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John Geoffrey Henry Hudson, (born 7 May 1962) FBA, FRSE, FRHistS is an English medieval historian and Latin translator. He is Professor of Legal History at the University of St Andrews and the William W. Cook Global Law Professor at the University of Michigan Law School. He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford (M.A. and D.Phil.) and the University of Toronto (M.A.).

Hudson specializes in Medieval (particularly Anglo-Norman) legal history. He is the author of Volume II of the Oxford History of the Laws of England (900-1216). He is also known for his monographs on the subject, especially on Anglo-Norman land law, as well as his edition, translation and commentary of the Historia Ecclesie Abbendonensis. In 2006, he gave the Selden Society lecture to mark the centenary of F.W. Maitland's passing. In addition to scholarly books, chapters, articles and lectures, Hudson has also contributed to The Times Literary Supplement.[1]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2014.[2] In 2016, Hudson was elected to the British Academy.[3]

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In a 2006 poll by BBC History magazine for "worst Briton" of the previous millennium, Hudson's nominee for worst Briton of the 12th century, the murdered Archbishop of Canterbury Saint Thomas Becket, came second behind Jack the Ripper.[4] The poll was dismissed as "daft" in The Guardian, and the result disputed by Anglicans and Catholics.[4][5] Historians had nominated one person per century, and for the 12th century John Hudson chose Becket for being "greedy", "hypocritical", "founder of gesture politics" and "master of the soundbite".[4] The BBC website also quoted Hudson as saying "Those who share my prejudice against Becket may consider his assassination ... a fittingly grisly end."[4] The BBC History magazine editor suggested most other nominees were too obscure for voters.[4]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Hudson, John (12 December 2008). "The Medieval Origins of the Legal Profession – Canonists, civilians, and courts". The Times Literary Supplement.
  • ^ "Professor John Geoffrey Henry Hudson FBA, FRSE - The Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  • ^ Peebles, Cheryl. "St Andrews professors elected to British Academy". The Courier. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  • ^ a b c d e Coughlan, Sean (31 January 2006). "UK | Saint or sinner?". BBC News. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  • ^ Weaver, Matthew (31 January 2006). "Asking silly questions". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
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