Regius Professor of History (Oxford)

The Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford is a long-established professorial position. Holders of the title have often been medieval historians. The first appointment was made in 1724. The term "Regius" reflects the origins of the post as a royal appointment, itself a recognition of the important influence of history.

The Regius Professor of History is ex officio a Fellow of Oriel College. Professor Lyndal Roper has held the Regius Professorship since 2011, the first woman (and the first Australian) to have done so.

Past holders (complete)

 * 1724–1736 – David Gregory
 * 1736–1742 – William Holmes
 * 1742–1768 – Joseph Spence
 * 1768–1771 – John Vivian
 * 1771–1801 – Thomas Nowell
 * 1801–1813 – Henry Beeke
 * 1813–1841 – Edward Nares
 * 1841–1842 – Thomas Arnold
 * 1842–1848 – John Antony Cramer
 * 1848–1858 – Henry Halford Vaughan
 * 1858–1866 – Goldwin Smith
 * 1866–1884 – William Stubbs
 * 1884–1892 – Edward Augustus Freeman
 * 1892–1894 – James Anthony Froude
 * 1894–1904 – Frederick York Powell
 * 1904–1925 – Charles Harding Firth
 * 1925–1928 – Henry William Carless Davis
 * 1928–1947 – Maurice Powicke
 * 1947–1957 – Vivian Hunter Galbraith
 * 1957–1980 – Hugh Trevor-Roper
 * 1980–1989 – Michael Eliot Howard
 * 1990–1997 – John Huxtable Elliott
 * 1997–2011 – Robert John Weston Evans
 * 2011– – Lyndal Roper