Marcus Graham Bull

Marcus Graham Bull, FRHistS

Career Bull graduated from the University of London (B.A. in 1987 and Ph.D. in 1991). His thesis supervisor was Jonathan Riley-Smith. Later he worked at the Department of History of Royal Holloway and Bedford New College of the University of London (1991–1993) and the University of Bristol (Department of Historical Studies from 1993 to 2008 and the School of Humanities from 2008 to 2010). From 2010 he is the Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Professor of Mediaeval and Early Modern Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Bull primarily focused his research in the narratology of historical texts. He is an author of numerous books about the Crusades and the history of Christianity. Bull is a 'highly respected specialist on the crusades'. His most recent book Eyewitness and Crusade Narrative published in 2018. According to historian John France 'this is a stimulating book, but the methodology, while useful in the hands of a historian as learned as Bull, has grave risks'.

Selected publications