Historiographer Royal (England)
In England the office of Historiographer Royal, a historian under the official patronage of the royal court, was created in 1660 with an annual salary of £200 and a butt of sack.
Historiographers Royal
Holders of the office included:
- 1660 – 1666: James Howell
- 1670 – 1689: John Dryden, simultaneously also poet laureate
- 1689 – 1692: Thomas Shadwell, simultaneously also poet laureate
- 1692 – 1714: Thomas Rymer
- 1714 – 1727: Thomas Madox
- 1727 – 1737: Robert Stephens
Further reading
- Roswell G. Ham (1935), Dryden as Historiographer Royal, The Review of English Studies os-XI(43):284-298 doi:10.1093/res/os-XI.43.284
See also
- Historiographer Royal (Scotland), created 1681 and still extant
- Historiographer Royal (Sweden)