Background
Du, Francis Robin Houssemayne was born on December 19, 1920 in Kent. Son of the late Philip Du Boulay and Mercy Friend.
Du, Francis Robin Houssemayne was born on December 19, 1920 in Kent. Son of the late Philip Du Boulay and Mercy Friend.
Christ’s Hospital. Horsham, Phillips Academy, Andover Massachusetts, Balliol College, Oxford.
Served in Friends Ambulance Unit, then as junior officer in Resident Advisor Appointed lecturer in History, Bedford College, London 1947-1960. Professor, of Medieval History 1960-1982, Emeritus Professor since 1982.
Honorary Secretary Royal Historical Society 1960-1965.
Married Cecilia (Celia) Burnell Matthews in 1948.