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Professor Romila Thapar FBA

Fellow type
International Fellow
Year elected
1999
Subjects
Medieval studies
Sections
Medieval Studies

Current post

Emeritus Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Publications

The Past Before Us: Historical Traditions of Early North India 2013

The Past As Present: Forging Contemporary Identities Through History 2014

Other Fellows of the British Academy

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.

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Professor Ad Putter FBA

Medieval English literature and philology

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Professor Robert Hillenbrand FBA

Islamic art, with particular reference to Iran and Syria; medieval architecture, book painting and iconography

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