Regius Professor of History (Oxford)

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The incumbent Regius Professor Lyndal Roper at the Göttinger Historikertag

The Regius Professor of History is one of King in 1724 I. George donated Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford . A further professorship for history was established together with this professorship at the University of Cambridge . 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 .

In 1728 George II confirmed the professorship as a Regius Professorship. The original name Regius Professor of Modern History was dropped for the professorship in Oxford in 2005 because the attribute “modern” (e.g. modern vs. early history ), as an artificial contrast to “ancient” history, had lost its meaning. In the meantime, however, other terms were also used. The University Calendar 1821 named the professorship as Regius Professor of Modern History and Modern Languages , which was very much in keeping with the intentions of the kings to establish the chair .

History of the chair

In 1724, George I had complained to the Vice Chancellors of Oxford and Cambridge about how poorly education in modern languages ​​was . The basis was the fact that modern languages ​​were not taught and that the training of the staff for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Foreign Office , was left to the efforts of the potential incumbents . The professorships for history donated by George I. enabled the regent to train the foreign service in his own country under more controlled conditions.

The first professor, David Gregory , son of the astronomer and mathematician David Gregory (1661-1708) on the Savilian Chair of Astronomy , was still a fellow of Christ Church College and his successors in other colleges. Today the professorship is firmly linked to a fellowship at Balliol College .

When the professorship was vacant again in 1866, a change of government had just taken place and the third Disraeli / Derby government had the right to propose the professorship. As candidates were Edward Augustus Freeman , James Anthony Froude and William Stubbs traded. And although Stubbs was the youngest and most inexperienced of the three proposed, he was appointed Regius Professor. His competitors would follow him in the order listed.

Holder of the chair

Surname name suffix from to annotation
David Gregory BA, MA, BD, DD 1724 1736 Gregory comes from one of the most famous scholarly families in Scotland. His father, David Gregory (1659-1708) had taught as the Savilian Chair of Astronomy at Oxford University.
William Holmes 1736 1742
Joseph Spence 1742 1768
John Vivian 1768 1771
Thomas Nowell 1771 1801
Henry Beeke 1801 1813
Edward Nares 1813 1841
Thomas Arnold 1841 1842
John Anthony Cramer 1842 1848
Henry Halford Vaughan 1848 1858
Coldwin Smith 1858 1866
William Stubbs 1866 1884
Edward Augustus Freeman 1884 1892 Freeman lived in seclusion for most of his life in Somerleaze, where he wrote a variety of papers on many subject areas. However, he only became known with his work "History of the Norman Conquest" .
James Anthony Froude 1892 1894 The chair had been offered to William Edward Hartpole Lecky , who turned it down and was elected member of the Irish Parliament in the same year . Froude's most important work was the twelve-volume "History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada".
Frederick York Powell 1894 1904
Charles Harding Firth 1904 1925
Henry William Carless Davis 1925 1928
Frederick Maurice Powicke 1928 1947
Vivian Hunter Galbraith 1947 1957
Hugh Trevor-Roper 1957 1980
Michael Eliot Howard 1980 1989
John Huxtable Elliott 1990 1997 In 1999 Elliott was awarded the Balzan Prize .
Robert John Weston Evans Ph.D., FBA 1997 2011
Lyndal Roper Ph.D., FAHA 2011

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d RJW Evans: The Humor of History and the History of Humor (PDF) University of Oxford. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j The Oxford University Calendar 1821 . Oxford University, 1821
  3. ↑ The University of Oxford on British-History.ac.uk; Retrieved May 19, 2016
  4. ↑ a b c Richard J. Evans: On her Majesty's scholarly service . In: Times Higher Education , Feb. 7, 2013; Retrieved July 17, 2014
  5. ↑ James Ingram: Memorials of the public buildings of Oxford, General History of the University and the City . The University Press, archive.org . Ingram gives the foundation's justification as follows:

    “The universities - designed for a perpetual supply and succession of persons qualified for services of state as well as of the church, for embassies, & c, with sufficient knowledge of modern languages ​​to speak and write them correctly and intelligibly, that the youth of the Nation may not too soon be sent abroad or consigned to foreign teachers. The professor to be a master of arts, bachelor of law, or any higher degree, and of good reputation. The crown to appoint 20 students to attend the professor and to be instructed gratis, by such foreign teachers as the professor shall provide, of whom there are to be at the least two. The professor once at least in every term to read a public lecture on the method of studying Modern History, to the 20 scholars and others statutably expected to attend such lectures in the schools. The 20 scholars to attend the professor to and from the schools. The professor for neglect of duty liable to such mulcts as the other professors; his scholarship 400 Lb per annum, to be paid half yearly. The professor and foreign teachers to make a report once every year to the king's secretary of state of the proficiency of the 20 scholars, that the negligent may be removed, and appointments found in the wav of reward for the diligent and attentive. The professors, & c. so to make their appointments as in no manner to interfere with the other university exercises. "

    - James Ingram
  6. ^ A b Joseph Parker, Edward Parker (Ed.): The Edinburgh Encyclopædia Conducted by David Brewster, with the Assistance of Gentlemen Eminent in Science and Literature . Volume 10, Philadelphia 1832, p. 116
  7. ↑ David Gregory (1661-1762). In: Chalmers' Biography , 1812, Vol. 16, p. 283; Retrieved June 3, 2015
  8. ^ A b c d L. Mansel: Stubbs's Appointment as Regius Professor, 1866 ; Historical Research, Volume 33, Issue 87, May 1960, pp. 121-125
  9. ↑ Emily Tennyson Bradley:  Gregory, David . In: Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (Eds.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 23:  Gray - Haighton. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1890 (English).
  10. ↑ Parishes: Iffley on British-History.ac.uk; accessed on May 22, 2016
  11. ^ G. Cecil White: Reminiscences of The Rev. Edward Nares, DD . - Regius Professor of Modern History. In: The University of Oxford, 1813-1841 . R. Brimley Johnson, London 1903, Text Archive - Internet Archive
  12. ^ Arthur Penrhyn Stanley: The Life and Correspondence of Thomas Arnold . ; Cambridge Library Collection - Education; ISBN 978-1-108-04745-6
  13. ↑ Cramer, John Antony . In: Leslie Stephen (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 13:  Craik - Damer. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1888 (English).
  14. ↑ Outlying Parts of the Liberty on British-History.ac.uk; accessed on May 20, 2016
  15. ^ Henry Halford Vaughan: Papers of HH Vaughan . In the Bodleian Library; accessed on May 30, 2015
  16. ^ BA Knox (1968) Filling the Oxford Chair of Ecclesiastical History, 1866: The Nomination of HL Mansel ; Journal of Religious History; Volume 5, Issue 1, pages 62-70, June 1968
  17. ↑ Parishes: Cholderton on British-History.ac.uk; accessed on May 20, 2016
  18. ^ Thomas Frederick Tout: The Collected Papers of Thomas Frederick Tout, with a Memoir and Bibliography . Volume 1. Manchester University Press, 1932, pp. 124 ff.
  19. ↑ Painting by Edward Augustus Freeman on the BBC website; accessed on May 29, 2015
  20. ↑ a b c James Wood: The Nuttall Encyclopædia / F on Wikisource
  21. ^ Froude, James Anthony, 1818-1894. ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved on May 31, 2015 at socialarchive.edu @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu
  22. ^ DR Woolf: A Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing . Volume 2. Routledge, 2014, p. 550
  23. ↑ a b Communication of the appointment of Charles Harding Firth, Esc., MA et cetera . In: London Gazette , July 5, 1904
  24. ^ Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher:  Powell, Frederick York . In: Sidney Lee (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Suppl. 2, Volume 2:  Faed - Muybridge. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1912 (English).
  25. ↑ Sir Charles Firth. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved May 29, 2015 .
  26. ^ Charles Harding Firth on the Online Library of Liberty website; accessed on May 29, 2015
  27. ^ Henry William Carless Davis. Fellows of the British Academy, on snipview.com; accessed on May 29, 2015
  28. ^ Profile of Sir Frederick Maurice Powicke on history.ac.uk; accessed on May 29, 2015
  29. ^ Announcement of the appointment of Vivian Hunter Galbraith, MA, FBA In: London Gazette , August 5, 1947
  30. ^ Profile of Professor Vivian Hunter Galbraith on history.ac.uk; accessed on May 29, 2015
  31. ↑ Announcement of the appointment of Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper, Esq., MA In: London Gazette , October 4, 1957
  32. ^ Obituary for Lord Dacre of Glanton, Hugh Trevor-Roper on historytoday.com, accessed May 29, 2015; First published in: History Today , Volume 53 Issue April 4, 2003
  33. ^ Message in the London Gazette on the appointment of Michael Eliot Howard, CBE, MC as Regius Professor of Modern History in the London Gazette, October 13, 1980
  34. ^ Profile of Sir Michael Eliot Howard on history.ac.uk; accessed on May 29, 2015
  35. ^ Announcement of the appointment of John Huxtable Elliott, MA, Ph.D., FBA In: London Gazette , July 2, 1990
  36. ^ John Huxtable Elliott on the website of the Academia delle Scienze di Torino ; accessed on May 29, 2015
  37. ^ Profile of John Huxtable Elliot on history.ac.uk; accessed on May 29, 2015
  38. ^ Award Winners on the University of Oxford website; accessed on June 12, 2017
  39. ↑ Message regarding the appointment of Robert John Weston Evans Ph.DFBA as Regius Professor of Modern History. In: London Gazette , October 6, 1997
  40. ↑ a b British Prime Minister's press release of March 24, 2011 on the appointment of Lyndal Roper as Regius Chair of History University of Oxford ; accessed on May 29, 2015