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William Hunt

1842–1931

A Victorian clergyman who became a respected historian, he wrote widely on the English church and England’s past. His work also helped shape major reference projects, including many Anglo-Saxon entries for the Dictionary of National Biography.

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The English Church in the Middle Ages

The English Church in the Middle Ages

by William Hunt

The history of England, from the accession of George III. to the close of Pitt's first administration, 1760-1801

The history of England, from the accession of George III. to the close of Pitt's first administration, 1760-1801

by William Hunt

About the author

Born in 1842, William Hunt was an English clergyman and historian. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Oxford, and served as vicar of Congresbury in Somerset from 1867 to 1882 before moving to London to work as a reviewer and contributor to the Dictionary of National Biography.

He wrote books including The Somerset Diocese, Bath and Wells, Bristol, The English Church in the Middle Ages, and The English Church, 597–1066. He also served as joint editor of Political History of England with R. Lane-Poole, showing the range of his interests from local history to broad national history.

Hunt was especially noted for his scholarly work on early English history: he wrote more than 200 Anglo-Saxon entries for the Dictionary of National Biography. He later served as President of the Royal Historical Society from 1905 to 1909. He died in 1931.