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Nigel Saul


Born
in The United Kingdom
January 01, 1952

Genre
History


Professor Nigel Saul (born 1952) is a British academic who was formerly the Head of the Department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL). He is recognised as one of the leading experts in the history of medieval England.

Professor Saul has written numerous books including Knights and Esquires, The Gloucestershire Gentry in the Fourteenth Century (Oxford, 1981), and The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England (Oxford, 1997). His major biography Richard II (Yale, 1997) was the product of ten years' work and was acclaimed by P. D. James as "unlikely to be surpassed in scholarship, comprehensiveness, or in the biographer's insight into his subject's character".

Within Royal Holloway, Professor Saul is known for his some ...more

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Average rating: 3.62 · 397 ratings · 46 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors
Richard II
4.05 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1997 — 8 editions
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The Oxford Illustrated Hist...
3.51 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1997 — 10 editions
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For Honour and Fame: Chival...
3.88 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions
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The Three Richards: Richard...
3.26 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions
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Age Of Chivalry: Art And So...
3.25 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions
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A Companion to Medieval Eng...
3.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions
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The National Trust Historic...
3.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions
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St George's Chapel, Windsor
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3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions
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English Church Monuments in...
3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions
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Death, Art, and Memory in M...
2.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions
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