Chris Given-Wilson

Chris Given-Wilson
Born	1949 (age 75–76)
Academic work
Discipline	History
Sub-discipline	Medieval History
Institutions	University of St Andrews
Notable works	Edward II: The Terrors of Kingship (2016)

Chris Given-Wilson (born 1949) is a British historian and academic, specialising in medieval history. He was Professor of History of the University of St Andrews, where he is now professor emeritus. He is the author of a number of books.

Career

He has been described as one of the leading authorities^{[ citation needed ]} on medieval English historical writing and expert on medieval writers such as William of Malmesbury and Adam of Usk. ^[1]

He is currently Emeritus Professor of History at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. ^[2]

Many of his books, published by Boydell & Brewer, have become bestsellers. ^{[3] [ failed verification ]}

Bibliography

His notable books include: ^{[4] [5]}

• Henry IV ^[6]
• Edward II: The Terrors of Kingship ^[7]
• The Royal Bastards of Medieval England ^[8]
• Chronicles: The Writing of History in Medieval England ^[9]
• The English Nobility in the Late Middle Ages ^[10]
• Chronicles of the Revolution, 1397-1400: The Reign of Richard II ^[11]
• The Royal Household and the King's Affinity: Service, Politics, and Finance in England, 1360-1413 ^[12]
• The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, 1275-1504: Rotuli Parliamentorum ^[13]

References

1. Given-Wilson, Christopher (10 April 2007). Chronicles: The Writing of History in Medieval England. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN   9781852855833 – via Google Books.
2. "People - School of History - University of St Andrews". www.st-andrews.ac.uk.
3. "Ruling Fourteenth-Century England". $USD.
4. "Given-Wilson, Chris [WorldCat Identities]".
5. "Christopher Given-Wilson". www.goodreads.com.
6. "Henry IV". Yale University Press. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
7. Given-Wilson, Chris (2016). Edward II : the terrors of kingship. Internet Archive. London : Allen Lane. ISBN   978-0-14-197796-6.
8. "The Royal Bastards of Medieval England". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
9. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/chronicles-9781852855833/
10. "The English Nobility in the Late Middle Ages : The Fourteenth-Century Political Community". Taylor & Francis. 1 November 2002. doi:10.4324/9780203441268/english-nobility-late-middle-ages-chris-given-wilson. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024.
11. "Manchester University Press - Chronicles of the Revolution, 1397-1400". Manchester University Press. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
12. Given-Wilson, Chris (1986). The royal household and the king's affinity : service, politics, and finance in England, 1360-1413. Internet Archive. New Haven : Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0-300-03570-4.
13. "The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, 1275-1504". Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 6 March 2025.