Philippe Contamine


Philippe Contamine was a French historian of the Middle Ages who specialised in military history and the history of the nobility.

Life

Contamine was a president of the Académie [des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres|Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres], the Société de l'histoire de France, and the Societé des Antiquaires de France. He taught at the Université de Nancy, the Paris Nanterre University at Nanterre and Paris-Sorbonne University.
He was an officer of the Legion of Honour and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
He died on 26 January 2022, at the age of 89.

Select bibliography

Guerre, État et Société à la Fin du Moyen Âge. Études sur les armées des rois de France, 1337-1494 La Guerre au Moyen-Âge La France et l'Angleterre pendant la guerre de Cent Ans,.Guerre et Société en France, en Angleterre et en Bourgogne XIVe et XVe siècles Histoire Militaire de la France vol.1