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Steve Boardman

b. 1963

British historian

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About Steve Boardman

Born 1963. Steve Boardman is a historian and docent.

Stephen I. Boardman, FRHistS, is a Scottish medieval historian. A graduate of the University of St Andrews, he held the Glenfiddich Research Fellowship and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship of the British Academy at St Andrews before being appointed Mackie Lecturer in History at the University of Aberdeen in 1995. He subsequently moved to the University of Edinburgh, where he is now Professor of Medieval Scottish History. Boardman's work focuses on kingship and the nobility in the later Middle Ages, and he has completed work on Scottish kings Robert II and Robert III, as well as Clan Campbell. The former is the only work to deal specifically with those monarchs.

Select bibliography The Early Stewart Kings: Robert II and Robert III, 1371-1406. Tuckwell Press. 1996 Editor. The Exercise of Power in Scotland, 1250-1500. Four Courts Press. 2003 'Survival and revival: late medieval Scotland' – J. Wormald (editor), The Oxford Illustrated History of Scotland. Oxford University Press. 2005 The Campbells, 1250-1500. Birlinn Press. 2005 'The Gaelic world and the early Stewart court' – D. Broun and M. MacGregor (editors), Miorun Mor nan Gall, The Great Ill-Will of the Lowlander: Lowland Perceptions of the Scottish Highlands. Stornoway. 2006

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Important facts

Born
1963, Dunfermline
Birth century
Occupation
Education
University of St Andrews
Employers
University of Aberdeen, University of Edinburgh
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Also known as
Stephen I. Boardman

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Steve Boardman?

British historian (1963-)

When was Steve Boardman born?

Steve Boardman was born in 1963 in Dunfermline.

What is Steve Boardman's occupation?

Steve Boardman is a historian and docent.

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· Wikipedia: Steve Boardman

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