The Ford Lectures or the James Ford Lectures in British History, are an annual series of

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s held at the

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on the subject of

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. They are usually devoted to a particular historical theme and usually span six lectures over

Hilary term Hilary term is the second academic term of the University of OxfordJames Ford (1779–1851). Ford was educated at

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, and matriculated at

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, in 1797. After graduating in 1801, he went on to his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Divinity degrees. He was a Fellow of Trinity College from 1807 to 1830. His antiquarian collections have been dispersed, but survive in the holdings of the

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, the Library of Trinity College, the

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, and the

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In his will, Ford left a number of bequests, some of which were held in trust for the support of his surviving siblings. After they had all died, Oxford University received his bequest of £2,000 to fund a professorship of English history, which was to be established when the principal had grown to support payment of £100 per year. When this goal was reached in 1894, the sum was not enough to support a professor at the current stipend. After considerable discussion within the University, the funds were assigned to fund an annual lectureship in English history by a lecturer who was to be chosen annually by a board of electors. The first Ford's Lecturer in English History was

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, elected for the academic year beginning in 1896. In 1994, the

formally changed the official title of the series from "Ford's Lectures in English History" to "Ford's Lectures in British History". As the lectures may be given in either the

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or Hilary terms (or partly in both), confusion can arise on publication because either ''calendar'' year may be stated. The following list gives the ''academic'' year.

Lecturers

The following have been Ford Lecturers.

To 1899

* 1896–97

, ''Cromwell's Place in History'' * 1897–98

Frederic William Maitland Frederic William Maitland (28 May 1850 – ) was an English historian and jurist who is regarded as the modern father of English legal history. From 1884 until his death in 1906, he was reader in English law, then Downing Professor of the Laws ...

, ''Township and borough '' * 1898–99

Adolphus William Ward Sir Adolphus William Ward (2 December 1837 – 19 June 1924) was an English historian and man of letters. Life Ward was born at Hampstead, London, the son of John Ward. He was educated in Germany and at Peterhouse, Cambridge. In 1866, Ward ...

, ''Great Britain and

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: some aspects of the personal union'' * 1899-1900

James Hamilton Wylie James Hamilton Wylie (8 June 1844 – 25 February 1914) was a British historian. Described by Juliet Barker as "the epitome of a Victorian antiquarian" and "the master of Lancastrian history" by James Westfall Thompson, he is best known for his fou ...

, ''The

Council of Constance The Council of Constance (; ) was an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that was held from 1414 to 1418 in the Bishopric of Constance (Konstanz) in present-day Germany. This was the first time that an ecumenical council was convened in ...

to the death of

John Hus Jan Hus (; ; 1369 – 6 July 1415), sometimes anglicized as John Hus or John Huss, and referred to in historical texts as ''Iohannes Hus'' or ''Johannes Huss'', was a Czech theologian and philosopher who became a Church reformer and the inspi ...

1900–1924

* 1900–01 Charles Firth, ''Cromwell's army: a history of the English soldier during the Civil Wars, the Commonwealth and the Protectorate'' * 1901–02 Charles Plummer, ''The life and times of

Alfred the Great Alfred the Great ( ; – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfr ...

'' * 1902–03

Julian Corbett Sir Julian Stafford Corbett (12 November 1854 at Walcot House, Kennington Road, Lambeth – 21 September 1922 at Manor Farm, Stopham, Pulborough, Sussex) was a prominent British naval historian and geostrategist of the late 19th and ea ...

, ''England in the Mediterranean'' * 1903–04

Leslie Stephen Sir Leslie Stephen (28 November 1832 – 22 February 1904) was an English author, critic, historian, biographer, mountaineer, and an Ethical Culture, Ethical movement activist. He was also the father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell and the ...

, ''English literature and society in the 18th century'' * 1904–05

Andrew Lang Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a folkloristics, collector of folklore, folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectur ...

* 1905–06 Arthur L. Smith, ''The Church and State in the Middle Ages'' * 1906–07 Francis Haverfield, ''The Roman Occupation of Britain'' * 1907–08

Alfred Comyn Lyall Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall (4 January 1835 – 10 April 1911) was a British civil servant, literary historian and poet. Early life Alfred Lyall was born in Coulsdon, Surrey, the second son of Alfred Lyall and Mary Drummond Broadwood, daughter ...

* 1908–09

Arthur Johnson Arthur Johnson may refer to: Sports *Arthur Johnson (athletic director), athletic director for Temple Owls *Arthur Johnson (boxer) (born 1966), U.S. Olympic boxer *Arthur Johnson (rugby league), Widnes and Great Britain 1908/09 - 1922/23 *Arthur Jo ...

, ''The Disappearance of the Small Landowner'' * 1909–10

George Edmundson George Edmundson (4 February 1848 – 3 July 1930) was a clergyman of the Church of England and academic historian of the University of Oxford. He took up benefices in Northolt and Chelsea and in retirement lived in the south of France. Early ...

, ''Anglo-Dutch rivalry during the first half of the 17th century'' * 1910–11

John William Fortescue Sir John William Fortescue (28 December 1859 – 22 October 1933) was a British military historian. He was a historian of the British Army and served as Royal Librarian (United Kingdom), Royal Librarian and Archivist at Windsor Castle from 1 ...

, ''British Statesmen of the Great War, 1793–1814'' * 1911–12 Reginald L. Poole, ''The Exchequer in the Twelfth Century'' * 1912–13 T. F. Tout, ''The place of the reign of

Edward II Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne follo ...

in English history'' * 1913–14

Peter Hume Brown Peter Hume Brown, FBA (17 December 1849 – 1 December 1918) was a Scottish historian and professor who played an important part in establishing Scottish history as a significant academic discipline. In addition to teaching and writing, he spe ...

, ''The legislative union of England and Scotland'' * 1914–15 Andrew George Little, ''Studies in English Franciscan History'' * 1915–16 No Election * 1916–17 A. G. Little, ''Studies in English Franciscan History'' * 1917–18 No Election * 1918–19 No Election * 1919–20 John E. Lloyd * 1920–21 Arthur Frederic Basil Williams * 1921–22 Sir

Richard Lodge Sir Richard Lodge (20 June 1855 – 2 June 1936) was a British historian. He was born at Penkhull, Staffordshire, the fourth of eight sons and a daughter of Oliver Lodge (1826–1884), later a china clay merchant at Wolstanton, Staffordshire, an ...

, ''Great Britain and

Prussia Prussia (; ; Old Prussian: ''Prūsija'') was a Germans, German state centred on the North European Plain that originated from the 1525 secularization of the Prussia (region), Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order. For centuries, ...

in the 18th century'' * 1922–23 J. Armitage Robinson, ''The times of

Saint Dunstan Dunstan ( – 19 May 988), was an English bishop and Benedictine monk. He was successively Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised. His work restored monastic life in En ...

'' * 1923–24 C. L. Kingsford, ''Prejudice and promise in 15th century England''

1925–1949

* 1924–25

Henry William Carless Davis Henry William Carless Davis (13 January 1874 – 28 June 1928) was a British historian, editor of the ''Dictionary of National Biography'', and Oxford Regius Professor of Modern History. Early career Davis was born in Ebley, near Stroud, Glou ...

, ''The age of Grey and Peel'' * 1925–26 * 1926–27

F. M. Powicke Sir Frederick Maurice Powicke (16 June 1879 – 19 May 1963) was an English medieval historian. He was a fellow of Merton College, Oxford, a professor at Queen's University, Belfast, and the Victoria University of Manchester, and from 1928 un ...

, ''

Stephen Langton Stephen Langton (c. 1150 – 9 July 1228) was an English Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal of the Catholic Church and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207 until his death in 1228. The dispute between list of English kings, King John of E ...

'' * 1927–28 Albert Frederick Pollard * 1928–29 F. M. Stenton, ''The First Century of English Feudalism, 1066–1166'' * 1929–30 Alfred Francis Pribram, ''England and the International Policy of the European Great Powers, 1871–1914'' * 1930–31

Keith Feiling Sir Keith Grahame Feiling (7 September 1884 – 16 September 1977) was a British historian, biographer and academic. He was Chichele Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford, 1946–1950. He was noted for his conservative interp ...

* 1931–32 Keith Grahame Feiling, ''The tories in opposition and in power, 1714–1806'' * 1932–33 A. Hamilton Thompson, ''The English clergy and their organisation in the later Middle Ages'' * 1933–34

Lewis Namier Sir Lewis Bernstein Namier (; 27 June 1888 – 19 August 1960) was a British historian of Polish-Jewish background. His best-known works were '' The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III'' (1929), ''England in the Age of the Ame ...

, ''King, Cabinet, and Parliament in the Early Years of George III'' * 1934–35

Herbert Edward Salter Herbert Edward Salter, FBA (1863–1951) was an English historian and clergyman. Early life and education Born at Montague Street, Bloomsbury, London on 6 February 1863, Salter was the son of the physician Henry Hyde Salter, FRS, and his wif ...

, ''Medieval Oxford'' * 1935–36 Richard Henry Tawney * 1936–37 George James Turner * 1937–38 Harold William Vazeille Temperley * 1938–39

Eileen Power Eileen Edna Le Poer Power (9 January 18898 August 1940) was a British economic historian and medievalist. Early life and education Eileen Power was the eldest daughter of a stockbroker and was born at Altrincham, Cheshire (now part of Greate ...

, ''The Wool Trade in English Medieval History'' * 1939–40 James A. Williamson, ''The Ocean in English History'' * 1940–41 Robin Ernest William Flower * 1941–42

V. H. Galbraith Vivian Hunter Galbraith (15 December 1889 – 25 November 1976) was an English historian, fellow of the British Academy and Regius Professor of Modern History (Oxford), Oxford Regius Professor of Modern History. Early career Galbraith was ...

, ''Studies in the public records'' * 1942–43

Wilhelm Levison Wilhelm Levison (27 May 1876 – 17 January 1947) was a German Jewish medievalist. He was well known as a contributor to ''Monumenta Germaniae Historica'', especially for the vitae from the Merovingian era. He also edited Wilhelm Wattenbach's ' ...

, ''England and the Continent in the Eighth Century'' * 1943–44 Admiral Sir

Herbert Richmond Admiral Sir Herbert William Richmond, (15 September 1871 – 15 December 1946) was a prominent Royal Navy officer, described as "perhaps the most brilliant naval officer of his generation." He was also a top naval historian, known as the "Br ...

, ''Statesmen and Sea Power'' * 1944–45 Austin Lane Poole, ''Obligations of Society in the XII and XIII Centuries'' * 1945–46 David Mathew, ''The Social Structure in Caroline England'' * 1946–47 T. F. T. Plucknett, ''Legislation of

Edward I Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 125 ...

'' * 1947–48 Sir Charles Webster * 1948–49 David Knowles, ''The episcopal colleagues of Archbishop

Thomas Becket Thomas Becket (), also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and later Thomas à Becket (21 December 1119 or 1120 – 29 December 1170), served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162, and then as Archbishop of Canterbury fr ...

'' * 1949–50

Ian Richmond Sir Ian Archibald Richmond, (10 May 1902 – 5 October 1965) was an English archaeologist and academic. He was Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire at the University of Oxford. In addition, he was Director of the British School at ...

1950–1974

* 1950–51 G. N. Clark, ''King James I and Dutch "Imperialism" in Asia'' * 1951–52

Richard Pares Richard Pares (25 August 1902 – 3 May 1958) was a British historian. He "was considered to be among the outstanding British historians of his time." He has been cited as being the first gay lover of Evelyn Waugh. Family life and education T ...

, ''

King George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and ...

and the politicians'' * 1952–53 K. B. McFarlane, ''The Nobility of Later Medieval England'' * 1953–54 Thomas Southcliffe Ashton * 1954–55 C. R. Cheney, ''From Becket to Langton: English church government 1170–1213'' * 1955–56

A. J. P. Taylor Alan John Percivale Taylor (25 March 1906 – 7 September 1990) was an English historian who specialised in 19th- and 20th-century European diplomacy. Both a journalist and a broadcaster, he became well known to millions through his telev ...

, ''The Trouble Makers: Dissent over Foreign Policy, 1792–1939'' * 1956–57

Philip Grierson Philip Grierson, (15 November 1910 – 15 January 2006) was a British historian and numismatist. He was Professor of Numismatics at Cambridge University and a fellow of Gonville and Caius College for over seventy years. During his long and e ...

* 1957–58 Norman Sykes * 1958–59 Norman Sykes, ''From Sheldon to Secker: aspects of English church history, 1660–1768'' * 1959–60 G. Kitson Clark, ''The making of Victorian England'' * 1960–61 Sir

Goronwy Edwards Sir John Goronwy Edwards (14 May 1891 – 20 June 1976) was a Welsh historian. Early life Edwards, who was proficient in Welsh before he could read English, was educated at Holywell Grammar School before matriculating at Jesus College ...

, ''The second century of the English Parliament'' * 1961–62 Christopher Hill, ''Intellectual Origins of the English Revolution'' * 1962–63

D. C. Douglas D. C. Douglas is an American actor and voice actor. He played Pa Kettle on Syfy's ''Z Nation'', Zepht on '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', and has appeared in several soap operas, including ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''The Young and the Restless''. ...

, ''William the Conqueror: the Norman impact upon England'' * 1963–64

Norman Gash Norman Gash (16 January 1912 in Meerut, British Raj – 1 May 2009 in Somerset) was a British historian, best remembered for a two-volume biography of British prime minister Sir Robert Peel. He was professor of modern history at the Universit ...

, ''Reaction and reconstruction in English politics, 1832–1852'' * 1964–65

Eleanora Carus-Wilson Eleanora Mary Carus-Wilson, FBA (1897 – 1 February 1977) was a Canadian-British economic historian. Known for her work on rural Medieval textile industries in England, she made significant contributions to the understanding of that technolog ...

, ''The rise of the English woollen industry'' * 1965–66 J. H. Plumb ''The growth of political stability in England: 1675–1725'' * 1966–67 Beryl Smalley, ''Intellectuals and Politics in the twelfth century'' * 1967–68

Robert Blake Robert Blake (or variants) may refer to: Sports * Bob Blake (American football) (1885–1962), American football player * Robbie Blake (born 1976), English footballer * Bob Blake (ice hockey) (1914–2008), American ice hockey player * Rob Blake ...

, ''The Conservative Party from Peel to Churchill'' * 1968–69 Charles Wilson, ''Queen Elizabeth and the Revolt of the Netherlands'' * 1969–70

J. M. Wallace-Hadrill John Michael Wallace-Hadrill (29 September 1916 – 3 November 1985) was a British academic and one of the foremost historians of the early Merovingian period. He held the Chichele Chair in Modern History at the University of Oxford between 1 ...

, ''Early Germanic kingship in England and on the continent'' * 1970–71

Michael Howard Michael Howard, Baron Howard of Lympne (born Michael Hecht; 7 July 1941) is a British politician who was Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Leader of the Opposi ...

, ''The continental commitment: the dilemma of British defence policy in the era of the two world wars'' * 1971–72

G. R. Elton Sir Geoffrey Rudolph Elton (born Gottfried Rudolf Otto Ehrenberg; 17 August 1921 – 4 December 1994) was a German-born British political and constitutional historian, specialising in the Tudor period. He taught at Clare College, Cambridge, and ...

, ''Policy and Police: the enforcement of the Reformation in the age of Thomas Cromwell'' * 1972–73

Rodney Hilton Rodney Howard Hilton (17 November 1916 – 7 June 2002) was an English Marxist historian of the late medieval period and the transition from feudalism to capitalism. Biography Hilton was born in Middleton in Lancashire. His father, John ...

, ''The English peasantry in the later Middle Ages'' * 1973–74 John Gallagher, ''The Decline, Revival and Fall of the British Empire''

1975–1999

* 1974–75

Joan Thirsk Irene Joan Thirsk, (''née'' Watkins; 19 June 1922 – 3 October 2013) was a British economic and social historian, specialising in the history of agriculture. She was the leading British early modern agrarian historian of her era, as well as ...

, ''Economic Policy, Economic Projects and Political Economy, 1540–1700'' * 1975–76 J. P. Kenyon, ''Revolution principles: the politics of party, 1689–1720'' * 1976–77

G. W. S. Barrow Geoffrey Wallis Steuart Barrow (28 November 1924 – 14 December 2013) was a Scottish historian and academic. The son of Charles Embleton Barrow and Marjorie née Stuart, Geoffrey Barrow was born on 28 November 1924, at Headingley near Leeds. ...

, ''The Anglo-Norman era in Scottish history'' * 1977–78

F. S. L. Lyons Francis Stewart Leland Lyons (11 November 1923 – 21 September 1983) was an Irish historian and academic who served as the 40th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1974 to 1981. Biography Leland Lyons was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, ...

, ''Culture and Anarchy in Ireland, 1890–1939'' * 1978–79

Patrick Collinson Patrick "Pat" Collinson (10 August 1929 – 28 September 2011) was an English historian, known as a writer on the Elizabethan era, particularly Elizabethan Puritanism. He was emeritus Regius Professor of Modern History, University of Cambrid ...

, ''The religion of Protestants: the church in English society, 1559–1625'' * 1979–80 Donald A. Bullough, ''

Alcuin Alcuin of York (; ; 735 – 19 May 804), also called Ealhwine, Alhwin, or Alchoin, was a scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from York, Northumbria. He was born around 735 and became the student of Ecgbert of York, Archbishop Ecgbert at Yor ...

: Achievement and Reputation'' * 1980–81

Owen Chadwick William Owen Chadwick (20 May 1916 – 17 July 2015) was a British Anglican priest, academic, rugby international,Vatican Vatican may refer to: Geography * Vatican City, an independent city-state surrounded by Rome, Italy * Vatican Hill, in Rome, namesake of Vatican City * Ager Vaticanus, an alluvial plain in Rome * Vatican, an unincorporated community in the ...

during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

'' * 1981–82

J. J. Scarisbrick John Joseph Scarisbrick is a British historian who taught at the University of Warwick. He is also noted as the co-founder with his wife Nuala Scarisbrick of Life (UK organisation), Life, a British anti-abortion movements, anti-abortion charity f ...

, ''Religious Attitudes in Reformation England'' * 1982–83 J. O. Prestwich, ''The Place of War in English History 1066–1214'' * 1983–84 Ian R. Christie, ''Stress and stability in late 18th-century Britain: Reflections on the British avoidance of revolution'' * 1984–85 John Habakkuk, ''Marriage, debt, and the estates system: English landownership 1650–1950'' * 1985–86

S. F. C. Milsom Stroud Francis Charles Milsom (2 May 1923 – 24 February 2016) was an English legal historian, best known for his challenge to aspects of the works of F. W. Maitland. He was Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge from 1976 to 1990 ...

, ''Law and Society in the 12th and 13th centuries'' * 1986–87

Keith Robbins Keith Gilbert Robbins (9 April 1940 – 12 September 2019) was a British historian and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter. Professor Robbins was educated at Bristol Grammar School, Magdalen, and St Antony's College, Oxford ...

, ''Nineteenth-century Britain: England, Scotland and Wales: the making of a nation'' * 1987–88

Conrad Russell Conrad Sebastian Robert Russell, 5th Earl Russell, (15 April 1937 – 14 October 2004), was a British historian and politician. As an academic historian, he worked primarily on 17th-century English history, having extensively written and l ...

, ''The Causes of the English Civil War'' * 1988–89 Barbara Harvey, ''Living and dying in England 1140–1540, the monastic experience'' * 1989–90

Paul Langford Paul Langford (20 November 1945 – 27 July 2015) was a British historian. From 2000 until late 2012 he was the rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, succeeded by Professor Henry Woudhuysen. Educated at Monmouth School and Hertford College, Oxfor ...

, ''Public Life and Propertied Englishmen, 1689–1798'' * 1990–91

Asa Briggs Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs (7 May 1921 – 15 March 2016) was an English historian. He was a leading specialist on the Victorian era, and the foremost historian of broadcasting in Britain. Briggs achieved international recognition during his lon ...

, ''Culture and Communication in Victorian England'' * 1991–92

David Underdown David Edward Underdown (19 August 1925 – 26 September 2009) was a historian of 17th-century English politics and culture and Professor Emeritus at Yale University. Born at Wells, Somerset, Underdown was educated at the Blue School and Exeter C ...

, ''A Freeborn People: politics and the nation in seventeenth-century England'' * 1992–93 P. H. Sawyer, ''Wealth in Anglo-Saxon England'' * 1993–94 F. M. L. Thompson, ''Gentrification and the Enterprise Culture: Britain 1780–1980'' * 1994–95 Paul Slack, ''From Reformation to improvement: public welfare in early modern England'' * 1995–96 James Campbell, ''Origins of the English state'' * 1996–97 Jose Harris, ''A land of lost content? Visions of civic virtue from Ruskin to Rawls'' * 1997–98 R. R. Davies, ''The first English empire: power and identities in the British Isles, 1093–1343'' * 1998–99 T. C. Smout, ''Use and delight: environmental history in Northern England since 1600'' * 1999–2000 Keith Thomas, ''The ends of life: roads to fulfilment in early modern England''

2000–2024

* 2000–01

Christopher Dyer Christopher Charles Dyer (born 1944) is a Leverhulme Emeritus Professor of Regional and Local History and a former director of the Centre for English Local History at the University of Leicester, England. He was appointed Commander of the Order ...

, ''An Age of Transition? Economy and Society in England in the Later Middle Ages'' * 2001–02 Peter Clarke, ''Britain's image in the world in the twentieth century'' * 2002–03

Quentin Skinner Quentin Robert Duthie Skinner (born 26 November 1940) is a British intellectual historian. He is regarded as one of the founders of the Cambridge School of the history of political thought. He has won numerous prizes for his work, including ...

, ''Freedom, Representation, and Revolution, 1603–51'' * 2003–04

John Maddicott John Robert Lewendon Maddicott (born 22 July 1943) is an English historian who has published works on the political and social history of England in the 13th and 14th centuries, and has also written a number of leading articles on the Anglo-Sax ...

, ''The Origins of the English Parliament'' * 2004–05

Marianne Elliott Marianne Phoebe Elliott (born 27 December 1966) is a British theatre director and producer who works on the West End and Broadway. She has received numerous accolades including two Laurence Olivier Awards and four Tony Awards. Initially de ...

, ''Religion and Ireland'' * 2005–06 John Morrill, ''Living with Revolution'' * 2006–07 Robert Bartlett, ''The Learned Culture of Angevin England'' * 2007–08 Ross McKibbin, ''Parties People and the State: Politics in England c.1914–1951'' * 2008–09 John Brewer, ''The Politics of Feeling in the Age of Revolutions, 1760–1830'' * 2009–10 David Bates, ''The Normans and Empire'' * 2010–11 Peter Lake, ''Bad Queen Bess? Libelous Politics and Secret Histories in an Age of Confessional Conflict'' * 2011–12 Roy Foster, ''Making a Revolution in Ireland, c.1890–1916'' * 2012–13 John Blair, ''Building the Anglo-Saxon Landscape'' * 2013–14 Susan Pedersen, ''Internationalism and Empire: British Dilemmas, 1919–1939'' * 2014–15 Steven Gunn, ''The English people at war in the age of Henry VIII'' * 2015–16 Christine Carpenter, ''The Problem of the Fourteenth Century: Politics, State and Society in England 1307–1399'' * 2016–17

Stefan Collini Stefan Collini (born 6 September 1947)COLLINI, Prof. Stefan Anthony
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, ''History in English Criticism, 1919–1961'' * 2017–18

Alexandra Walsham Alexandra Marie Walsham (born 4 January 1966) is an English-Australian academic historian. She specialises in early modern Britain and in the impact of the Protestant and Catholic reformations. Since 2010, she has been Professor of Modern Hist ...

, ''The Reformation of the Generations: Age, Ancestry, and Memory in England, 1500–1700'' * 2018–19 Mark Bailey: ''After the Black Death: Society, economy and the law in fourteenth-century England'' * 2019–20: Margot Finn, ''Family and Empire: Kinship and British Colonialism in the East India Company Era, c. 1750–1850''. * 2020–21:

Jane Ohlmeyer Jane Ohlmeyer, , is a historian and academic, specialising in early modern Irish and British history. She is the Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History (1762) at Trinity College Dublin and Chair of the Irish Research Council, which funds fr ...

, ''Ireland, Empire, and the Early Modern World'' * 2021–22:

Robin Fleming Robin Fleming is an American medievalist and a professor of history at Boston College. She was the president of the Medieval Academy of America for 2023-2024 and a 2013 MacArthur Fellow. She has written several books focusing on the people of Rom ...

, ''Dogsbodies and Dogs' Bodies: A Social and Cultural History of Roman Britain's Dogs and People'' * 2022–23: Colin Kidd, ''Peculiarities of the English Enlightenment: Ancients, Moderns and Pagan Pasts'' * 2023–24:

Alec Ryrie Alexander Gray RyrieThe Cambridge University List of Members up to 31 July 1996 (Supplement), University of Cambridge, 1996, p. 83 (born 20 August 1971) is a British historian of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity, specializing in the histor ...

, ''The World's Reformation''

From 2025

* 2024–25: Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, ''French in Medieval Britain: Cultural Politics and Social History, c. 1100-c. 1500''

References

External links

*Current Regulations for the Lectureship
Oxford University Statutes on Ford's Lectures
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