Chris Given-Wilson

Chris Given-Wilson
Born	1949 (age 76–77)
Academic work
Discipline	History
Sub-discipline	Medieval History
Institutions	University of St Andrews
Notable works	Edward II: The Terrors of Kingship (2016)

Chris Given-Wilson (born 1949) is a British historian and academic specialising in medieval history. He is an emeritus professor of history at the University of St Andrews. Given-Wilson has published widely on medieval English historical writing and has written on medieval authors such as William of Malmesbury and Adam of Usk.^[1][2]

Many of his books, published by Boydell & Brewer, have become bestsellers.^{[3][failed verification]}

Bibliography

His notable books include:^[4][5]

• Henry IV^[6]
• Edward II: The Terrors of Kingship^[7]
• The Royal Bastards of Medieval England^[8]
• Chronicles: The Writing of History in Medieval England^[1]
• The English Nobility in the Late Middle Ages^[9]
• Chronicles of the Revolution, 1397-1400: The Reign of Richard II^[10]
• The Royal Household and the King's Affinity: Service, Politics, and Finance in England, 1360-1413^[11]
• The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, 1275-1504: Rotuli Parliamentorum^[12]

References

1. Given-Wilson, Christopher (10 April 2007). Chronicles: The Writing of History in Medieval England. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1-85285-583-3.
2. "People – School of History – Chris Given-Wilson". University of St Andrews. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
3. "Ruling Fourteenth-Century England". $USD.
4. "Given-Wilson, Chris [WorldCat Identities]".
5. "Christopher Given-Wilson". www.goodreads.com.
6. "Henry IV". Yale University Press. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
7. Given-Wilson, Chris (2016). Edward II : the terrors of kingship. Internet Archive. London : Allen Lane. ISBN 978-0-14-197796-6.
8. "The Royal Bastards of Medieval England". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
9. Given-Wilson, Chris (1 November 2002). The English Nobility in the Late Middle Ages : The Fourteenth-Century Political Community. Taylor & Francis. doi:10.4324/9780203441268. ISBN 978-1-134-75142-6. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024.
10. "Manchester University Press - Chronicles of the Revolution, 1397-1400". Manchester University Press. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
11. Given-Wilson, Chris (1986). The royal household and the king's affinity : service, politics, and finance in England, 1360-1413. Internet Archive. New Haven : Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-03570-4.
12. "The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, 1275-1504". Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 6 March 2025.

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