Anne Frances Sutton (3 November 1942 – 18 June 2022) was a British historian.

Biography

Sutton was a trustee of the Richard III and Yorkist History Trust since its foundation in 1985. Her research focussed on medieval English history, especially

Richard III Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Battl ...

and medieval women. She was elected as a Fellow of the

Society of Antiquaries of London A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societ ...

in 1984. She was also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. From 1979 until her death she was the editor of ''The Ricardian'', the academic journal of the

Richard III Society Ricardians are people interested in altering the posthumous reputation of King Richard III of England (reigned 1483–1485). Richard III has long been portrayed unfavourably, most notably in William Shakespeare's play ''Richard III'', in which R ...

. After graduating from

St Hugh's College, Oxford St Hugh's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. It is located on a site on St Margaret's Road, to the north of the city centre. It was founded in 1886 by Elizabeth Wordsworth as a women's college, and accepte ...

, where she earned her bachelor's degree, she was a professional actress.

Selected publications

*Sutton, A.F. and Hammond, P.W. 1984. ''The Coronation of Richard III : the extant documents''. St Martin's Press. *Hammond, P.W. and Sutton, A.F. 1985. ''Richard III : the road to Bosworth Field''. Constable. *Sutton, A.F. and Visser-Fuchs, L. 1997. ''Richard III's books : ideals and reality in the life and library of a medieval prince''. Sutton Publications. *Sutton, A.F. 2005. ''The mercery of London : trade, goods and people, 1130-1578''. Routledge. *Sutton, A.F. and Visser-Fuchs, L. (eds) 2009. ''The book of privileges of the Merchant Adventurers of England, 1296-1483''. Oxford University Press. *Sutton, A.F. 2016. ''Wives and widows of medieval London''. Shaun Tyas Publishing. *Sutton, A.F. 2021. ''The King's Work: The Defence of the North under the Yorkist Kings 1471-85''. Shaun Tyas Publishing.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton, Anne F. 1942 births 2022 deaths British historians Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Fellows of the Royal Historical Society Writers from Bury St Edmunds British women medievalists Alumni of St Hugh's College, Oxford