Angus Mackay (historian)
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Angus Mackay, born in Lima
, Peru
in 1939, is a Scottish
historian
and Hispanist
, specialising in Later Medieval Spain.
Having spent four years as a lecturer in history at the University of Reading
, most of his career has been at University of Edinburgh
, where he became a Doctor of Philosophy
in 1970. He became Professor of Medieval History there in 1986, taking over the Chair from his mentor, Denys Hay
.
He is considered, together with Raymond Carr
and John Elliott
, a major figure in developing Spanish historiography.
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
in 1939, is a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and Hispanist
Hispanist
A Hispanist is a scholar specialising in Hispanic studies, that is Spanish or Portuguese language, literature, linguistics, or civilization, and by extension, Basque, Catalan and Galician....
, specialising in Later Medieval Spain.
Having spent four years as a lecturer in history at the University of Reading
University of Reading
The University of Reading is a university in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. The University was established in 1892 as University College, Reading and received its Royal Charter in 1926. It is based on several campuses in, and around, the town of Reading.The University has a long tradition...
, most of his career has been at University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
, where he became a Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in 1970. He became Professor of Medieval History there in 1986, taking over the Chair from his mentor, Denys Hay
Denys Hay
Denys Hay was a historian specializing in medieval and Renaissance Europe, and notable for demonstrating the influence of Italy on events in the rest of the continent....
.
He is considered, together with Raymond Carr
Raymond Carr
Sir Albert Raymond Maillard Carr FBA FRHS FRSL , known as Raymond Carr, is an English historian specializing in the history of Spain, Latin America, and Sweden who was Warden of St Antony's College, Oxford, from 1968 to 1987....
and John Elliott
John Huxtable Elliott
Sir John Huxtable Elliott, FBA , who normally publishes as J.H. Elliott, is an eminent historian, Regius Professor Emeritus in the University of Oxford and Honorary Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford and Trinity College, Cambridge....
, a major figure in developing Spanish historiography.
Publications
- Love, religion, and politics in fifteenth century Spain by Ian Macpherson and Angus MacKay. Leiden; Boston: Brill, 1998. ISBN 9004108106
- Atlas of medieval Europe edited by Angus Mackay with David Ditchburn. London; New York: Routledge, 1997. ISBN 0415122317
- The Spanish world: civilization and empire, Europe and the Americas, past and present edited by J.H. Elliott; texts by Angus MacKay… [ET to.]. New York: H.N.Abrams, 1991. ISBN 0810934094
- The Hispanic world; civilization and empire: Europe and the Americas: past and present edited by J.H. Elliott; texts by Angus Mackay… [ET to.]. London: Thames and the Hudson, c1991. *The Hispanic world: civilization and empire: Europe and America: past and present J.H. Elliott, ed. ; Angus Mackay… [ET to.]. Barcelona: Critic, c1991.
- The impact of humanism on Western Europe edited by Anthony Goodman and Angus MacKay. London; New York: Longman, 1990 (1993 printing) ISBN 0582503310
- Medieval one frontier societies edited by Robert Bartlett and Angus MacKay. Oxford [England]: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1989 ISBN 0198228813
- Society, economy, and religion in annoys medieval Castile Angus MacKay. London: Variorum Reprints, 1987. ISBN 0860782093
- Things removed from the History of king Don Juan the Second (BL MS Egerton 1875) edited by Angus MacKay and Dorothy Sherman Severin. [Exeter]: University of Exeter, 1981.
- Money, prices, and politics in fifteenth-century Castile Angus MacKay.London: Royal Historical Society, 1981. ISBN 0901050822
- Spain in the Middle Ages: from to frontier to empire, 1000-1500 Angus MacKay. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1977. ISBN 0333128176