Barbara Yorke

Barbara Yorke
FRHistS
Born1951
NationalityBritish
OccupationEmeritus Professor
Known for
  • Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England
  • The Anglo-Saxons
  • The Conversion of Britain: Religion, Politics and Society in Britain, 600–800
Academic background
Alma materExeter University (BA, PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
InstitutionsUniversity of Winchester

Barbara Yorke FRHistS FSA (born 1951, Barbara Anne Elizabeth Troubridge)[1] is a historian of Anglo-Saxon England, specialising in many subtopics, including 19th-century Anglo-Saxonism. She is currently emeritus professor of early Medieval history at the University of Winchester, and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. She is an honorary professor of the Institute of Archaeology at University College London.[2]

  1. ^ Lavelle, Ryan; Langlands, Alexander (16 March 2020). "Introduction". The Land of the English Kin. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-42189-9.
  2. ^ "Who was King Alfred the Great?". BBC History. 23 November 2018.