Maurice Keen
Maurice Keen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maurice Hugh Keen 30 October 1933 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 11 September 2012 (aged 78)[1] |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Subject | Middle Ages Medieval warfare Chivalry |
Maurice Hugh Keen
Life
Keen's father had been the Oxford University head of finance ('Keeper of the University Chest') and a fellow of
Keen's first success came with the writing of The Outlaws of Medieval Legend while still a junior research fellow at The Queen's College, Oxford, 1957–1961. He was elected a tutorial fellow of Balliol in 1961, retaining his fellowship until his retirement in 2000, when he was elected a fellow emeritus. He also served as junior dean (1963–68), tutor for admissions (1974–1978), and vice-master (1980–83).
In 1984, Keen won the Wolfson History Prize for his book Chivalry. The book redefined in several ways the concept of chivalry, underlining the military aspect of it.[2]
Keen was elected a Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
He appears in the 1989 fictional novel The Negotiator by Frederick Forsyth.[citation needed]
He was an enthusiastic governor of Blundell's School in Tiverton for many years, the school being linked to Balliol by a scholarship and fellowship foundation gift.[citation needed]
Selected works
- (1965) The Laws of War in the Late Middle Ages, Routledge & Kegan Paul
- (1967) A History of Medieval Europe, Routledge & Kegan Paul, ISBN 0-7100-2899-7
- (1973) England in the Later Middle Ages, London: Methuen, ISBN 0-416-75990-4
- (1978) The Outlaws of Medieval Legend Univ of Toronto Press, ISBN 0-8020-1612-X
- (1984) Chivalry, New Haven: ISBN 0-300-03150-5
- (1986) Some Late Mediaeval Views on Nobility: the Creighton Trust Lecture 1985, University of London, ISBN 0-7187-0760-5
- (1991) The Penguin History of Medieval Europe, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-013630-4
- (1996) Nobles, Knights and Men-at-arms in the Middle Ages, Hambledon Continuum, ISBN 1-85285-087-6
- (1999) Medieval Warfare: A History. Oxford University Press
- (2002) Origins of the English Gentleman, Stroud: Tempus, ISBN 0-7524-2558-7
- (2010) Chivalry, London : The Folio Society
See also
References
- ^ "Maurice Hugh KEEN Obituary: View Maurice KEEN's Obituary by The Times". Announcements.thetimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Paul Vitello: "Maurice H. Keen Dies at 78; Redefined Chivalry" The New York Times, September 25, 2012