Barbara Ann Hanawalt (born 4 March 1941) is an American historian and bestselling author. She specializes in English medieval social history.

Life

She was born in

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. Her father was a university professor and her mother was a schoolteacher.

Career

She received her bachelor's degree from Douglass College in 1963, a master's degree from the

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in 1964, and a Ph.D., also from the University of Michigan, in 1970. She taught for a number of years at

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and the

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. She finally arrived at the

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as the King George III Chair of British History in 1999.

Awards

She was named fellow of the

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and of the

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and the Center for Advanced Studies at

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Bibliography

Some of her notable books are: * ''The Middle Ages: An Illustrated History'' * ''The Ties That Bound: Peasant Families in Medieval England'' * ''The European World, 400-1450'' * ''Growing Up in Medieval London: The Experience of Childhood in History'' * ''The Wealth of Wives: Women, Law, and Economy in Late Medieval London'' * ''Of Good and Ill Repute: Gender and Social Control in Medieval England'' * ''Crime and Conflict in English Communities, 1300–1348''

References

External links

Ohio State University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanawalt, Barbara 1941 births Living people 21st-century American historians Ohio State University faculty Douglass College alumni Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies alumni