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Chris Given-Wilson

クリス・ギヴン＝ウィルソン

Kurisu Giuen-Wiruson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1949
Nationality
United Kingdom, British
Languages
English
Residence History
St Andrews, Scotland

Career

Occupations
historian, academic, emeritus professor
Active Years
1986-
Affiliations
University of St Andrews

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Edward II: The Terrors of Kingship

2016 historical biography
medieval Englandkingship

Henry IV

history

Chronicles: The Writing of History in Medieval England

2007 historiography
chroniclesmedieval history

Bibliography

  • Henry IV
  • Edward II: The Terrors of Kingship
  • The Royal Bastards of Medieval England
  • Chronicles: The Writing of History in Medieval England
  • The English Nobility in the Late Middle Ages
  • Chronicles of the Revolution, 1397-1400: The Reign of Richard II
  • The Royal Household and the King's Affinity: Service, Politics, and Finance in England, 1360-1413
  • The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, 1275-1504: Rotuli Parliamentorum

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarlydetailed archival analysis
Recurring Motifs
medieval kingshipnobility

Legacy

A leading scholar of medieval English history, emeritus professor at the University of St Andrews, with numerous publications including bestsellers.