Anthony James Pollard (born 1941) is a British medieval historian, specialising in north-eastern England during the
Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487), known at the time and for more than a century after as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the English throne in the mid-to-late fifteenth century. These wars were fought bet ...
.
He is considered a leading authority on the field.
He is emeritus professor of the
University of Teesside
, mottoeng = Deeds Not Words
, established = 1930 – Constantine Technical College1969 – as Teesside Polytechnic 1992 – gained university status
, type = Public
, endowment = £0.23 m (2019/20)
, chancellor ...
. In addition to works on the Wars of the Roses, he has also written a general history of fifteenth-century England (2000) and books on
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is dep ...
(2004) and
Warwick the Kingmaker (2007),
Henry V Henry V may refer to:
People
* Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026)
* Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081/86–1125)
* Henry V, Duke of Carinthia (died 1161)
* Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (c. 1173–1227)
* Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (1 ...
(2014) and
Edward IV (2016). He has in addition edited collections of essays on fifteenth-century history and the history of the north-east of England as a region.
Selected works
* ''John Talbot and the War in France, 1427-1453''. London: Royal Historical Society (1983). .
* ''The Wars of the Roses''. Basingstoke: Macmillan Education (1988). .
* ''North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses''. Oxford. Clarendon Press (1990)
* ''Richard III and the Princes in the Tower''. Stroud: Sutton (1991). .
* (ed., with R. H. Britnell) ''McFarlane Legacy: Studies in Late Medieval Politics and Society''. Stroud: Sutton (1995)
* ''Late Medieval England''. Harlow: Longman (2000).
* ''Imagining Robin Hood: The Late-Medieval Stories in Historical Context''. London: Routledge (2004). .
* ''Warwick the Kingmaker''. London: Hambledon (2007). .
* ''Henry V''. Stroud, History Press, 2014.
* ''Edward IV''. Penguin, 2016.
References
1941 births
Living people
British medievalists
Academics of Teesside University
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