David Peter Kirby

David Peter Kirby is a British historian and author, best known for writing about Anglo-Saxon history.

Biography
David Peter Kirby was born in the United Kingdom in 1936. He was a professor at the University of Liverpool from 1962 to 1993, and then a professor of history at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth from 1993 to 1996.

Writing
Kirby's published works include:
 * The Making of Early England. Schocken Books, 1967.
 * Saint Wilfrid at Hexham, ed. Oriel Press, 1974.
 * The Earliest English Kings. Unwin Hyman, 1991.
 * A Biographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales, edited with Ann Williams and Alfred P. Smyth. Routledge, 1991.
 * History and Tradition in Britain in the Early Middle Ages. 1996.
 * Marvels, Magic and Witchcraft in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Summerfield Press, 2005.
 * Days of Joy: Robert Hird at Home in Bedale. Summerfield Press, 2009.