Henrietta Leyser
This article is about the historian. For the plant biologist, see Ottoline Leyser.
| Henrietta Leyser | |
|---|---|
| Occupation |
Historian University of Oxford |
| Nationality | British |
| Subject |
Middle Ages History of women |
Henrietta Leyser is an English historian, specialising on the history of medieval England, in particular the role of women. She is an emeritus fellow of St Peter's College, Oxford.[1] She was married to the historian Karl Leyser (1920–92).
Leyser has contributed biographies to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Select bibliography
- (1984) Hermits and the New Monasticism: A Study of Religious Communities in Western Europe, 1000-1150, Macmillan, ISBN 0333325826
- (1995) Medieval Women: A Social History of Women in England 450-1500, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, ISBN 1842126210
- (2015) Beda: A Journey to the Seven Kingdoms at the Time of Bede, Head of Zeus, ISBN 9781781853870
Collaborations
With Samuel Fanous (joint editors):
- (2005) Christina of Markyate ; A Twelfth Century Holy Woman, London & New York: Routledge,
With Richard Gameson (joint editors):
- (2001) Belief and Culture in the Middle Ages: Studies Presented to Henry Mayr-Harting. New York: Oxford University Press.
References
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