Dame Janet Nelson | |
|---|---|
 Nelson in 2019 | |
| Born | Janet Laughland Muir 28 March 1942 Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 14 October 2024 (aged 82) |
| Other names | Jinty Nelson |
| Spouse |
Howard Nelson
(m. 1965; div. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge |
| Thesis | Rituals of Royal Inauguration in Early Medieval Europe (1967) |
| Doctoral advisor | Walter Ullmann |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Medieval history |
| Institutions | King's College London |
| Main interests | Medieval kingship |
Dame Janet Laughland Nelson DBE FRHistS FBA (née Muir; 28 March 1942 – 14 October 2024), also known as Jinty Nelson, was a British historian and professor of Medieval History at King's College London.