Anthony Bedford Steel OBE (24 February 1900 – 3 October 1973) was a British historian, specialising in medieval England. He was a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, and principal of Cardiff University from 1949 to 1966.[1] Among his publications were a monograph on the reign of Richard II, as well as a biography of the 19th-century writer Robert Smith Surtees, titled Jorrick's England. He also translated Albert Sorel's L'Europe et la Revolution Francaise into English (as Europe and the French Revolution).[2]
Anthony Steel | |
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,_1960s_(cropped).jpg) Steel, c. 1950-60s | |
| Born | Anthony Bedford Steel 24 February 1900 |
| Died | 3 October 1973 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | British |
| Title | Principal of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, Wales (1949–1966) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Medieval English history |
| Institutions | |
| Notable students | A. Rupert Hall |
Publications
edit- Jorrocks's England: On the Works of Robert Smith Surtees (London: Methuen & Co., 1932).
- Richard II (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1941).
- The Custom of the Room; or, Early Wine-Books of Christ's College, Cambridge (Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons 1951).
- The Receipt of the Exchequer, 1377–1485 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1954).
References
edit- ^ Fox, Jessica S. (19 July 2005). "The story of my great grandfather". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ "Humanities and Social Studies Archives". Cardiff University. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
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