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Fellows of the Royal Historical Society

  • Jack ScarisbrickJohn Joseph Scarisbrick entered the world in London during 1928. His early education took place at The John Fisher School before he joined the Royal Air…
  • Miranda KaufmannMiranda Kaufmann was born in 1982 to a Jewish family in London. She grew up surrounded by museums, galleries, and theatres that shaped her early perspective…
  • Andrew LambertAndrew David Lambert took the title of Laughton Professor of Naval History in 2001. This appointment placed him at King's College London within the…
  • David Wootton (historian)David Wootton was born on the 15th of January 1952. He holds the title of Anniversary Professor of History at the University of York.
  • Janet NelsonJanet Muir entered the world on the 28th of March 1942 in Blackpool, Lancashire. Her father was William Wilson Muir and her mother Elizabeth Barnes Muir.
  • Geoffrey EltonGottfried Rudolf Otto Ehrenberg was born in Tübingen, Germany on the 17th of August 1921. His parents were Jewish scholars named Victor Ehrenberg and Eva…
  • Irfan HabibIrfan Habib was born on the 12th of August 1931 into a prominent Indian Muslim family. His father Mohammad Habib and mother Sohaila Tyabji came from lineages…
  • John Guy (historian)John Alexander Guy arrived in Warragul, Victoria, on the 16th of January 1949. His family moved to Britain four years later during the early months of 1952.
  • Correlli BarnettCorrelli Douglas Barnett was born on the 28th of June 1927 in Norbury, County Borough of Croydon. He grew up as the son of Douglas and Kathleen Barnett.
  • Frank McLynnFrancis James McLynn was born on the 29th of August 1941. He began his academic journey at the John Fisher School in Purley.
  • Quentin SkinnerQuentin Robert Duthie Skinner arrived into the world on the 26th of November 1940 near Manchester. He was the second son born to Alexander Skinner and…
  • A. L. RowseAlfred Leslie Rowse was born on the 4th of December 1903 at Tregonissey near St Austell in Cornwall. His father Richard worked as a china clay worker while…
  • Timothy ReuterTimothy Alan Reuter entered the world on the 25th of January 1947 in Manchester. His family background included a grandfather who served as mayor of Berlin…