Michael Broers

Michael George Broers (born 1954) is a British historian. Broers is Professor of Western European History at the University of Oxford. He was Fellow and Tutor in History at Lady Margaret Hall from 2004 until his retirement in 2022.

Broers attended the University of St Andrews (MA, 1978) and the University of Oxford (DPhil, 1982). His doctoral supervisor was Richard Cobb. Prior to joining Lady Margaret Hall Broers taught at the University of Aberdeen, the University of Leeds and Kalamazoo College. At Lady Margaret Hall he served as the college's wine steward and tutor for admissions. He served as a historical advisor for the 2023 film Napoleon directed by Ridley Scott.

Broers has contributed to academic journals such as War in History, The Historical Journal and Central European History. He is on the editorial boards of the international journal Napoleonica La Revue, "an online review which aims to promote research in the history of the First and Second French Empires". Napoleonica La Revue, "published by the Fondation Napoléon, is academic, multidisciplinary, international and peer-reviewed".