author
Sir Richard Lodge
1855–1936
A leading British historian of modern Europe, he spent decades teaching at Glasgow and Edinburgh and wrote widely read books on English and continental history. Knighted late in life, he was known for making political history clear, orderly, and accessible.
1 Audiobook
The Close of the Middle Ages, 1272-1494, 3rd Ed.
by Sir Richard Lodge
About the author
Sir Richard Lodge (20 June 1855 – 2 June 1936) was a British historian born in Penkhull, Staffordshire. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and Balliol College, Oxford, and began his academic career at Brasenose College before going on to hold major university posts in Scotland.
Lodge served as Professor of History at the University of Glasgow and later at the University of Edinburgh, where he taught for many years. His work focused especially on modern European history and on England in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and he became well known for books that brought complicated political events into a clear narrative.
Beyond teaching and writing, he also contributed to the wider historical profession and was recognized with a knighthood. For listeners interested in solid, traditional history writing, his books reflect the scholarship of a respected early twentieth-century academic who helped shape how British readers understood Europe and England's past.