Publisher's Synopsis
This book makes a selection of writings by the great medieval historian, Sir Richard Southern, available to the wider audience they deserve.
- A collection of writings by the great medieval historian, Sir Richard Southern.
- Offers a fascinating insight into the beliefs and ideas that underpinned Southern's work.
- Contains the series of reflections on medieval historical writing that Southern produced during his tenure as President of the Royal Historical Society.
- Also includes pieces on the nature of academic history, as well as Southern's appreciations of other medievalists.
- Brings together texts that would otherwise be difficult to locate.
- Makes these writings accessible to the wider audience they deserve.
