This book makes a selection of writings by the great medieval historian, Sir Richard Southern, available to the wider audience they deserve.

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• A collection of writings by the great medieval historian, Sir Richard Southern.
  
• Offers a fascinating insight into the beliefs and ideas that underpinned Southern’s work.
  
• Contains the series of reflections on medieval historical writing that Southern produced during his tenure as President of the Royal Historical Society.
  
• Also includes pieces on the nature of academic history, as well as Southern’s appreciations of other medievalists.
  
• Brings together texts that would otherwise be difficult to locate.
  
• Makes these writings accessible to the wider audience they deserve.