Francis Robin Houssemayne Du Boulay
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Francis Robin Houssemayne Du Boulay (1920–2008) was a distinguished medieval historian and Fellow of the British Academy
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on 19 December 1920. He lived in Alexandria, Egypt, until he was 8 years old, where his father worked. He then gained a place at Christ’s Hospital, and was subsequently awarded an exhibition to read history at Balliol College, Oxford
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His undergraduate studies were interrupted by the Second World War, and he was commissioned in the Royal Artillery
in 1943, but he returned to Balliol in 1945 and graduated with First Class honours in history in 1947.
He was Professor of Medieval History at the University of London from 1960 to 1982, and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy
in 1980. http://www.britac.ac.uk/fellowship/directory/archive.asp?fellowsID=166
British Academy
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Education
Known as Robin Du Boulay, he was born at ChislehurstChislehurst
Chislehurst is a suburban district in south-east London, England, and an electoral ward of the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:...
on 19 December 1920. He lived in Alexandria, Egypt, until he was 8 years old, where his father worked. He then gained a place at Christ’s Hospital, and was subsequently awarded an exhibition to read history at Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
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His undergraduate studies were interrupted by the Second World War, and he was commissioned in the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
in 1943, but he returned to Balliol in 1945 and graduated with First Class honours in history in 1947.
Career
Upon graduation, Du Boulay joined the faculty of the history department of Bedford College, University of London.He was Professor of Medieval History at the University of London from 1960 to 1982, and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
in 1980. http://www.britac.ac.uk/fellowship/directory/archive.asp?fellowsID=166
Publications
He is the author of multiple works including:- The Lordship of Canterbury (1966);
- An Age of Ambition (1970);
- Germany in the Later Middle Ages (1983);
- The England of Piers Plowman (1991); and
- Servants of Empire (2011 - published posthumously).