May McKisack
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May McKisack was a British
medieval historian
. She was professor of history at Westfield College
in London
and later professor of historiography
at the University of Oxford
and an honorary fellow of Somerville College Oxford
. She is today chiefly remembered for writing The Fourteenth Century in George Clark's Oxford History of England
.
United Kingdom
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medieval 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...
. She was professor of history at Westfield College
Westfield College
Westfield College was a small college situated in Kidderpore Avenue, Hampstead, London, and was a constituent college of the University of London from 1882 to 1989. The college originally admitted only women as students and became coeducational in 1964. In 1989, Westfield College merged with Queen...
in London
London
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and later professor of historiography
Historiography
Historiography refers either to the study of the history and methodology of history as a discipline, or to a body of historical work on a specialized topic...
at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and an honorary fellow of Somerville College Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
. She is today chiefly remembered for writing The Fourteenth Century in George Clark's Oxford History of England
Oxford History of England
The Oxford History of England is one of the most prominent and acclaimed modern history series, written by many of the then-leading historians of each period....
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