Council & Officers

Governing Body

The Officers and Members of the Council are the Board of Directors of the Limited Company and the Trustees of the Charity. The Officers and Members of Council for 2024-25 are as follows.

President

  • Alexandrina Buchanan, B.A. (hons), M.Sc., Ph.D., Dip. Arch. & R.M., F.S.A.

Vice Presidents

  • Sir David Wilson, M.A., Litt.D., Fil.Dr., Dr Phil., F.B.A., F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S. (1963-68)
  • Richard D.H. Gem, O.B.E., M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A. (1983-89)
  • Laurence J. Keen, O.B.E., M.Phil., F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S., M.C.I.f.A. (1989-2004)
  • Nicola Coldstream, M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A. (2004-2007)
  • Peter Draper, F.S.A. (2007-2010)
  • Professor Lindy Grant, M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S. (2010-2013)
  • Richard Halsey, M.B.E., B.A., F.S.A. (2013-2016)
  • Professor Sandy Heslop, B.A., F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S. (2016-2019)
  • Professor Julian Luxford, M.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S. (2020-2024)
  • Sarah Brown, M.A., F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S
  • John Cherry, M.A., F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S.
  • Professor Eric Fernie, C.B.E., B.A., F.B.A., F.S.A., F.R.S.E.
  • Rev’d Martin Henig, M.A., D.Phil., D.Litt., F.S.A.
  • William Filmer-Sankey, M.A., D.Phil., M.C.I.f.A., F.S.A.

Honorary Officers

  • Director: Jana Gajdošová, M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A.
  • Secretary: Richard Plant, B.A., Ph.D., F.S.A.
  • Assistant Secretary: Susan Nettle, M.Sc., M.A.
  • Treasurer: John Irving, B.A.
  • Membership Secretary: Ann E Hignell, B.Sc., B.A., M.A.
  • Journal Editor: John Munns, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S.
  • Reviews Editor: Costanza Beltrami, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
  • Editor Electronic Publications: Emma Edwards, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
  • Conference Secretary: Catherine Milburn, B.A., M.A.
  • Study Days Organiser: Sophie Kelly, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
  • Convenor Leeds IMC: Harriet Mahood, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
  • Publicity Officer: Richard Plant, B.A., Ph.D., F.S.A.
  • Web Officer: Róisín Astell, B.A., M.St., Ph.D.
  • Early Career Representative: Róisín Astell, B.A., M.St., Ph.D.
  • Student Representative: Sophia Dumoulin, B.A., M.A.

Council Members

  • Stacy Boldrick, M.A., Ph.D. (2023)
  • Eric Cambridge, M.A., M.A., Ph.D. (2022)
  • Ross Cook, B.A., M.C.I.f.A. (2023)
  • Jackie Hall, M.A., Ph.D., M.C.I.f.A. (2023)
  • David Harrison, M.A., D.Phil, F.S.A. (2021)
  • Sophie Kelly, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (2023)
  • Megan McNamee, M.A., Ph.D. (2021)
  • Deirdre O’Sullivan, B.A., M.Phil. (2021)
  • Naomi Speakman, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (2021)
  • Lucy Wrapson, M.A., M.A., Dip.(Cons.), Ph.D., A.C.R., F.I.I.C. (2022)

Past presidents

  • 1843 Lord Albert Conyngham
  • 1850 James Heywood, Esq.
  • 1851 Sir Oswald Mosley, Bt.
  • 1852 The Duke of Newcastle
  • 1853 Ralph Bernal, Esq.
  • 1855 The Earl of Perth and Melfort
  • 1857 The Earl of Albemarle
  • 1858 The Marquis of Ailesbury
  • 1859 The Earl of Carnarvon
  • 1860 Beriah Botfield, Esq.
  • 1861 Sir Stafford H. Northcote, Bt.
  • 1862 John Lee, Esq.
  • 1863 The Lord Houghton
  • 1864 George Tomline, Esq.
  • 1865 The Duke of Cleveland, K.G.
  • 1866 The Lord Boston
  • 1867 Sir Charles Rouse Boughton, Bt.
  • 1868 The Earl Bathurst
  • 1869 The Lord Lytton
  • 1870 Chandos Wren Hoskyns, Esq.
  • 1871 Sir William Coles Medlycott, Bt.
  • 1872 The Earl of Dartmouth
  • 1873 The Duke of Norfolk
  • 1874 Kirkman D. Hodgson, Esq.
  • 1875 The Marquess of Hertford
  • 1876 The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
  • 1877 Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, Bt.
  • 1878 The Earl of Hardwicke
  • 1879 The Lord Waveney
  • 1880 The Earl Nelson
  • 1881 The Very Revd Lord Alwyn Compton
  • 1882 The Duke of Somerset, K.G.
  • 1883 The Earl Granville, K.G.
  • 1884 The Lord Bishop of St Davids
  • 1885 The Duke of Norfolk, K.G.
  • 1886 The Lord Bishop of Durham
  • 1887 Sir James Allanson Picton
  • 1888 The Marquess of Bute, K.T.
  • 1889 The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham
  • 1891 The Marquess of Ripon, K.G.
  • 1892 The Lord Bishop of Llandaff
  • 1893 The Earl of Northbrook
  • 1895 The Duke of Sutherland, K.G.
  • 1896 Col. Sir Walter Wilkin
  • 1897 The Lord Mostyn
  • 1898 The Lord Bishop of Peterborough
  • 1899 Marquess of Granby
  • 1901 Dr Thomas Hodgkin
  • 1902 Lt-Col. Clifford Probyn
  • 1903 R. E. Leader, Esq.
  • 1905 M. J. Sutton, Esq.
  • 1906 Charles E. Keyser, Esq.
  • 1930 Francis Weston, Esq.
  • 1938 Dr A. H. Thomas
  • 1944 Dr Rose Graham
  • 1951 Lawrence Tanner, Esq.
  • 1957 Dr John F. Nichols
  • 1960 Dr Eric G. M. Fletcher
  • 1963 Sir David M. Wilson
  • 1968 T. S. R. Boase, Esq.
  • 1971 Professor D. E. Strong
  • 1974 Cecil Farthing, Esq.
  • 1977 Professor Peter Lasko
  • 1980 Professor Peter Kidson
  • 1983 Dr Richard D. H. Gem
  • 1989 Laurence Keen, Esq.
  • 2004 Dr Nicola Coldstream
  • 2007 Peter Draper, Esq.
  • 2010 Professor Lindy Grant
  • 2013 Richard Halsey, Esq.
  • 2016 Professor Sandy Heslop
  • 2019 Professor Julian Luxford