Miss Susan Reynolds FBA

History
Fellow type
UK Emeritus Fellow
Year elected
1993
Year of birth
1929
Year of death
2021
Subjects
Medieval studies

Summary

Born in London; educated at Francis Holland School, London, The Study, Montreal, and Howells School, Denbigh; Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford 1947-50, II (1); Diploma in Archive Administration, UCL, London 1950-1. Assistant to the Editor, Victoria County Histories, and editor of Middlesex, 1952-9; teacher, Christ Church School, North Finchley, 1960; history teacher, Queens College Harley Street London 1960-4; Fellow and Tutor in History Lady Margaret Hall (1964-1986); visiting professor, Dartmouth College, 1986-7. In London at Institute of Historical Research 1987-2021. Later work focused on medieval law and demolishing feudalism

Last post

Emerita Fellow, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford; Honorary Fellow, Institute of Historical Research, London

Past appointments

Lady Margaret Hall University of Oxford Fellow and Tutor in History

1964 - 1986

Institute of Historical Research University of London Assistant to the Editor, Editor, Victoria County Histories

1952 - 1959

Publications

Nations, Tribes, Peoples, and States

Susan Reynolds - Published in 2015

The Middle Ages without Feudalism

Susan Reynolds - Published in 2012 by Routledge

Kingdoms and communities in Western Europe 900-1300

Susan Reynolds - Published in 1997 by Oxford University Press

Fiefs and Vassals: The Medieval Evidence Reinterpreted

Susan Reynolds - Published in 1996 by Oxford University Press

Ideas and solidarities of the medieval laity

Susan Reynolds - Published in 1995 by Routledge

An Introduction to the History of English Medieval towns

Susan Reynolds - Published in 1977 by Oxford University Press

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Professor Ad Putter FBA

Medieval English literature and philology

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Professor David Crouch FBA

The social and political history of Britain and France 1000-1300; the comparative study of medieval aristocracies; medieval conduct

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Professor Judith Jesch FBA

Interdisciplinary Viking Studies, Old Norse-Icelandic language and literature, runes and runic inscriptions

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