Professor of Medieval History (Cambridge)

The Professorship of Medieval History is a professorship in medieval history at the University of Cambridge. It was founded on 1 May 1937.^[1]

The professorship is assigned to the Faculty of History.^[1]

List of Professors of Medieval History

The following have held the chair:^[1]

• 1937–1942: Charles William Previté-Orton
• 1944–1946: Zachary Nugent Brooke
• 1947–1954: David Knowles
• 1955–1972: Christopher Robert Cheney
• 1972–1978: Walter Ullmann
• 1978–1988: James Clarke Holt
• 1988–1999: Richard Barrie Dobson
• 1999–2016: Rosamond McKitterick
• 2016–present: John H. Arnold