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John Horace Round
1854–1928
A sharp, influential historian of medieval England, he helped bring stricter evidence and record-based research into genealogy and local history. His work on Domesday Book, peerage history, and the Victoria County History made him a notable scholarly voice of his time.
3 Audiobooks
The Commune of London, and other studies
by John Horace Round
Feudal England: Historical Studies on the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries
by John Horace Round
Geoffrey de Mandeville: A study of the Anarchy
by John Horace Round
About the author
Born in 1854 and educated at Balliol College, Oxford, he became known as a historian and genealogist of medieval England. He is especially associated with the close study of official records, family history, and the social structure of the Norman and feudal period.
He wrote important books including Geoffrey de Mandeville and Feudal England, and he also translated the Essex section of Domesday Book into English. He contributed to major reference works and historical projects, notably The Complete Peerage, the first Dictionary of National Biography, and the Victoria County History.
Modern historians remember him as an energetic and often combative scholar who pushed for higher standards of accuracy in historical research. His detailed work on medieval administration, landholding, and aristocratic descent left a lasting mark on English local history and genealogy.