David Richard Keddie

Background

Bates, David Richard was born on April 30, 1945 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. Son of Jack and Violet Anne Bates.

Education

Bachelor, University Exeter, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Exeter, 1970. Honorary Doctor(honorary), University Caen, France, 2000.

Career

Research assistant Imperial War Museum, London, 1969—1971. University of Wales fellow Cardiff University, 1971—1973, lecturer to senior lecturer and reader in history, 1973—1994. Edwards professor medieval history University Glasgow, 1994—2003.

Director Institute History Research University London, since 2003. Visiting professor Ecole Des Chartes, Paris, 1999. Visiting fellow Trinity College, Cambridge, England, 2002—2003.

Fellow Institute of Contemporary Scotland, since 2000. Visiting professor Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris, 2003.

Works

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  • William the Conqueror

    ( William the Conqueror was a formidable personality, who...)

  • A Bibliography of Domesday Book

    ('Few scholars of the period will browse through this esse...)

  • Normandy Before 1066

    (This book is a comprehensive history of Normandy before 1...)

Membership

Fellow: Society of the Antiquaries of London, Royal History Society.

Connections

Married Helen Mary Fryer, September 4, 1971. Children: Jonathan Edward, Rachel Emily.

Father:

Jack Bates

Mother:

Violet Anne Bates

Spouse:

Helen Mary Fryer

child:

Jonathan Edward Bates

child:

Rachel Emily Bates