Kathleen Hughes (historian)
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Kathleen Winifred Hughes, born 8 September 1926 in Middlesbrough
, died 20 April 1977, was an English
historian
, her specialisation was Irish ecclesiastical history
, particularly the early Christian Church in Ireland
.
Hughes remains a highly regarded historian over thirty years after her early death. A mark of this respect was demonstrated with the inclusion of two of her articles in volume one of A New History of Ireland, published in 2006. Despite both having been written in 1974, they were included because
Hughes obtained her Ph.D in London
, and became a fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge
. She was the Nora Chadwick Reader in Celtic Studies
, University of Cambridge
. Her best-known work was The Modern Traveller to the Early Irish Church, which was co-written with Dr. Hamlin.
Ireland in Early Mediaeval Europe: Studies in Memory of Kathleen Hughes was published in 1981 and edited by Dorothy Whitelock
, Rosamond McKitterick
and David Dumville
.
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
, died 20 April 1977, was an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
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...
, her specialisation was Irish ecclesiastical history
Ecclesiastical History
Ecclesiastical History or ecclesiastical history may refer to:*Ecclesiastical history *Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum by Bede*Church History , pioneer work on the Christian Church by Eusebius of Caesarea...
, particularly the early Christian Church in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
Hughes remains a highly regarded historian over thirty years after her early death. A mark of this respect was demonstrated with the inclusion of two of her articles in volume one of A New History of Ireland, published in 2006. Despite both having been written in 1974, they were included because
"she was one of the most distinguished early Irish church historian(s) of her generation", and as they had "been heralded as forthcoming since her death. The editors therefore felt that it was only right to print the chapters as she wrote; Dr. Ann Hamlin, a friend of Kathleen Hughes, kindly undertook to complete the footnote reference and to update them where necessary."
Hughes obtained her Ph.D in London
London
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, and became a fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge
Newnham College, Cambridge
Newnham College is a women-only constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1871 by Henry Sidgwick, and was the second Cambridge college to admit women after Girton College...
. She was the Nora Chadwick Reader in Celtic Studies
Celtic Studies
Celtic studies is the academic discipline occupied with the study of any sort of cultural output relating to a Celtic people. This ranges from linguistics, literature and art history archaeology and history, the focus lying on the study of the various Celtic languages, living and extinct...
, University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. Her best-known work was The Modern Traveller to the Early Irish Church, which was co-written with Dr. Hamlin.
Ireland in Early Mediaeval Europe: Studies in Memory of Kathleen Hughes was published in 1981 and edited by Dorothy Whitelock
Dorothy Whitelock
Dorothy Whitelock was an English historian. Her best-known work is English Historical Documents, vol. I: c. 500-1042, which she edited...
, Rosamond McKitterick
Rosamond McKitterick
Rosamond Deborah McKitterick is one of Britain's foremost medieval historians, since 1999 Professor of Medieval History in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society...
and David Dumville
David Dumville
Professor David Norman Dumville is a British medievalist and Celtic scholar. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Ludwig-Maximilian Universität, Munich, and received his PhD. at the University of Edinburgh in 1976. In 1974, he married Sally Lois Hannay, with whom he had one son...
.
Articles
- The Distribution of Irish Scriptoria and Centres of Learning from 730 to 1111, pp. 243–72, in Studies in the Early British Church, ed. Nora Chadwick, Cambridge, 1958.
- The Celtic Church and the Papacy, pp. 1–28, in The English Church and the Papacy in the Middle Ages, ed. C.H. Laurence, London, 1965.
- Some Aspects of Irish Influence on Early English Private Prayer, pp. 48–61, Celtica 5, 1970.
- Sancity and Secularity in the Early Irish Church', pp. 21-37, in Studies in Church History 10, 1973.
- Synodus II S.Patricii, in Latin Script and Letters,, ed. J.J. O'Mara and B. Naumann, Leiden, 1976.
- The Celtic Church: Is this a valid concept?, pp. 1–20 Cambridge Medieval Celtic Studies i, summer 1981.
- In A New History of Ireland, volume one, 2006, ed. Dáibhí Ó CróinínDáibhí Ó CróinínDáibhí Ó Cróinín is an academic Irish historian, the current Professor of History at the National University of Ireland, Galway . M.Phil., Ph.D. , and Member of the Royal Irish Academy. He is a grandson of Elizabeth Cronin , an Irish traditional singer...
; - The Irish Church, 800-c.1050, pp. 635–655.
Books
- The Church in Early Irish Society, London, 1966.
- Early Christian Ireland: An introduction to the sources, London, 1972.
- The Modern Traveller to the Early Irish Church, London, 1977 (with Ann Hamlin]].
- Celtic Britain in the Early Middle Ages, Woodbridge, 1980.
- Church and Society in Ireland, A.D. 400-1200, ed. David DumvilleDavid DumvilleProfessor David Norman Dumville is a British medievalist and Celtic scholar. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Ludwig-Maximilian Universität, Munich, and received his PhD. at the University of Edinburgh in 1976. In 1974, he married Sally Lois Hannay, with whom he had one son...
, 1987.
Lectures
- Early Christianity in Pictland; JarrowJarrowJarrow is a town in Tyne and Wear, England, located on the River Tyne, with a population of 27,526. From the middle of the 19th century until 1935, Jarrow was a centre for shipbuilding, and was the starting point of the Jarrow March against unemployment in 1936.-Foundation:The Angles re-occupied...
lecture, 1970 (published in Hughes, 1980, above, pp. 1–16) - The Early Celtic Idea of History and the Modern Historian: An Inaugural Lecture, Cambridge, 1977.
Other
- Introduction to A History of Medieval Ireland by A.J. Otway-Ruthven.