Cam, Professor Helen Maud (1885–1968)

A leading medieval historian whose work encompassed the influence of continental and North American thinking, Cam was also innovative in her use of local sources for this period.

Forenames:

Helen Maud

Surname:

Cam

Title:

Professor

Honours:

CBE

Dates:

1885–1968

Institutions:

Harvard University
International Commission for the History of Representative and Parliamentary Institutions
Royal Holloway, University of London
University of Cambridge (Girton College)

Significant posts:

Zemurray Radcliffe Professor in History, Harvard University

Influences:

Maitland, Frederic William
Stubbs, William
Vinogradoff, Paul

Themes:

Medieval history
Political history

Biographies:

Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Proceedings of the British Academy

Obituaries:

Times

Bibliography

• Bibliography from Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)

Personal papers

• National Register of Archives

Significant publications

• Helen Cam, Historical Novels (London, 1961)
• Helen Cam, Law Finders and Law Makers in Medieval England (London, 1963)

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