The Duchy of Burgundy and the Crusades, 1095-1220 (original) (raw)

, for allowing my participation in the crusades conferences hosted there in 2015 and 2016, as well as to Dr Kathryn Hurlock at Manchester Metropolitan University for the same in 2018. My studies have been funded by a School of History scholarship from the University of Leeds, and partially by my work in the Education Outreach office. I would like to thank Emma Chippendale and Joanna Phillips particularly for their help in administration and oversight. A research visit to the Centre d'études supérieures de civilisation médiévale at the University of Poitiers in 2018 was made possible by Leeds' Research Fund and Extraordinary Fund, and I am grateful to Professor Martin Aurell and the staff and faculty at the CESCM for their helpfulness and hospitality. Ongoing professional development events and major opportunities, such as the annual International Medieval Congress, have further enriched my experience at Leeds. I am also in gratitude to Liz Oxley at the university counselling centre. I likewise appreciate the various Hilary Rhodes-PhD Thesis 4 coffee shops across campus, and the city of Leeds more generally, where I have spent many enjoyable hours working on both academic and non-academic pursuits. Personally, I am in the greatest debts of all, in many ways, to friends and family. My parents, Kevin and Janet, for unending optimism, steadfast support, and generous financial assistance. My sister Gillian, for her bravery, example, and belief, and my sister Darcy, for always persevering. My dear friend Sigita, for company, support, London and Leeds weekends, and eating well. To Svenja, Emily, Liv, and Ioana for taking me around Ireland, Portsmouth, the Harry Potter studios, and Romania, to Sarah, for generous gifts and personal support, and Annie, for an excellent Edinburgh day trip. To Lucy, for IMS meetups and late-stage dissertation care packages. To my friends both near and far, who have been generous and inspiring and funny and vital in too many ways to count. Most particularly to Adrienne and Christine, my invaluable and near-constant virtual companions, for keeping me sane, engaged, and entertained through several years. (Any insanity is my own fault.) I'm quite sure I could not have done it without you. And lastly, of course, to William. It's all his fault I'm here.