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David Carpenter (historian)
David A. Carpenter (born 1947) is an English historian and writer, and Professor of Medieval History at King's College London where he has been working since 1988. Carpenter specialises in the life and reign of Henry III. Historian Dan Jones described him as "one of Britain's foremost medievalists". Early life and education He is the son of Rev. E. F. Carpenter, ecclesiastical historian and Dean of Westminster Abbey between 1974 and 1986, and Lillian Carpenter. David Carpenter attended Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He completed his doctorate at Oxford under the supervision of J. O. Prestwich. Carpenter decided to specialise in medieval history after reading William Stubbs' ''Selected Charters''. Career Carpenter has worked at King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Holt (historian)
Sir James Clarke Holt (26 April 1922 – 9 April 2014), also known as J. C. Holt and Jim Holt, was an English Middle Ages, medieval historian, known particularly for his work on Magna Carta. He was the third List of Masters of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, serving between 1981 and 1988.British Academy Fellowship entry Career Educated at Bradford Grammar School, Holt's studies at The Queen's College, Oxford, were interrupted by war service with the British Army, including 14 months in north-west Europe in 1944–1945. Returning to The Queen's College in 1945, he graduation, graduated with first-class honours in history in 1947, and subsequently took his Doctor of Philosophy, DPhil with a thesis titled '' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arts And Humanities Research Council
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), formerly Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB), is a British research council, established in 1998, supporting research and postgraduate study in the arts and humanities. History The Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) was founded in 1998 and became a Research Council in April 2005. Description The AHRC is a non-departmental public body that provides approximately £102 million from the UK government to support research and postgraduate study in the arts and humanities, from languages and law, archaeology and English literature to design and creative and performing arts. In any one year, the AHRC makes approximately 700 research awards and around 1,350 postgraduate awards. Postgraduate funding is organised through Doctoral Training Partnerships in 10 consortia that bring together a total of 72 higher education institutions throughout the UK. Awards are made after a rigorous peer review process, to ensure that only ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Educated At Westminster School, London
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British Medievalists
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Alumni Of Christ Church, Oxford
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Academics Of King's College London
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Living People
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1947 Births
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 – The ''Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946, Canadian Citizenship Act'' comes into effect, providing a Canadian citizenship separate from British law. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Loades
Mike Loades is a British writer, television presenter, director, and military historian. Career As a television presenter/host he is best known for the BBC series' '' Time Commanders'' (2003-2005) and '' Weapons That Made Britain'' (2004) for Channel 4, ''Medieval Tournament: Making of a Knight'' (2003) for Channel 4 and Discovery Channel, '' Weapon Masters'' (2007) for Discovery Networks, and ''Going Medieval'' (2012) for H2. Loades appears regularly in television history documentaries as a military historian/historical weapons specialist. He also works as a director for television and as a historical consultant for the video games industry. Additionally he works as a fight choreographer/action arranger, who specializes in historical combat. Loades has had several books published on arms and armour topics in addition to one about the history of dogs. He provided commentary about the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in a short documentary for the videogame '' Total War: Rome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weapons That Made Britain
Weapons That Made Britain is a British 2004 television documentary series. It was made by independent production company Lion Television (now part of All3media) for Channel 4. It was presented by film fight coordinator and medieval weapons trainer, Mike Loades. The Executive Producer across the series was Bill Locke. The 5 × 1 hour series explores different weapons and defensive technologies related to key historical events. Throughout the programmes, Mike Loades, visits pivotal battlefields, historical buildings and museums and talks with historians and weapons specialists. The series included re-enactments and scientific experiments to test some of the principal weapons, defensive tools and armour of medieval Britain. The series was first broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 in July 2004, and was afterwards shown on the History Channel in December 2004. Episodes *Episode 1: Sword **First aired on Saturday 10 July 2004. **Producer and Director Tanya Cheadle **This episode fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warrior Challenge
''Warrior Challenge'' was a 2003 PBS reality television series. The show, produced by WNET WNET (channel 13), branded on-air as Thirteen (stylized as THIRTEEN), is a primary PBS member television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York City area. Owned by The WNET Group (formerly known as the Educ ... in association with Channel 5 in Britain, premiered May 6, 2003 and lasted four episodes. The show involved volunteer American and British military personnel and public workers competing in historically accurate simulations of military life in the given time period. Along the way, the competitors vied in challenges. Unlike reality shows on commercial networks, there was no winner of the show; thus, no prizes were awarded. John Waller, an expert in ancient and medieval arms and armor, served as the trainer while the British medieval historian Dr. David Carpenter served as a historical consultant. While the show appeared to be a response to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fine Rolls
The Fine rolls are a collection of financial records maintained by the English Chancery in the Middle Ages. Originating in the reign of King Henry III of England (1216–72), a fine represented a willingness to pay the crown a sum of money in exchange for a particular concession. In the medieval style of document storage of enrollment, the rolls which recorded these payments are called the ''Fine rolls''. Treatment by historians Traditionally, historians viewed the Fine rolls as presenting "fewer points of general interest" than the Close or Patent rolls, because they rarely – and only indirectly – touch upon the great political crises of the time. They have also been used as a means of assessing the crown's finances: the Fine rolls show, for example, how King John received approximately £20,000 ''per annum'', whereas his son Henry III received less than half that amount. Recently, however, they have been used by historians to cast light on consequences of important events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
