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Maurice Hugh Keen

モーリス・ヒュー・キーン

Mōrisu Hyū Kīn

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-10-30 (London)
Died
2012-09-11 age 78
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Oxford

Career

Occupations
Historian
Active Years
1957-2012
Affiliations
Balliol College, Oxford

Education

Winchester College
Period: 学校時代
Country: United Kingdom
school

Awards

Wolfson History Prize
1984
Work: Chivalry
Organization: Wolfson Foundation
Result: 受賞
OBE
Organization: British Government
Result: 受賞
FBA
Organization: British Academy
Result: 選出
FRHistS
Organization: Royal Historical Society
Result: 選出
FSA
Organization: Society of Antiquaries of London
Result: 選出

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Chivalry

1984 Medieval History

Redefined chivalry, emphasizing its military aspects.

ChivalryMiddle Ages

Bibliography

  • The Laws of War in the Late Middle Ages (1965)
  • A History of Medieval Europe (1967)
  • England in the Later Middle Ages (1973)
  • The Outlaws of Medieval Legend (1978)
  • Chivalry (1984)
  • Some Late Mediaeval Views on Nobility (1986)
  • The Penguin History of Medieval Europe (1991)
  • Nobles, Knights and Men-at-arms in the Middle Ages (1996)
  • Medieval Warfare: A History (1999)
  • Origins of the English Gentleman (2002)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ScholarlyAnalytical
Recurring Motifs
Medieval chivalryWarfareNobility

Legacy

Renowned medieval historian specializing in chivalry, winner of Wolfson History Prize.

In Popular Culture

  • Appears in Frederick Forsyth's novel The Negotiator.

Trivia

  • Lifelong friend of Tom Bingham and John Keegan.