Dr. Kenneth Richard MacMillan
Positions
Graduate Program Director
Professor
Contact information
Background
Credentials
3M National Teaching Fellow, Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Royal Historical Society, 2007
Educational Background
PhD History, McMaster University, 2002
MA History, Queen's University, 1997
BA (Hons) History, Nipissing University, 1996
BA (Hons) English, Nipissing University, 1994
Biography
Dr. Ken MacMillan is a specialist in early modern English legal, social, and Atlantic history. Previous research includes three books (one edited primary source and two monographs) and two dozen articles and chapters on the subject of English imperial and colonial activities in the English Atlantic World, circa 1575-1640. More recent research includes an edited collection of English true crime narratives (now in its second edition) and a textbook about early modern England, circa 1485-1690, with a focus on death and disorder. Current research explores genres of crime reporting in seventeenth-century England.
Dr. MacMillan is the recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the 3M National Teaching Fellowship, Canada's most prestigious postsecondary teaching recognition.
He is interested in supervising graduate students at the Master's level, but is not currently accepting Doctoral students. As the Department of History's Graduate Program Director, he is able to answer any queries about our graduate program (histgpd@ucalgary.ca).
Research
Areas of Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| HTST 201 | History of Early Modern Europe | Winter 2026 |
Projects
This book offers an analysis of numerous true crimes that occurred in early modern England, as reported in contemporary news sources. These include pamphlets, ballads, and other works produced in print for a popular audience.
Awards
- 3M National Teaching Fellow, Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. 2016
- University of Calgary Teaching Award (Educational Leadership), University of Calgary. 2015
- University of Calgary Teaching Award (Full Time Faculty - Professor), University of Calgary. 2014
- SSHRC Insight Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. 2013
- Killam Teaching Award (now the McCaig-Killam Teaching Award), Killam Foundation. 2011
- Students' Union Teaching Excellence Award (HM), University of Calgary Students' Union. 2010
- Distinguished Teacher Award, Faculty of Social Sciences. 2008
- SSHRC Standard Research Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. 2007
- Students' Union Teaching Excellence Award, University of Calgary Students' Union. 2004
Publications
- Stories of True Crime in Tudor and Stuart England (second edition). Ken MacMillan (ed.). Routledge. (2023)
- Death and Disorder: A History of Early Modern England, 1485-1690. Ken MacMillan. University of Toronto Press. (2020)
- Stories of True Crime in Tudor and Stuart England. Ken MacMillan (ed.). Routledge. (2015)
- The Atlantic Imperial Constitution: Center and Periphery in the English Atlantic World. Ken MacMillan. Palgrave. (2011)
- Sovereignty and Possession in the English New World: The Legal Foundations of Empire, 1576-1640. Ken MacMillan. Cambridge University Press. (2006)
- John Dee: The Limits of the British Empire. Ken MacMillan (ed.). ABC Clio. (2004)
- 30+ articles and book chapters published 1999 to present. (2025)
In the News
- Research and teaching go hand-in-hand for University of Calgary arts professors. The Gauntlet. (2016)
- These professors are at the head of their class. Maclean's. (2016)
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