Nationality British Name Rosamond McKitterick | Fields Middle Ages | |
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Born 31 May 1949 (age 75) ( 1949-05-31 ) Books The Early Middle Ages, Charlemagne, The Carolingians and the w, History and memory in the Caroli, Carolingian Culture Similar People Joanna Story, Erik Kwakkel, Dorothy Whitelock, David Dumville | ||
Rosamond Deborah McKitterick (born 31 May 1949) is a British medieval historian, whose work focuses on the Frankish kingdoms in the 8th and 9th centuries, using palaeographical and manuscript studies to illuminate aspects of the political, cultural, intellectual, religious and social history of the early Middle Ages. From 1999 until 2016 she was Professor of Medieval History at the University of Cambridge.
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- Rosamond mckitterick on roman authority in early medieval europe
- Early life
- Academic career
- Personal life
- Honours
- Selected books
- References
Rosamond mckitterick on roman authority in early medieval europe
Early life
McKitterick was born Rosamond Pierce in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, on 31 May 1949. From 1951 to 1956 she lived in Cambridge, England, where her father had a position at Magdalene College. In 1956 she moved with her family to Western Australia where she completed primary and secondary school and completed an honours degree at the University of Western Australia. She holds the degrees of M.A., Ph.D., and Litt.D.
Academic career
In 1971 she returned to Cambridge University to pursue her career. She was a Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge and then became a Professorial Fellow of Sidney Sussex College.
Personal life
She married David John McKitterick, Librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge, and they have one daughter.
Honours
She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and an FRSA (Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts).