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About R. Allen Brown

Reginald Allen Brown (1924–1989) was a British medieval historian, specialising in the study of castles.

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“Few subjects in English history have been studied more and for longer than the Norman Conquest, and few have been more bent in the process by biased interpretations based upon unhistorical prejudices.”

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“I have happy memories of the Round Room at the Public Record Office in the 1950s, with the large fire occasionally made up by one of the supervisors, Allen Brown. His students from King's College later helped us at Richard's Castle; his rather assertive style made him a natural teacher and popular with his students.”
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Turner on R. Allen Brown 2 quotes

“R. Allen Brown might be classed as a military historian, but in the broadest possible sense. He restored military history to its place, recognizing that a state's military system is a fundamental aspect of its totality, not an isolated or unimportant sphere.”
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Speight on R. Allen Brown

“Allen Brown's work encapsulates the slow drift from military to symbolic interpretation [of castles].”

About R. Allen Brown

Reginald Allen Brown (1924–1989) was a British medieval historian, specialising in the study of castles.