Background
Heather was born in Northern Ireland in 1960.
historian medievalist university professor
Heather was born in Northern Ireland in 1960.
He was educated at Maidstone Grammar School and New College, Oxford (Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy). Peter Heather, The Goths and the Balkans, Anno Domini 350-500 (University of Oxford Doctor of Philosophy thesis 1987).
He has held appointments at University College London and Yale University and was Fellow and Tutor in Medieval History at Worcester College, Oxford until December 2007. He joined the History Department of King"s College London in January 2008.