History and Historians

This book makes a selection of writings by the great medieval historian, Sir Richard Southern, available to the wider audience they deserve.

• A collection of writings by the great medieval historian, Sir Richard Southern.

• Offers a fascinating insight into the beliefs and ideas that underpinned Southern’s work.

• Contains the series of reflections on medieval historical writing that Southern produced during his tenure as President of the Royal Historical Society.

• Also includes pieces on the nature of academic history, as well as Southern’s appreciations of other medievalists.

• Brings together texts that would otherwise be difficult to locate.

• Makes these writings accessible to the wider audience they deserve.