Regius Professor of History (Cambridge)

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Christopher M. Clark, Regius Professor from 2014 at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2013

Regius Professor of History , until 2010 Regius Professor of Modern History , is a Regius Professorship in History at the University of Cambridge . The professorship was founded in 1724 by George I of England.

In addition to the Regius Professorship in Cambridge, there is another professorship in Oxford, the Regius Professorship of History , which was founded by George I. and originally also called Modern History . There is also a professorship for English church history at the University of Oxford , the Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History and until 1935 a Regius Professorship for Scottish Church History in Glasgow, which has been filled as Professor of Ecclesiastical History since 1935 .

History of the professorship

In 1724 George I complained to the Vice Chancellors of Oxford and Cambridge about how badly education in modern languages ​​was . The basis was that modern languages ​​were not taught and that the training of the staff for the Foreign Office was left to the efforts of the potential officials. The professorship for modern history donated by George I enabled the regent to train the diplomatic service in his own country under more controlled conditions. The Regius Professor therefore had to ensure that the students were trained in four current European languages. This requirement was dropped in 1861.

As with all Regius Professorships which occurred appointment by the Crown on the recommendation by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . To this end, the Patronage Secretary ( Secretary to the Treasury ) traditionally contacts the university administration in Cambridge and submitted two names to the Prime Minister as proposals, one of which was proposed to the monarch. This practice was ended in 2008 by Prime Minister Gordon Brown . Since then, Regius professorships, like all other professorships, have been filled through advertisement and application. If a candidate has been elected and has already contractually confirmed the position, his name is passed on by the Vice Chancellor of the university to the Prime Minister, who then proposes the person to the incumbent monarch.

Some of the professors were specialists in medieval history and referred to the later separation between ancient and modern. In 2010, Queen Elizabeth II approved the removal of the addition “modern”.

Regius Professors of Modern History

Surname Data from to annotation
Samuel Harris 1724
Shallet Turner FRS, LL.D 1735
Lawrence Brockett 1762
Thomas Gray 1768
John Symonds 1771
William Smyth Esq. 1807 Smyth was the son of a Liverpool banker. After he lost his fortune due to the bankruptcy, Smyth had to take care of his own living. Through connections he became a private tutor and when his student went into the military and he lost his livelihood, the protection also brought him a tutoring position at the Peterhouse in Cambridge. His pleasant company and his social skills made him a popular teacher, who was appointed Regius Professor in 1807.
James Stephen KCB 1849 1859
Charles Kingsley 1860
John Robert Seeley Esq., MA, KCMG 1869
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton KCVO 1895
John Bagnell Bury 1902
George Macaulay Trevelyan OM CBE 1927
George Norman Clark Esq., MA 1943
James Ramsay Montagu Butler Esq., MVO, OBE, MA 1947
David Knowles MA, Litt.D., FBA, FSA, OSB 1954
Herbert Butterfield Esq., MA 1963
William Owen Chadwick OM, KBE, MA, DD, FBA, FRSE 1968
Geoffrey Rudolph Elton Suffered. D., Ph.D., FBA 1983
Patrick Collinson CBE 1988
Quentin Skinner MA Hon., Litt.D., FBA, FRHist.S. 1996
Richard J. Evans 2008

Regius Professors of History

Surname Data from to annotation
Richard J. Evans 2010 2014
Christopher Clark 2014 today

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Sidney Lee, Harris, Samuel , Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 25.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Richard J. Evans, On her Majesty's scholarly service ; Times Higher Education, February 7, 2013; Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Amendment of the Statute for the Regius Professorship of Modern History in the London Gazette of February 12, 1861; accessed on October 28, 2015.
  4. ^ A b Francois de la Rochefoucauld (2015) A Frenchman in England 1784 , Cambridge University Press; First edition 1933; Page 248.
  5. ^ The Royal Kalendar or, Complete and Correct Annual Register for England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, for the Year 1807 (etc.) ; Page 275; on Google Books; accessed on October 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ a b c d e Edgar Cardew Marchant; Smyth, William (1765-1849) in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 53 on Wikisource.
  7. ↑ a b The London Gazette 21003 of July 27, 1849; Appointment of James Stephen, KCB ; accessed on October 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ Communication on the appointment of Robert John Seeley as Knight Commander in the London Gazette of March 16, 1894; accessed on October 28, 2015.
  9. ↑ Gregory Gronbacher (2008) Acton, Lord (1834-1902) . In Ronald Hamowy, The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism . Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE; Cato Institute. pp. 4-5. ISBN 978-1-4129-6580-4 . LCCN 2008009151. OCLC 750831024. pp. 4-5; on Google Books.
  10. ^ A b Communication on the appointment of John Bagnell Bury as Regius Professor of Modern History in the London Gazette on December 19, 1902; accessed on October 28, 2015.
  11. ^ A b Communication on the appointment of James Ramsay Montagu Butler as Regius Professor of Modern History in the London Gazette of October 10, 1993; accessed on October 28, 2015.
  12. ↑ a b Communication on the appointment of Reverend Michael Clive Knowles as Regius Professor of Modern History in the London Gazette, October 7, 1996; Retrieved October 1, 1954.
  13. ^ Report to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of England; originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office , London, 1959.
  14. ↑ Communication on the appointment of Herbert Butterfield as Regius Professor of Modern History in the London Gazette, October 7, 1996; Retrieved October 4, 1963.
  15. ↑ Communication on the appointment of Reverend William Owen Chadwick as Regius Professor of Modern History in the London Gazette, October 7, 1996; Retrieved October 4, 1968.
  16. ↑ Communication on the appointment of Geoffrey Rudolph Elton as Regius Professor of Modern History in the London Gazette of October 12, 1983; accessed on October 28, 2015.
  17. ↑ a b A regius rumble ; Times Higher Education March 1, 1996; Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  18. ↑ Communication on the appointment of Patrick Collinson as Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the London Gazette of June 12, 1993; accessed on October 28, 2015.
  19. ↑ Communication on the appointment of Quentin Robert Duthie Skinner as Regius Professor of Modern History in the London Gazette, October 7, 1996; accessed on October 28, 2015.
  20. ↑ GA Bavister, notification on the appointment of Christopher Richard John Evans , Esquire, the Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge from 15 August 2014; Retrieved October 10, 2008.
  21. ↑ GA Bavister, notification on the appointment of Christopher Munro Clark for Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge from 15 August 2014; accessed on October 28, 2015.