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About Peter Coss
- Peter R.
- Coss is a British historian, specialising in the history of the English medieval gentry.
- He is currently Professor of Medieval History at the School of History, Archaeology, and Religion at Cardiff University, Wales.
- His research interests also include 12th- to 15th-century English social history and Italian history from the same period, as well as visual history/social display and literature and history.
- As of 2008, he is working on a comparative project between the English gentry and the nobility of Tuscany, and another on the foundations of gentry culture.
- Coss studied under Rodney Hilton.
- He is a member of the historical journal Past & Present, and also a former member of the council of the Royal Historical Society.
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