Robert Wilde is a historian interested in many periods; his professional specialty is early medieval Europe.

Experience:

Before joining About.com Robert reviewed historical fiction for the now closed www.whatamigoingtoread.com.

Education:

Robert has a BA in History and an MA in the interdisciplinary Medieval Studies from Sheffield University. His first dissertation was on portents and miracles in the work of Gregory of Tours, while his second was on the 13th century benefactors and purchases of Beaulieu Abbey.

From Robert Wilde:

Europe has a vast and complicated history with something to interest everybody, from the bloody and despotic to the refined and democratic. Whatever your interest in history, be it a passing phase to a full-time job, I hope to share my fascination in European history with you through this site.