Anne Elizabeth Redgate or A. E. Redgate was born in Lancashire and educated at Bolton School Girls Division and St. Anne's College, Oxford. Since completing her education, she has taught Early Medieval History as a lecturer at the Newcastle University. Her book The Armenians covers the entire eventful career of the Armenian people occupying the most south-easterly outpost of Europe from their still-mysterious origins around 1165 BC until present day.[1]
Armenians (2000) was well-received by reviewers. Hovann Simonian called it a "truly impressive" achievement that is "likely to become a valuable reference tool."[2] Robert W. Thomson wrote that it provides a "useful background for all those interested in the ancient and medieval worlds", calling it a "valuable book which fills a serious gap." He called it a "synthesis rather than original interpretation of the sources" and noted that "untranslated texts are rarely quoted." Thomson described it as the first "reliable general introduction to Armenian history in a single volume" since René Grousset's Histoire de l'Arménie des origines à 1071 (1947).[3]
Yannopoulos said it is an "nteresting work, but only for the historical facts concerning the period before the 11th century."[4] Raymond Pearson praised the "many virtues" of the work, noting that the "authoritative scholarly narrative and expert analysis on display is never less than impeccably professional." He suggested that the author should have restricted herself to coverage of the first two millennia.[5] Dennis Papazian called it an "excellent book", describing it as "learned, objective, well argued, and eminently readable." He, too, noted that the post-11th century history is not well-covered.[6]