McKisack, Professor May (1900–1981)

McKisack was a noted medieval historian whose volume as part of the Oxford History of England on the 14th century was the definitive introduction to this period.

 

Forenames:

May

Surname:

McKisack

Title:

Professor

Dates:

1900–1981

Institutions:

Oxford History of England
University of London (Westfield College, now QMUL)
University of Oxford (Somerville College)

Significant posts:

Professor of History, University of London (Westfield College)
Professor of Historiography, University of Oxford (Somerville College)

Contemporaries:

Clark, George

Themes:

Medieval history

Bibliography

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

Significant publications

• May Mckisack, The Fourteenth Century, 1307–1399 (Oxford, 1959)

Other reading

• J. N. L. Myres, 'May McKisack', in The Reign of Richard II: Essays in Honour of May McKisack, ed. F. R. H. du Boulay and Caroline Barron (London, 1971), pp. xiii-xvi

Back to the top