Anthony Steel (historian)

Anthony Steel
OBE
Steel, c. 1950-60s
Born
Anthony Bedford Steel

(1900-02-24)24 February 1900
Died3 October 1973(1973-10-03) (aged 73)
NationalityBritish
TitlePrincipal of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, Wales (1949–1966)
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineMedieval English history
Institutions
Notable studentsA. Rupert Hall

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]

Publications

  • 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

  1. ^ Fox, Jessica S. (19 July 2005). "The story of my great grandfather". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Humanities and Social Studies Archives". Cardiff University. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
Academic offices
Preceded by Principal of the University College of
South Wales and Monmouthshire, Wales
1949–1966 		Succeeded by


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