Elizabeth Redgate Explained

Anne Elizabeth Redgate or A. E. Redgate was born in Lancashire and educated at Bolton School Girls Division and St. Anne's College, Oxford. Since completing her education, she has taught Early Medieval History as a lecturer at the Newcastle University.

Her 2000 book The Armenians covers the history of the Armenian people. It was well-received by reviewers. Hovann Simonian called it a "truly impressive" achievement that is "likely to become a valuable reference tool."[1] Robert W. Thomson wrote that it provides a "useful background for all those interested in the ancient and medieval worlds", calling it a "valuable book which fills a serious gap." He called it a "synthesis rather than original interpretation of the sources" and noted that "untranslated texts are rarely quoted." Thomson described it as the first "reliable general introduction to Armenian history in a single volume" since René Grousset's Histoire de l'Arménie des origines à 1071 (1947).[2]

Yannopoulos said it is an "interesting work, but only for the historical facts concerning the period before the 11th century."[3] Raymond Pearson praised the "many virtues" of the work, noting that the "authoritative scholarly narrative and expert analysis on display is never less than impeccably professional." He suggested that the author should have restricted herself to coverage of the first two millennia.[4] Dennis Papazian called it an "excellent book", describing it as "learned, objective, well argued, and eminently readable." He, too, noted that the post-11th century history is not well-covered.[5]

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  1. Simonian . Hovann H. . Hovann Simonian . Review of The Armenians . . 2001 . 64 . 1 . 112–112 . 0041-977X .
  2. Thomson . Robert W. . Robert W. Thomson . The Armenians. By A. E. Redgate. (The Peoples of Europe.) Pp. xix+331 incl. 14 plates, 3 figs and 22 maps. Oxford: Blackwell, 1998. £40. 0 631 14372 6 . . January 2000 . 51 . 1 . 116–201 . 10.1017/S0022046999243394 . en . 1469-7637.
  3. Yannopoulos . P. . Review of The Armenians (Coll. The Peoples of Europe) . Byzantion . 2001 . 71 . 1 . 278–280 . 0378-2506.
  4. Pearson . Raymond . Review of The Armenians . . 2000 . 115 . 460 . 170–170 . 0013-8266.
  5. Papazian . Dennis R. . The Armenians: Redgate, A. E.: Maiden: Blackwell 320 pp., Publication Date: February 1999 . History: Reviews of New Books . January 1999 . 28 . 1 . 35–36 . 10.1080/03612759.1999.10527783 . en . 0361-2759.