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 the mid 15th century, but in the later 16th and 17th centuries became common throughout Europe.
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-upo ...
, ''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
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Chief Chronicler of the Kingdom (Portugal)
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Historiographer Royal (Denmark)
Kongelig historiograf (''Historicus Regius'', " Historiographer Royal") was a position in the kingdom of Denmark-Norway (after 1814 Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most popu ...
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Historiographer Royal (England) Historiographer Royal, as a court appointment in England, existed between 1661 and 1837; it was bestowed upon an historian, antiquary or writer who was under the official patronage of the royal court.
History
In England the office of Historiogr ...
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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 ...
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Rikshistoriograf (Sweden)
References
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Court titles in the Ancien Régime