Anthony Steel (historian)
Appearance
Anthony Steel | |
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Born | Anthony Bedford Steel 24 February 1900 |
Died | 3 October 1973 | (aged 73)
Nationality | British |
Title | Principal of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, Wales (1949–1966) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | Medieval English history |
Institutions | |
Notable students | A. Rupert Hall |
Anthony Bedford Steel OBE (24 February 1900 – 3 October 1973) was a British historian, specialising in medieval England. He was a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, and principal of Cardiff University from 1949 to 1966.[1] Among his publications were a monograph on the reign of Richard II, as well as a biography of the 19th-century writer Robert Smith Surtees, titled Jorrick's England. He also translated Albert Sorel's L'Europe et la Revolution Francaise into English (as Europe and the French Revolution).[2]
Publications
[edit]- Jorrocks's England: On the Works of Robert Smith Surtees (London: Methuen & Co., 1932).
- Richard II (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1941).
- The Custom of the Room; or, Early Wine-Books of Christ's College, Cambridge (Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons 1951).
- The Receipt of the Exchequer, 1377–1485 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1954).
References
[edit]- ^ Fox, Jessica S. (19 July 2005). "The story of my great grandfather". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ "Humanities and Social Studies Archives". Cardiff University. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
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- 1900 births
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- 20th-century British biographers
- 20th-century British historians
- Academics of Cardiff University
- British medievalists
- Commanders of the Order of St John
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Fellows of Christ's College, Cambridge
- Historians of England
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