Professor Anne Curry appointed Trustee to the Board of the Royal Armouries
Professor Anne Curry has been confirmed by Culture Secretary Maria Miller as one of five new Trustees to the Board of the Royal Armouries. The appointment is for four years.
Professor Curry, Dean of Humanities and Professor of Medieval History at the University of Southampton, currently chairs the Agincourt 600 Committee in conjunction with the Royal Armouries and has published extensively on medieval armies and battles. She was President of the Historical Association (2008-11) and has also been a Vice President of the Royal Historical Society (2006-9). She is a member of the Research Excellence Framework 2014 History sub-panel, and of the English Heritage Battlefields Panel.
Royal Armouries is the UK’s national museum of arms and armour, including artillery. The Collection is one of the largest of its kind in the world. The ‘Armouries’ started its life in 1338 at the Tower of London, which it still maintains.
Amongst the new Trustees joining Professor Curry are Andrew Burnett CBE, former Deputy Director of the British Museum; Jason Kingsley OBE, Co-founder, Chief Executive and Creative Director of Rebellion, an independent software company producing games and publications; Christine Mayer CBE, former Chief Executive for Her Majesty’s Courts Service; and Deborah Mills, currently Global Business Leader for Procter & Gamble brands at Saatchi & Saatchi.
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Professor Anne Curry BA, MA, PhD, FRHistS, FSA, FHA
Professor Anne Curry is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History
My special interest is the Hundred Years War, especially the battle of Agincourt, English armies and Joan of Arc. I was principal investigator on a major AHRC project which led to the creation of an on-line database of soldiers serving between 1369 and 1453 (medievalsoldier.org). On that website you can also find an Agincourt 600 section where I have put the results of my researches on English and French armies at the battle.
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