Medieval Italy and city-states. Interview with Chris Wickham

Christopher "Chris" Wickham is a British historian and academic. On 6 July 2013, Wickham was appointed a company director of the Past and Present Society. He retains this position as of 2019. In 1998, Wickham was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA).

His main area of research is Medieval Italy – and more specifically Tuscany and central Italy – from the end of the Roman empire through to about 1300. His emphasis has largely been social and economic, though he has undertaken study into the legal and political history of the area as well. In 2005 his work Framing the Early Middle Ages: Europe and the Mediterranean 400–800 was published, which claims to be the first synthesis of early medieval European history since the 1920s. It is exceptional for its use of hitherto unincorporated evidence from both documentary and archaeological sources, as well as its bold use of comparative methods and rejection of national narratives.

In 2014, he was awarded the Serena Medal by the British Academy "in recognition of his reputation as a medieval historian of exceptional distinction who has transformed our understanding of the early medieval Italian world".

Website of the conference "City as a classroom":
www.conference-city.euasu.org
August 24-28 2020

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