David Peter Kirby

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David Peter Kirby

1936
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David Peter Kirby is a British historian and author, best known for writing about Anglo-Saxon history.

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Biography

David Peter Kirby was born in the United Kingdom in 1936. He was a lecturer at the University of Liverpool from 1962 to 1966, and then a professor of history at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth from 1993 to 1996. [1]

Writing

Kirby's published works include:

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