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Historiographer Royal
Historiographer Royal is the title of an appointment as official chronicler or historian of a court or monarch. It was initially particularly associated with the French monarchy, where the post existed from at least 1550, but in the later 16th and 17th centuries became common throughout Europe. Denys Hay, ''Annalists and Historians: Western Historiography from the Eighth to the Eighteenth Century'' (London and New York, 2016), p. 141. The Historiographer Royal for Scotland is still an existing appointment. See also * Chief Chronicler of the Kingdom (Portugal) * Historiographer Royal (Denmark) * Historiographer Royal (England) * Historiographer Royal (Scotland) The Historiographer Royal is a member of the Royal household of Scotland. The office was created in 1681, and was in abeyance from 1709 until 1763 when it was revived for Principal William Robertson of the University of Edinburgh. The post, wh ... * Rikshistoriograf (Sweden) References {{set index article Court tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denys Hay
Denys Hay (29 August 1915 – 14 June 1994) was a British historian specialising in medieval and Renaissance Europe, and notable for demonstrating the influence of Italy on events in the rest of the continent. Life He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 29 August 1915 the son of Rev W. K. Hay and his wife, Janet Waugh. He was educated at the Newcastle Royal Grammar School then won a place at Oxford University. During the Second World War, he served from 1940 in the RASC, and was then seconded to the Cabinet Office as one of the team of war historians set up at the instigation of Winston Churchill. With MM POstan and JD Scott, he contributed to the volume on The Design and Development of Weapons (HMSO 1964). He lectured in Modern History at the University of Edinburgh from 1946 until 1954, then becoming Professor of Medieval and Renaissance History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historiographer Royal (Scotland)
The Historiographer Royal is a member of the Royal household of Scotland. The office was created in 1681, and was in abeyance from 1709 until 1763 when it was revived for Principal William Robertson of the University of Edinburgh. The post, which now has no formal responsibilities or salary, is appointed by the Sovereign by Letters Patent passed under the Great Seal of Scotland. The current office-holder is Christopher Smout, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of St Andrews. Office Holders Holders of the office are: *James Crawford DD: 11 Nov 1681 *William Turner DD: 30 Sep 1682 *James Fall: 16 Dec 1682 * Christopher Irving MD: 30 July 1686 * William Dunlop: 31 Jan 1693 *Daniel Campbell: 1 April 1700 * David Crawford jr of Drumsoy: 5 Oct 1704 * David Sympsone: 12 May 1708 – 4 July 1709 Office vacant from 1709 until 1763 *Rev William Robertson DD: 6 Aug 1763 * John Gillies LLD: 15 Jun 1793 * George Brodie: 5 Mar 1836 *John Hill Burton LLD: 29 Aug 1867 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Chronicler Of The Kingdom Of Portugal
Chief Chronicler of the Kingdom ( pt, Cronista-Mor do Reino) was a courtly position in the Kingdom of Portugal, formally instituted in 1434 by King Edward I. The Chief Chronicler was the official authority on Portuguese historiography, and the post was soon associated to the post of Keeper of the Royal Archives, already centralised in an autonomous way in the 1370s — a singularity in late medieval history in both its precocious creation and organisation. The first to occupy the position was Fernão Lopes, in 1434. The last occupant was writer and politician Almeida Garrett, who was sacked in 1841, after fiercely criticising António José de Ávila (who was then Minister of the Exchequer), and no one was appointed to replace him. The following year, Minister of the Kingdom Costa Cabral issued a decree extinguishing the position of Chief Chronicler and transferring its responsibilities to the Keeper of the Royal Archives. List of Chief Chroniclers of the Kingdom :''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historiographer Royal (Denmark)
''Kongelig historiograf'' (''Historicus Regius'', " Historiographer Royal") was a position in the kingdom of Denmark-Norway (after 1814 Denmark) between 1594 and 1883. The parallel office in Sweden was established in 1618, in England in 1660 and in Scotland in 1681. The office was originally created with the aim of producing a national history of Denmark from the 13th century, a "continuation of Saxo", improving upon the first such work, published in the vernacular in 1600 by Arild Huitfeldt. The office is not to be confused with that of ''kongelig ordenshistoriograf'', the position of official historian of the Danish system of orders which was established in 1808 and remains in existence today. List of Historiographers Royal: *Niels Krag: 1594-1602 * Jon Jakobsen Venusinus: 1602-1608 * Claus Christoffersen Lyschander: 1616-1623/4 * Johannes Isacius Pontanus: 1618-1639 (appointed in parallel with Lyschander) *Johannes Meursius: 1624-1639 * Stephan Hansen Stephanius: 1639-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historiographer Royal (England)
In England the office of Historiographer Royal, a historian under the official patronage of the royal court, was created in 1660 with an annual salary of £200 and a butt of sack. Historiographers Royal Holders of the office included: * 1660–1666: James Howell * 1670–1689: John Dryden, simultaneously also poet laureate * 1689–1692: Thomas Shadwell, simultaneously also poet laureate * 1692–1714: Thomas Rymer * 1714–1727: Thomas Madox * 1727–1737: Robert Stephens Further reading * See also * Historiographer Royal (Scotland) The Historiographer Royal is a member of the Royal household of Scotland. The office was created in 1681, and was in abeyance from 1709 until 1763 when it was revived for Principal William Robertson of the University of Edinburgh. The post, whi ..., created 1681 and still extant * Historiographer Royal (Sweden) {{DEFAULTSORT:Historiographer Royal Positions within the British Royal Household Historiography of England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikshistoriograf
The position of ''rikshistoriograf'' (Swedish, known in Latin as ''historiographus regni'', i.e. ''Historiographer of the Realm'' or ''Royal Historiographer''), existed in Sweden from the early 17th century until 1834. The first appointment of a similar nature was that of the Dutch scholar Daniel Heinsius, appointed in 1618 by Gustavus Adolphus to be ''historicus regni'', but it is not known if he did anything as part of this position. In the reign of Queen Christina, several individuals were appointed either just "historiographer" or "historiographer royal", with occasionally several at the same time holding the position. In 1642, Arnold Johan Messenius and Johannes Loccenius are mentioned as historiographers, a couple of years later Bogislaus Philipp von Chemnitz, and a few years later they are all called ''rikshistoriograf''. The title was also given to Johannes Casparus Freinsheimius and Johan Henrik Boeclerus. Johannes Widekindi was appointed in 1665, later accompanied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
