Life
Evans was born at Woodford, London, of Welsh parentage and is now Regius Professor of Modern History (Cambridge) at the University of Cambridge and President of Wolfson College. He applied for the distinguished Cambridge position, whereas his predecessors were chosen — marking a procedural change at Cambridge. Evans has also taught at the University of Stirling, University of East Anglia and Birkbeck College, London. Having been a Visiting Professor in History at Gresham College during 2008/09, he is now the Gresham Professor of Rhetoric.
Evans was educated at Forest School, Jesus College, Oxford (MA), St Antony's College, Oxford (DPhil) and the University of East Anglia (LittD). In a 2004 interview, he stated that frequent visits to Wales during his childhood inspired both an interest in history and a sense of "otherness".
Evans was knighted in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to scholarship.
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