Noël Denholm-Young (5 January 1904 – 30 June 1975) was an English historian. He was a Fellow and archivist of

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specialising in the political history of late medieval England. He worked as keeper of Western manuscripts at the

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, and later in the faculty of the University College of North Wales, Bangor. Among his publications was an edition of the chronicle '' Vita Edwardi Secundi''. He was born in Liverpool to John and Mira Denholm-Young.''Liverpool, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1906'' He matriculated at

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, in 1923. He gained a second class degree in history BA (1926). This became an MA and BLitt in 1930. He transferred to

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, where he was senior scholar (1928–30). The following year he was fellow by examination at Magdalen, and special election (1933–1946). Suffering from ill-health, he moved to UC of North Wales at Bangor to be senior lecturer. Magdalen has his archive papers of letters and correspondence.

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British medievalists Bodley's Librarians Academics of Bangor University 1904 births 1975 deaths {{UK-historian-stub