Regius Professor of History (Oxford)

The Regius Professor of History (until 2011, Modern History)^[1] at the University of Oxford is a long-established professorial position.^[2] Holders of the title have often been medieval historians. The first appointment was made in 1724. The term "Regius" reflects the origins of the post as a royal appointment, itself a recognition of the important influence of history.

The Regius Professor of History is ex officio a Fellow of Oriel College. Professor Lyndal Roper has held the Regius Professorship since 2011,^[3] the first woman (and the first Australian) to have done so.^[4]

Past holders (complete)

1724–1736 – David Gregory
1736–1742 – William Holmes
1742–1768 – Joseph Spence
1768–1771 – John Vivian
1771–1801 – Thomas Nowell
1801–1813 – Henry Beeke
1813–1841 – Edward Nares
1841–1842 – Thomas Arnold
1842–1848 – John Antony Cramer
1848–1858 – Henry Halford Vaughan
1858–1866 – Goldwin Smith
1866–1884 – William Stubbs
1884–1892 – Edward Augustus Freeman
1892–1894 – James Anthony Froude
1894–1904 – Frederick York Powell
1904–1925 – Charles Harding Firth
1925–1928 – Henry William Carless Davis
1928–1947 – Maurice Powicke
1947–1957 – Vivian Hunter Galbraith
1957–1980 – Hugh Trevor-Roper
1980–1989 – Michael Eliot Howard
1990–1997 – John Huxtable Elliott
1997–2011 – Robert John Weston Evans
2011– – Lyndal Roper

References

^ "Regius Chair of History University of Oxford". UK Government. 24 March 2011.
^ Originally the Regius Professor of Modern History, the Modern was dropped in 2005. See Evans, R. J. W. "The Humour of History and the History of Humour" (PDF). Dacre Lecture 2011. University of Oxford. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
Modern History was a term of art, contrasting with ancient history.
^ Alumni and Friends news Archived 7 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Balliol College
^ "Oxford Faculty of History: Prof. Lyndal Roper". history.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

[1] "Regius Chair of History University of Oxford". UK Government. 24 March 2011.

[2] Originally the Regius Professor of Modern History, the Modern was dropped in 2005. See Evans, R. J. W. "The Humour of History and the History of Humour" (PDF). Dacre Lecture 2011. University of Oxford. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
Modern History was a term of art, contrasting with ancient history.

[3] Alumni and Friends news Archived 7 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Balliol College

[4] "Oxford Faculty of History: Prof. Lyndal Roper". history.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

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