SettingsHistorians of the British Isles
A. J. P. Taylor
Alan John Percivale Taylor, FBA was a British historian who specialised in 19th and 20th century European diplomacy.
Alan John Percivale Taylor, FBA was a British historian who specialised in 19th and 20th century European diplomacy.
Alexander Rose (author)
Alexander Rose (born 1971) is an author and a historian.
Alexander Rose (born 1971) is an author and a historian.
Amanda Vickery
Amanda Vickery (born 1962, Preston, Lancashire) is a British historian, writer, television presenter, academic reviewer on radio, and professor of Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London.
Amanda Vickery (born 1962, Preston, Lancashire) is a British historian, writer, television presenter, academic reviewer on radio, and professor of Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London.
Benjamin Thorpe
Benjamin Thorpe was an English Anglo-Saxon scholar.
Benjamin Thorpe was an English Anglo-Saxon scholar.
Brendan Clifford
Brendan Clifford is an Irish historian and political activist.
Brendan Clifford is an Irish historian and political activist.
Bryan Clough
Bryan Clough is an English writer.
Bryan Clough is an English writer.
Charles Mosley (genealogist)
Charles Gordon Mosley, born 14 September 1948, is an author, editor, and publisher, best known for being Editor-in-Chief of Burke's Peerage & Baronetage (106th edition) and of the re-titled ...
Charles Gordon Mosley, born 14 September 1948, is an author, editor, and publisher, best known for being Editor-in-Chief of Burke's Peerage & Baronetage (106th edition) and of the re-titled ...
David Armitage (historian)
David Armitage (born 1965) is a British historian.
David Armitage (born 1965) is a British historian.
David Dumville
Professor David Norman Dumville (born 5 May 1949) is a British medievalist and Celtic scholar.
Professor David Norman Dumville (born 5 May 1949) is a British medievalist and Celtic scholar.
David Starkey
Matthew McIvor, CBE, FSA is a British constitutional historian, and a radio and television presenter.
Matthew McIvor, CBE, FSA is a British constitutional historian, and a radio and television presenter.
Donald Akenson
Donald Harman Akenson (born May 22, 1941, Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a historian and author.
Donald Harman Akenson (born May 22, 1941, Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a historian and author.
E. P. Thompson
Edward Palmer Thompson (3 February 1924 – 28 August 1993) was a British historian, writer, socialist and peace campaigner.
Edward Palmer Thompson (3 February 1924 – 28 August 1993) was a British historian, writer, socialist and peace campaigner.
Eric Ives
Eric William Ives, OBE (born 12 July 1931) is a British historian and an expert on the Tudor period.
Eric William Ives, OBE (born 12 July 1931) is a British historian and an expert on the Tudor period.
Gavin Weightman
Gavin Weightman (born March 4, 1945) is a journalist and former documentary film maker who has specialised in the social history of London and Britain since the 18th century.
Gavin Weightman (born March 4, 1945) is a journalist and former documentary film maker who has specialised in the social history of London and Britain since the 18th century.
Geoffrey Ashe
Geoffrey Ashe (born 29 March 1923) is a British cultural historian, a writer of non-fiction books and novels.
Geoffrey Ashe (born 29 March 1923) is a British cultural historian, a writer of non-fiction books and novels.
Geoffrey Elton
Sir Geoffrey Rudolph Elton (17 August 1921 – 3 December 1994) was a German-born British historian, who specialized in the Tudor period.
Sir Geoffrey Rudolph Elton (17 August 1921 – 3 December 1994) was a German-born British historian, who specialized in the Tudor period.
Harriet Ritvo
Harriet Ritvo (born 1946) is an American historian who specializes in British history, especially environmental history and the history of natural history.
Harriet Ritvo (born 1946) is an American historian who specializes in British history, especially environmental history and the history of natural history.
Henry Mayr-Harting
Professor Henry Maria Robert Egmont Mayr-Harting was Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History in the University of Oxford and Lay Canon of Christ Church, Oxford from 1997 until 2003.
Professor Henry Maria Robert Egmont Mayr-Harting was Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History in the University of Oxford and Lay Canon of Christ Church, Oxford from 1997 until 2003.
Howard Dudley
Howard Dudley (1820–1864) wrote the first illustrated history of Horsham, West Sussex, in 1836.
Howard Dudley (1820–1864) wrote the first illustrated history of Horsham, West Sussex, in 1836.
James S. Donnelly, Jr.
James S. Donnelly, Jr. (born 1943) is a modern British and Irish historian.
James S. Donnelly, Jr. (born 1943) is a modern British and Irish historian.
James Watson Corder
James Watson Corder (1867-1953) is a historian best remembered for documenting family history in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
James Watson Corder (1867-1953) is a historian best remembered for documenting family history in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
John Leland (antiquary)
John Leland, also Leyland (13 September, c.1503 – 18 April 1552), was an English poet and antiquary.
John Leland, also Leyland (13 September, c.1503 – 18 April 1552), was an English poet and antiquary.
Kathryn Shevelow
Kathryn Shevelow is a professor at the University of California San Diego.
Kathryn Shevelow is a professor at the University of California San Diego.
Lawrence Goldman
Lawrence Goldman (born 17 June 1957) is an historian and current editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Lawrence Goldman (born 17 June 1957) is an historian and current editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Leslie Alcock
Leslie Alcock (24 April 1925 — 6 June 2006) was Professor of Archaeology at the University of Glasgow, and one of the leading archaeologists of Early Mediaeval Britain.
Leslie Alcock (24 April 1925 — 6 June 2006) was Professor of Archaeology at the University of Glasgow, and one of the leading archaeologists of Early Mediaeval Britain.
Martin Gilbert
Sir Martin John Gilbert, CBE, PC is a British historian and honorary Fellow of Merton College, University of Oxford.
Sir Martin John Gilbert, CBE, PC is a British historian and honorary Fellow of Merton College, University of Oxford.
Mary Lobel
Professor Mary Doreen Lobel, OBE (1900-1993) was an historian who edited several volumes of the Victoria County History and a three-volume British Atlas of Historic Towns.
Professor Mary Doreen Lobel, OBE (1900-1993) was an historian who edited several volumes of the Victoria County History and a three-volume British Atlas of Historic Towns.
Nicolas Tindal
Nicolas Tindal was the translator and continuer of the History of England by Paul de Rapin.
Nicolas Tindal was the translator and continuer of the History of England by Paul de Rapin.
Paul Murray Kendall
Paul Murray Kendall (1 March 1911 - 21 November 1973) was an American academic and historian.
Paul Murray Kendall (1 March 1911 - 21 November 1973) was an American academic and historian.
Peter Ditchfield
Rev. Peter Hempson Ditchfield, FSA was a Church of England priest, an historian and a prolific author.
Rev. Peter Hempson Ditchfield, FSA was a Church of England priest, an historian and a prolific author.
Peter Gray (historian)
Peter Gray (b. 1965) is Professor of Modern Irish History at Queen's University Belfast.
Peter Gray (b. 1965) is Professor of Modern Irish History at Queen's University Belfast.
Ralegh Radford
Courtenay Arthur Ralegh Radford (Hillingdon, Middlesex, 7 November 1900 — Cullompton, Devon, 27 January 1999) was an English archaeologist and historian who pioneered the exploration of th...
Courtenay Arthur Ralegh Radford (Hillingdon, Middlesex, 7 November 1900 — Cullompton, Devon, 27 January 1999) was an English archaeologist and historian who pioneered the exploration of th...
Richard Grayson (academic)
Professor Richard Sean Grayson (born 18 April 1969 in Hemel Hempstead) is Professor of Twentieth Century History at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Professor Richard Sean Grayson (born 18 April 1969 in Hemel Hempstead) is Professor of Twentieth Century History at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Robert Rait
Sir Robert Sangster Rait Kt. CBE DL was a Scottish historian, Historiographer Royal and Principal of the University of Glasgow.
Sir Robert Sangster Rait Kt. CBE DL was a Scottish historian, Historiographer Royal and Principal of the University of Glasgow.
Samuel Finer
Professor Samuel Edward Finer was a political scientist and historian who was instrumental in advancing political studies as an academic subject in the United Kingdom, pioneering the study of UK...
Professor Samuel Edward Finer was a political scientist and historian who was instrumental in advancing political studies as an academic subject in the United Kingdom, pioneering the study of UK...
Steve Blamires
Steve Blamires (born 1955) is a researcher and historian in the field of Neopaganism, Celtic spirituality, and folklore, and the author of three books in these fields.
Steve Blamires (born 1955) is a researcher and historian in the field of Neopaganism, Celtic spirituality, and folklore, and the author of three books in these fields.
Wallace T. MacCaffrey
Wallace T. MacCaffrey is Professor Emeritus of History at Harvard University.
Wallace T. MacCaffrey is Professor Emeritus of History at Harvard University.
William Henry Page
William Henry Page (1861–1934) was a prolific and pioneering historian and editor.
William Henry Page (1861–1934) was a prolific and pioneering historian and editor.