Anne Frances Sutton (3 November 1942 – 18 June 2022) was a British historian.

Biography

Sutton was a trustee of the Richard III and Yorkist History Trust since its foundation in 1985. Her research focussed on medieval English history, especially

Richard III Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Boswor ...

and medieval women. She was elected as a Fellow of the

Society of Antiquaries of London The Society of Antiquaries of London (SAL) is a learned society of historians and archaeologists in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1707, received its royal charter in 1751 and is a Charitable organization, registered charity. It is based ...

in 1984. She was also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. From 1979 until her death she was the editor of ''The Ricardian'', the academic journal of the

Richard III Society The Richard III Society is a Ricardian society dedicated to the re-assessment of the reputation of King Richard III, the last Plantagenet King of England and the last English King to be killed in battle, and whose reputation was widely maligne ...

. After graduating from

St Hugh's College, Oxford St Hugh's College is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford. It is located on a site on St Margaret's Road, to the north of the city centre. It was founded in 1886 by Elizabeth Wordsworth as a ...

, where she earned her bachelor's degree, she was a professional actress.

Selected publications

*Sutton, A.F. and Hammond, P.W. 1984. ''The Coronation of Richard III : the extant documents''. St Martin's Press. *Hammond, P.W. and Sutton, A.F. 1985. ''Richard III : the road to Bosworth Field''. Constable. *Sutton, A.F. and Visser-Fuchs, L. 1997. ''Richard III's books : ideals and reality in the life and library of a medieval prince''. Sutton Publications. *Sutton, A.F. 2005. ''The mercery of London : trade, goods and people, 1130-1578''. Routledge. *Sutton, A.F. and Visser-Fuchs, L. (eds) 2009. ''The book of privileges of the Merchant Adventurers of England, 1296-1483''. Oxford University Press. *Sutton, A.F. 2016. ''Wives and widows of medieval London''. Shaun Tyas Publishing. *Sutton, A.F. 2021. ''The King's Work: The Defence of the North under the Yorkist Kings 1471-85''. Shaun Tyas Publishing.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton, Anne F. 1942 births 2022 deaths British historians Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Fellows of the Royal Historical Society Writers from Bury St Edmunds British women medievalists Alumni of St Hugh's College, Oxford