Rosamond McKitterick

Rosamond McKitterick, 77, died on June 13, 2026. Rosamond McKitterick was known publicly as a British medieval historian. Rosamond Deborah McKitterick (31 May 1949 – 13 June 2026) was an English medieval historian. She was an expert on the Frankish kingdoms in the eighth and ninth centuries AD, who used palaeographical and manuscript studies to illuminate aspects of the political, cultural, intellectual, religious, and social history of the Early Middle Ages. From 1999 until 2016 she was Professor of Medieval History and director of research at the University of Cambridge. She was a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College and Professor Emerita of Medieval History in the University of Cambridge. Public biographical listings identify McKitterick as a British medieval historian. This public record remains centered on McKitterick's work as a British medieval historian and the documented milestones of that career.