The History Sleuth is run by Dr Christopher Whittell, a qualified professional historian and freelance researcher.  We are here to help you with your historical research and projects, whatever the size and complexity.

Christopher has over 10 years experience of historical and archival research.  He holds a PhD in Economic and Social History from the University of Cambridge (2022).  During his PhD, Christopher won a number of grants and scholarships for his academic research, including from the Univeristy of Cambridge, The Economic History Society and the Royal Numismatic Society.  After his PhD he decided to become a freelance researcher, to use his historical research skills and experience in assist others to in their historical research projects. 

Although Christopher has particular expertise in British history of the 17th and 18th centuries, he also has experience of, and is able to undertake research in British history from the 16th century until the 20th century.  This includes the fields of political, social, cultural, economic, legal, family, military and numismatic history.  He also has experience of working with a wide range of original historical documents, including government papers,  court and legal records, contemporary print media and economic related documents. That is at archives across the United Kingdom, not only at major national ones such as The National Archives and the British Library, but also at smaller local and county record offices.   

Christopher is a member of the Royal Historical Society, a Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society and also a Fellow of the British Numismatic Society. He has published a number of articles in historical  journals, including peer reviewed ones, and is currently working on others.  He is also working on publishing his first monograph, which is based on his PhD thesis.  

He is here to provide a professional, efficient and most of all friendly service for clients, and also for a range of historical projects regardless of their size and scope. He relishes the challenge in undertaking historical research, as well as finding and identifying the missing pieces in the narrrative of humanity's shared history.