Kelly Robert DeVries (born December 23, 1956) is an American

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the st ...

specializing in the

warfare War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regu ...

of the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

. He is often featured as an expert commentator on television documentaries. He is professor of history at

Loyola University Maryland Loyola University Maryland is a private Jesuit university in Baltimore, Maryland. Established as Loyola College in Maryland by John Early and eight other members of the Society of Jesus in 1852, it is the ninth-oldest Jesuit college in t ...

and Honorary Historical Consultant at the Royal Armouries, UK.

Education

He received his PhD in Medieval studies in 1987 from the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

, Centre for Medieval Studies.

Awards

DeVries with co-editor

Michael Livingston Michael Livingston is a historian, a professor of medieval literature, and a historical fantasy novelist. His 2015 debut novel, '' The Shards of Heaven'', was followed by two sequels. Early life, education and career Originally from Colorado, ...

was named as one of the recipients of the 2017 Distinguished Book Award from the

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for their book ''The Battle of Crécy: A Casebook''.

Selected works

* (1992) ''Medieval Military Technology'' Broadview Press. * (1999) ''

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: A Military Leader'' Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing, * (1999) ''The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066'' Boydell Press, . * (1996) ''Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century'' Boydell Press. * ''Guns and Men in Medieval Europe'' * (2002) ''A Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology'' History of Warfare, Vol. 8, Brill Press. * (2005) ''A Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology: Update 2004'' History of Warfare, Vol. 26, Brill Press (winner of the Verbruggen Prize)

Collaborations

* with

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, Jim Bradbury,

Ian Dickie Ian Dickie (born December 21, 1985, in Bracebridge, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Newmarket, Ontario Newmarket ( 2021 population: 87,942) is a town and regional seat of the Regional Municipality of York in the Canadian province of Onta ...

and Phyllis Jestice: (2005) ''Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World: AD 500-AD 1500'', Amber Books, * (2005) ''The Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy 1363-1477'' (co-written Robert Douglas Smith) Boydell Press. * (2007) ''Medieval Weapons: An Illustrated History of their Impact'' (co-written Robert Douglas Smith). ABC-CLIO. * (2011) ''Rhodes Besieged, 1480-1522: a New History'' (co-written Robert Douglas Smith) History Press. * (2012) ''Medieval Military Technology'' 2nd ed. (co-written Robert Douglas Smith) University of Toronto Press. * (2015) ''The Battle of Crecy: a Casebook'' (co-written

) University of Liverpool Press. (UK)

References

External links

Loyola University Maryland: Kelly Devries
* Living people American military historians American male non-fiction writers American medievalists Loyola University Maryland faculty 1956 births {{US-historian-stub