Charlotte Gauthier

Charlotte Gauthier began teaching church history at St Augustine’s in 2024. She is also Assistant Director of Discipleship (overseeing lay training) for the Diocese of Southwark, and a public historian who frequently collaborates with major churches and cathedrals and other heritage organisations to share their histories with new audiences. She has previously taught at Royal Holloway and City St George’s, both part of the University of London.

She studied Catholic theology and the history of the crusades at Durham University and Royal Holloway, University of London. Her PhD in history, also from Royal Holloway, explored the use of crusading rhetoric in English diplomacy between the accession of Edward IV (1461) and the death of Henry VIII (1547). Her research interests include conflict and cooperation between Europe and the Ottoman Empire in the late medieval and early modern eras, the later crusades, the Reformations (yes, plural!), and public history.

Charlotte had a previous career in user research and design for leading magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times and the Guardian, where she led a team investigating how people understand and verify what they read online.

In her spare time, she enjoys learning languages, experimenting with new artistic mediums, and playing early instruments – especially the clavichord and lute.