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Rosalind Love, born on June 29, 1966, is a British historian and academic. She studies the Middle Ages, a period of history from about 500 AD to 1500 AD. She is a Fellow at Robinson College, Cambridge. Since 2019, she has been a special professor at the University of Cambridge. She teaches about Anglo-Saxon history and culture. In 2024, she became a Fellow of the British Academy, which is a great honor for scholars.

Early Life and Education

Rosalind Love was born in Chipping Sodbury, England, on June 29, 1966. She went to a private school for girls in Monmouth, Wales.

She studied ancient Greek and Roman history at St John's College, Cambridge. Later, she focused on Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic cultures. She earned her first degree in 1984. She continued her studies and earned her PhD in 1993. Her research focused on old Latin writings about saints from the 11th century.

Academic Career

In 1993, Rosalind Love became a Fellow at Robinson College, Cambridge. This means she is a senior member of the college. In 2000, she also started teaching at the University of Cambridge.

She was promoted to a senior teacher in 2008. In 2012, she became a Reader in Insular Latin. This means she is an expert in Latin texts from Britain and Ireland. From 2015, she was the Head of her department.

In 2019, she became the Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon. This is a very important role at the University of Cambridge. She studies and teaches about the Anglo-Saxon period in England.

Rosalind Love helps edit books and publications about medieval studies. She has written about the lives of saints and historical records from the Middle Ages. With another scholar, she studied an 11th-century text about King Edward the Confessor.

Personal Life

Rosalind Love married Nicholas Moir in 1998. He is an Anglican priest. They have two children together.