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Full Name Nancy Margaret Edwards Title Professor of Medieval Archaeology Alma mater University of LiverpoolDurham University Sub discipline Medieval archaeologyArchaeology of BritainArchaeology of IrelandEarly medieval WalesMedieval inscribed stones and stone sculptureEarly medieval churchHistory of archaeology Books A Corpus of Early Medieval Inscribed Stones and Stone Sculpture in Wales: South-West Wales | ||
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Nancy Margaret Edwards, FSA, FBA, FLSW (born 8 January 1954) is a British archaeologist and academic, who specialises in medieval archaeology and ecclesiastical history. Since 2008, she has been Professor of Medieval Archaeology at Bangor University.
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- Kimbell caravaggio and his followers in rome nancy edwards interview december 15 2011 episode 128
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- Early life and education
- Academic career
- Personal life
- Honours
- Selected works
- References
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Early life and education
Edwards was born on 8 January 1954 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. She was educated at Portsmouth High School, an all-girls independent school in Southsea, Portsmouth. She then studied archaeology, ancient history, and medieval history at the University of Liverpool, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1976. She undertook postgraduate research in archaeology at Durham University, and completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1982.
Academic career
Edwards has spent all he academic career at Bangor University (or its predecessors University College of North Wales and University of Wales, Bangor). She was a lecturer from 1979 to 1992, a senior lecturer from 1992 to 1999, and a reader from 1999 to 2008. In 2008, she was appointed Professor of Medieval Archaeology. In addition to her full-time positions at Bangor, she has held a number of temporary visiting appointments: she was a visiting fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge in 1991, was the O'Donnell Lecturer in Celtic Studies at the University of Oxford in 1999/2000 (lecturing on "Early Medieval Stones and Stone Sculpture in Wales: Context and Connections"), and a visiting fellow at All Souls College, Oxford in 2007.
Personal life
In 1983, Edwards married Anthony Huw Pryce. Together they have one son.
Honours
On 4 May 1989, Edwards was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA). In 2012, she was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW). In July 2016, she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the UK's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences.