Robert Knecht
Robert Jean Knecht (20 September 1926 – 4 November 2023) was a British historian, an expert on 16th-century France, and
Biography
The only child of French parents living in London, Knecht was educated at the French Lycée in London and the
In the 1950s Knecht travelled widely in Europe, often cycling, as tour leader for the Students' International Travel Association, based in the U.S. and the Ramblers' Association. In 1970 he turned his attention to French history in the sixteenth century and began research on the reign of the French king Francis I, producing the first serious work in English on that king in 1982. This he revised completely for the king's 500th anniversary in 1994. Since then he has published some twenty books on early modern French history.[1]
In 1977 Knecht formed a close association with a group of French art historians led by
Knecht's 2008 book, The French Renaissance Court, has been awarded the Enid McLeod Prize of the Franco-British Society for 2009. His recreations were listening to classical music, visiting art galleries and historic houses, architecture, travel and photography.[1]
Knecht died on 4 November 2023, at the age of 97.[2]
List of publications
- 1959: The Voyage of Sir Nicolas Carewe to the Emperor Charles V in the year 1529, edited from the British Museum manuscript (Egerton 3315, by .
- 1969: Francis I and Absolute Monarchy. London: Historical Association. 31 pages. ISBN 9780852780145.
- 1982: Francis I. London; New York; Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. 480 pages. ISBN 9780521243445.
- 1984: French Renaissance Monarchy: Francis I and Henry II. London: Longman. 123 pages. OCLC 473967939.
- 1996: French Renaissance Monarchy: Francis I and Henry II, second edition. London; New York: Longman. 145 pages. ISBN 9780582287075.
- 1996: French Renaissance Monarchy: Francis I and Henry II, second edition. London; New York: Longman. 145 pages.
- 1989: The French Wars of Religion, 1559–1599. London; New York: Longman. 153 pages. OCLC 8162336543.
- 1991: Richelieu. London; New York: Longman. 259 pages. ISBN 9780582080157.
- 1994: Renaissance Warrior and Patron: The Reign of Francis I [expanded and revised version of Francis I]. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press. 612 pages. .
- 1998: Un prince de la Renaissance. François Ier et son royaume, translated into French by Patrick Hersant. Paris: Fayard. ISBN 9782213600857, 9782213600857.
- 1998: Un prince de la Renaissance. François Ier et son royaume, translated into French by Patrick Hersant. Paris: Fayard.
- 1996: The Rise and Fall of Renaissance France, 1483–1610. London: Fontana. 668 pages. ISBN 9780002556798.
- 2001: The Rise and Fall of Renaissance France, 1483–1610, second edition. Oxford; Malden, MA: Blackwell. 591 pages. ISBN 9780631227298.
- 2001: The Rise and Fall of Renaissance France, 1483–1610, second edition. Oxford; Malden, MA: Blackwell. 591 pages.
- 1997: Catherine de' Medici. Harlow: Addison Wesley Longman Higher Education. 340 pages. ISBN 9780582082410, 9780582082427.
- 2003: Catherine De Médicis (1519–1589), translated into French by Sarah Leclerq. Brussels: Le Cri. 346 pages. ISBN 9782871063179.
- 2003: Catherine De Médicis (1519–1589), translated into French by Sarah Leclerq. Brussels: Le Cri. 346 pages.
- 2000: The French Civil Wars, 1562–1598. Harlow: Longman. 341 pages. ISBN 9780582095489.
- 2002: The French Religious Wars, 1562–1598. Oxford: Osprey Publishing Limited. 95 pages. ISBN 9781841763958.
- 2004: The Valois: Kings of France 1328–1589. London: Bloomsbury Academic. 276 pages. .
- 2007: The Valois: Kings of France 1328–1589, second edition. London: Hambledon Continuum. 276 pages. ISBN 9781852855222.
- 2007: The Valois: Kings of France 1328–1589, second edition. London: Hambledon Continuum. 276 pages.
- 2008: The French Renaissance Court, 1483–1589, New Haven; London: Yale University Press. 415 pages. ISBN 9780300118513.
- 2014: Hero or Tyrant? Henry III, King of France, 1574–89, Ashgate, ISBN 9781472429308.
References
- ^ a b c d e A profile at Random House
- ^ Potter, David. "Robert Knecht, Francis I and the History of the French Court". Academia. Retrieved 10 November 2023.