Lu Ann Homza is an American

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the st ...

and scholar of the intellectual history of

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

and early modern Europe. She is a professor at the

College of William and Mary The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III ...

and the school's former

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for Educational Policy.

Life

She graduated with a B.A. from Scripps College in 1980 and received an M.A. in 1981 and Ph.D. in 1992 from the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...

. Her main interest is the intellectual history of Spain and Italy from 1400 until 1600 and her main focus of research since 1998 has been the

Spanish Inquisition The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition ( es, Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición), commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition ( es, Inquisición española), was established in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs, King Ferdinand ...

Books

*''Religious Authority in the Spanish Renaissance'' (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000) *''The Spanish Inquisition, 1478–1614: An Anthology of Sources'' (edited and translated by Homza; Hackett Press, 2006)Reviews of ''The Spanish Inquisition, 1478–1614'': * *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Homza, Lu Ann 21st-century American historians Historians of Spain Intellectual historians College of William & Mary faculty Scripps College alumni University of Chicago alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Historians from California