Professor of Medieval History (Cambridge) explained

The Professorship of Medieval History is a professorship in medieval history at the University of Cambridge. It was founded on 1 May 1937.^[1]

The professorship is assigned to the Faculty of History.^[1]

List of Professors of Medieval History

The following have held the chair:

• 1937–1942: Charles William Previté-Orton
  • • • • • • • 1944–1946: Zachary Nugent Brooke 1947–1954: David Knowles 1955–1972: Christopher Robert Cheney 1972–1978: Walter Ullmann 1978–1988: James Clarke Holt 1988–1999: Richard Barrie Dobson 1999–2016: Rosamond McKitterick 2016–present: John H. Arnold

Notes and References

1. http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/Documents/acad/lists/index.html Venn database of Cambridge University offices and officers