Peter Linehan

[5][3] Linehan was born in Mortlake, London, the son of a brokerage clerk and a teacher, and attended St Benedict's School, Ealing.[6][8] He completed his PhD on "Reform and reaction: the Spanish kingdoms and the Papacy in the thirteenth century", under the supervision of Walter Ullmann.[6] This won the Thirlwall Prize and Seeley medal for 1970-1, and formed the basis for his first book, "The Spanish Church and the Papacy in the Thirteenth Century" (1971).[10][8] Linehan was influenced by Walter Ullmann, Christopher Cheney, Raymond Carr, Geoffrey Barraclough, and his tutor Ronald Robinson.[11][12] He became a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1971[6][13] and a corresponding member of the Real Academia de la Historia in 1996.
medieval SpainSt John's College, CambridgeBritish AcademyMortlakeSt Benedict's School, EalingWalter UllmannChristopher CheneyRaymond CarrGeoffrey BarracloughRonald RobinsonRoyal Historical SocietyReal Academia de la HistoriaAutonomous University of MadridZamoraGonzalo Pérez Gudiel