Century Today: Literature and Media from Beauty and the Beast to Bridgerton (2025), co-edited with Emrys Jones

Select chapters

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  • "'I made memorandums': Mary Hamilton, Sociability, and Antiquarianism in the Eighteenth-Century Collection" in Women and the Art and Science of Collecting in Eighteenth-Century Europe (2020), edited by Arlene Leis and Kacie L. Wills[20]
  • "Theme Parks and Seaside Resorts: Rethinking Material and Visual Culture in Austenland (2013) and Sanditon (2019)" in The Edinburgh Companion to Jane Austen and the Arts (2024), edited by Hannah Moss and Joe Bray

Select articles

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  • "Collecting the World: Female Friendship and Domestic Craft at Bulstrode Park" in Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies (2018)
  • "Crafting Friendship: Mary Delany's Album of Découpage and Queen Charlotte’s Pocketbook" in Journal18 (2018)
  • "Selling the Duchess: Narratives of Celebrity in A Catalogue of the Portland Museum (1786)" in Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal (2019)
  • "Reimagining Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots: Women’s Antiquarianism and Domestic Identities, c. 1750 – 1800" in Women's History Review (2019)

References

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  1. ^ Delaney, Anthony; Pelling, Maddy (28 April 2025). "England's Darkest Folklore". After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal. BBC. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  2. ^ "University of York degree results - Day 1". York Press. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Research associates: Madeleine Pelling". University of York. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  4. ^ "BECC-BSECS Postgraduate Fellowship". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Dr Madeleine Pelling". University of Edinburgh - IASH. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Women and History: Power, Politics and Historical Thinking in Queen Charlotte's Court: A Virtual Exhibition by Madeleine Pelling and Karin Wulf". Georgian Papers. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  7. ^ "A journey through art history with the Travelling Sisterhood of Art Historians". School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies. University of Leeds. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  8. ^ "NEW RELEASE: BSECS podcast Coffee House Perspectives". BSECS. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  9. ^ "History Hit Launches Myths, Misdeeds and Paranormal Podcast". PodNews. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  10. ^ Whitehead, Ellie (3 March 2024). "After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal". Retrospect. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  11. ^ Bryan, Scott (22 October 2023). "Podcast reviews: After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal". Podcast Rex. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  12. ^ Martin, Roy (27 March 2024). "BBC dominates shortlist for 2024 Audio and Radio Industry Awards". Radio Today. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  13. ^ "True Crime Awards recognises top creators from across the true crime industry". PodNews. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  14. ^ "British Podcast Awards unveils Spotlight and Specialist shortlists". Podcasting Today. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  15. ^ Reilly, Elaine (2 August 2023). "Queens That Changed the World: next episode, queens and everything we know". What to Watch. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Hot Picks: Mayhem! Secret Lives Of The Georgian Kings". Broadcast. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  17. ^ Byrne, Paula (16 March 2024). "Writing on the Wall by Madeleine Pelling review — a guide to Georgian graffiti". The Times. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  18. ^ Wilson, Ben (April 2024). "Scribblers with a Cause – Writing on the Wall: Graffiti, Rebellion and the Making of Eighteenth-Century Britain by Madeleine Pelling". Literary Review. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  19. ^ Elton, Matt (13 December 2024). "Best history books 2024: BBC History Magazine's Books of the Year". History Hit. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  20. ^ Lovett, Jessica (7 December 2020). "Women and the Art and Science of Collecting in Eighteenth-Century Europe". The Fordham University Review Journal. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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