Danny Buck

Dr Danny Buck completed an Early Modern History PhD at the University of East Anglia, supervised by Dr Malcolm Gaskill and Dr Polly Ha. He completed his BA in Modern History at Lincoln College, Oxford under early modern specialists Dr Perry Gauci and Dr Susan Brigden and his MA with distinction in Early Modern History at the University of East Anglia.

An experienced Research Historian, his PhD Presbyterianism, Urban Politics, and Division: The 1645 Great Yarmouth Witch-Hunt in Context is a unique study of the local political and religious divisions that lay behind witch-hunting in Early Modern towns. He has published work on several Early Modern topics, including the chapter ‘The MP and the Astrologer: Rival cultures of witchcraft in the East Anglian witch-hunt’ in the Routledge volume Folklore, Magic, and Witchcraft: Cultural Exchanges from the Twelfth to Eighteenth Century, and has recently published on the Dutch in Great Yarmouth. He has appeared on the Witch-Hunt, History Rage, and Religion off the Beaten Track podcasts. Not only that, but he is also a reenactor, providing in character sessions as a witch finder.

He has worked as a private Tutor for the last five years, working with a variety of student to improve their English, Verbal Reasoning, interview skills, and History to prepare them for 11+, 13+, GCSEs, 16+, A-Levels, University applications. He has worked with a wide range of abilities, from beginners to experienced students, whether native speakers or English as a second language. Furthermore, he has effectively led students to successfully apply to British schools, elite universities, and be short-listed in the John Locke essay competition.