McFarlane, Kenneth Bruce (1903–1966)
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A medieval historian, McFarlane opened up the study of 15th–century England through his use both of new types of sources and by moving beyond the conventional constitutional narrative to a more complex analytical approach.
- Forenames:
- Kenneth Bruce
- Surname:
- McFarlane
- Dates:
- 1903–1966
- Institutions:
- Cambridge Medieval History
University of Oxford (Magdalen College) - Significant posts:
- Fellow,University of Oxford (Magdalen College)
- Influences:
- Namier, Lewis Bernstein
- Themes:
- Medieval history
- Biographies:
- Blackwell Dictionary of Historians
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Proceedings of the British Academy - Obituaries:
- Times
Bibliography
Personal papers
Significant publications
- Kenneth McFarlane, England in the Fifteenth Century: Collected Essays (London, 1981)
Other reading
- Colin Richmond, 'After McFarlane', History, 68, 222 (February 1983), 46–60
