Richard Abels

Richard Abels FRHistS (born 1951) is professor emeritus of history at the United States Naval Academy.[1] Abels is a specialist in the military and political institutions of Anglo-Saxon England.[2] He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (elected 1990).[3]

Selected publications
  • Alfred the Great: War, Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England. London: Longman, 1998.
  • Æthelred the Unready: The Failed King. Penguin Monarchs Series, Penguin U.K., 2018.
  • Lordship and Military Obligation in Anglo-Saxon England. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California, 1988.
  • The Normans and their Adversaries: Essays in Memory of C. Warren Hollister. Co-edited with Bernard Bachrach. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell and Brewer, 2001.

Podcast: "'Tis But A Scratch: Fact & Fiction About the Middle Ages" (2022)

References
  1. "Chivalry is a Medical Ethos that has evolved over time". nytimes.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  2. Prof. Richard Abels. United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. "Richard Abels". ias.edu. Retrieved August 11, 2017.


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