Christopher Thomas Allmand

Background

Christopher Allmand was born on April 18, 1936 in London, United Kingdom.

Education

Christopher attended Oxford University.

Career

Christopher was a Professor of Medieval History at the University of Liverpool until his retirement in 1998. Allmand is now Honorary Senior Fellow at the university. He has written a much-used monograph on the Hundred Years' War, a biography of King Henry V of England, and he has edited the seventh and final volume of The New Cambridge Medieval History.

Achievements

• Allmand has published several works that are deemed important contributions to the history of warfare and conquest and the social, political, moral, and psychological impact of warfare on both the conquerors and the conquered. His works are routinely praised for their readability, relevance to both students and scholars, and thorough grounding in contemporary documents as well as modern scholarship.

Works

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• book

  • Henry V (English Monarchs Series)
  • The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 7, c.1415-c.1500
  • The De Re Militari of Vegetius: The Reception, Transmission and Legacy of a Roman Text in the Middle Ages

• monograph

  • The Hundred Years War: England and France at War c.1300-c.1450 (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks)