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Professor John Gillingham FBA

Medieval history: narrative sources, primarily in north-western Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries, as evidence for the perceptions and values that shaped war and politics.
Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2007
Subjects
Medieval studies
Sections
Medieval Studies

Current post

Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science

Past appointments

London School of Economics and Political Science University of London Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science

1998 -

London School of Economics and Political Science University of London Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science

1998 -

London School of Economics and Political Science University of London Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Professor

1965 - 1998

Publications

William II. The Red King 2015

Christian Warriors and the Enslavement of Fellow Christians Chevalerie et christianisme 2011

Conquests, Catastrophe and Recovery. Britain and Ireland 1066-1485 2014

From 'Civilitas' to Civility: Codes of Manners in Medieval and early Modern England Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 6th ser. Vol.12 2002

The English in the Twelfth Century. Imperialism, National Identity and Political Values (Woodbridge) 2000

Richard I 1999

Other Fellows of the British Academy

Professor Sergey Ivanov FBA

Byzantine hagiography and culture; the relations between Byzantium and the Slavs

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Professor Thomas Bisson FBA

Western Europe France, Catalonia

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Professor Martin Carver FBA

Value-led archaeological investigation of the European first millennium CE, especially in Britain and now Sicily, aimed at rediscovering and interpreting the changing experience and thinking of the people without history

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