Regius Professor of History (Oxford)

The Regius Professor of History (until 2011, Modern History) at the University of Oxford is a long-established professorial position. Holders of the title have often been medieval historians. The first appointment was made in 1724. The term "Regius" reflects the origins of the post as a royal appointment, itself a recognition of the important influence of history.

The Regius Professor of History is ex officio a Fellow of Oriel College. Professor Lyndal Roper has held the Regius Professorship since 2011, the first woman (and the first Australian) to have done so.

Past holders (complete)

• 1724–1736 – David Gregory
• 1736–1742 – William Holmes
• 1742–1768 – Joseph Spence
• 1768–1771 – John Vivian
• 1771–1801 – Thomas Nowell
• 1801–1813 – Henry Beeke
• 1813–1841 – Edward Nares
• 1841–1842 – Thomas Arnold
• 1842–1848 – John Antony Cramer
• 1848–1858 – Henry Halford Vaughan
• 1858–1866 – Goldwin Smith
• 1866–1884 – William Stubbs
• 1884–1892 – Edward Augustus Freeman
• 1892–1894 – James Anthony Froude
• 1894–1904 – Frederick York Powell
• 1904–1925 – Charles Harding Firth
• 1925–1928 – Henry William Carless Davis
• 1928–1947 – Maurice Powicke
• 1947–1957 – Vivian Hunter Galbraith
• 1957–1980 – Hugh Trevor-Roper
• 1980–1989 – Michael Eliot Howard
• 1990–1997 – John Huxtable Elliott
• 1997–2011 – Robert John Weston Evans
• 2011–0000 – Lyndal Roper

See also

• Regius Professor of History (Cambridge)