Claire Breay is the Head of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts at the British Library, where she specializes in Western medieval manuscripts in the Department of Collections.
10 Facts About Claire Breay
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Claire Breay did a PhD in medieval history at the Institute of Historical Research in London.
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Claire Breay started her career as an archivist at Lambeth Palace Library for two years after her PhD.
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Claire Breay joined the British Library in 1998 as a curator of medieval historical manuscripts.
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Claire Breay became the head of the medieval manuscripts section of the Library in 2006.
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Claire Breay worked on the acquisition of the St Cuthbert Gospel and was a co-investigator for the AHRC-funded Magna Carta Project.
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Claire Breay jointly supervised an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership student with Professor Joanna Story of the University of Leicester.
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Claire Breay is a Committee member of the Association for Archives and Manuscripts in Research Collections and the Cathedral Libraries and Archives Association.
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In 2017, Claire Breay was awarded an MBE for her services to medieval history.
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Claire Breay was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2024.