Ford Lectures

Ford Lectures

The Ford Lectures are a prestigious series of public lectures given annually in English or British History by a distinguished historian. Known commonly as "The Ford Lectures," they are properly titled "Ford's Lectures in British History" and they are given by a scholar elected to be "Ford's Lecturer in British History" for a period of one year at Oxford University. The series, given in Michaelmas or Hilary terms consists of at least six lectures, which are usually published as a book.

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