Peter R. Coss is a British historian, specialising in the history of the English medieval gentry. He is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the School of History, Archaeology, and Religion at Cardiff University, Wales.[1] 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.[1] As of 2008, he was working on a comparative project between the English gentry and the nobility of Tuscany, and another on the foundations of gentry culture.[2] 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.[3]
Select publications
- The Origins of the English Gentry. Past and Present Publications. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (2003). ISBN 0-521-82673-X
- With Maurice Keen (eds.) Heraldry, Pageantry and Social Display in Medieval England. Woodbridge, Boydell (2002). ISBN 978-1-84383-036-8
- The Lady in Medieval England, 1000-1500. Stroud, Sutton (1998). ISBN 0-7509-0802-5
- The Knight in Medieval England. Woodbridge, Boydell (1993). ISBN 0-7509-0059-8
- Lordship. Knighthood and Locality. Past and Present Publications. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. (1991) ISBN 0-521-40296-4