Sir James Ramsay, 10th Baronet
Sir James Henry Ramsay, 10th Baronet, FBA (1832–1925) was a British historian and landowner, who produced a seven-volume history of England and an original study of the revenues of its kings.
Early life and family
Born on 21 May 1832 at Versailles, he was the son of the philosopher Sir George Ramsay, 9th Baronet (died 1871), of Bamff, and his wife Emily Eugenia, née Lennon (died 1885), daughter of an Irish captain.[1] He attended Christ Church, Oxford, taking first-class honours in classics in 1854 and in law and modern history the following year, graduating with a BA.[1]
Historian and later life
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Ramsay received honorary doctorates from the University of Glasgow and the University of Cambridge, and he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1915.[2] He died on 17 February 1925.[2] His daughters included the classicist Agnata Butler and the politician Katharine Stewart-Murray, Duchess of Atholl. His son James succeeded to the baronetcy.[2]
Works
- The Foundations of England, Vol. 1: 55 BC to 1066 (1898)
- The Foundations of England, Vol. 2: 1066 to 1154
- The Angevin Empire: 1154 to 1216 (1903)
- The Dawn of the Constitution: 1216 to 1307 (1908)
- Genesis of Lancaster, Vol. 1: 1307 to 1368 (1913)
- Genesis of Lancaster, Vol. 2: 1369 to 1399
- Lancaster and York, Vol. 1: 1399 to 1437 (1892)
- Lancaster and York, Vol. 2: 1437-1485
References
- ^ a b c G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Baronetage, vol. 4 (1900), p. 260.
- ^ The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed., Oxford University Press, September 2004). Retrieved 17 September 2019.
Further reading
- T. F. Tout, "Sir James Henry Ramsay, 1832–1925", Proceedings of the British Academy, vol. 11 (1924–5), pp. 479–485.