Historiographer Royal (England)

In England the office of Historiographer Royal, a historian under the official patronage of the royal court, was created in 1660 with an annual salary of £200 and a butt of sack.

## Historiographers Royal[edit]

Holders of the office included:

* 1660–1666: James Howell
* 1670–1689: John Dryden, simultaneously also poet laureate
* 1689–1692: Thomas Shadwell, simultaneously also poet laureate
* 1692–1714: Thomas Rymer
* 1714–1727: Thomas Madox
* 1727–1737: Robert Stephens

## Further reading[edit]

* Ham, Roswell G. (1935). "Dryden as Historiographer-Royal: the authorship of His Majesties Declaration Defended, 1681". Review of English Studies. o.s. 11 (43): 284–298. doi:10.1093/res/os-XI.43.284.

## See also[edit]

* Historiographer Royal (Scotland), created 1681 and still extant
* Historiographer Royal (Sweden)