Barbara Hanawalt

Barbara Ann Hanawalt (born 4 March 1941) is an American historian and bestselling author. She specializes in English medieval social history.

Life

She was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Her father was a university professor and her mother was a schoolteacher.[1]

Career

She received her bachelor's degree from Douglass College in 1963, a master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1964, and a Ph.D., also from the University of Michigan, in 1970.[1]

She taught for a number of years at Indiana University and the University of Minnesota. She finally arrived at the Ohio State University as the King George III Chair of British History in 1999.[2]

Awards

She was named fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin and the Center for Advanced Studies at Princeton University.[1]

Bibliography

Some of her notable books are:[2]

  • The Middle Ages: An Illustrated History
  • The Ties That Bound: Peasant Families in Medieval England
  • The European World, 400-1450
  • Growing Up in Medieval London: The Experience of Childhood in History
  • The Wealth of Wives: Women, Law, and Economy in Late Medieval London
  • Of Good and Ill Repute: Gender and Social Control in Medieval England
  • Crime and Conflict in English Communities, 1300–1348
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References
  1. "Hanawalt, Barbara A. (1941–) - History of Medieval England - University, College, Center, and Studies - JRank Articles". encyclopedia.jrank.org. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  2. "Barbara A. Hanawalt | Department of History". history.osu.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
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