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Professor Nigel Saul

Professor of Medieval History

Bio

Nigel Saul is Professor of Medieval History at Royal Holloway, University of London, and author of a biography of King Richard II (Yale UP, 1997) and a study of chivalry, For Honour and Fame. Chivalry in England, 1066-1500 (Bodley Head, 2011). In 2012 he was historical consultant to the BBC4 series, 'Chivalry and Betrayal: the Hundred Years War'. He is a member of the Magna Carta 800 Committee, which is co-ordinating activities to mark the Magna Carta anniversary.