Lorna Walker
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Lorna Walker | |
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| Other names | Lorna Esme Margery Walker |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
Lorna Esmé Margery Walker MBE was a British historian and an Honorary Senior Mediaeval History Lecturer at the University of St Andrews. [1] She had retired in 1991, and lived in St Andrews until her death in 2023.
Walker was born in London, but lived in Cape Town, South Africa, from 1940 until 1943. There she attended the Micklefield School. Walker later attended the Wimbledon High School for Girls in London.[2]
Education
In 1948 Walker began an Undergraduate degree in History and French at the University of St Andrews. During her studies she stayed in University Hall. Throughout her studies Walker received multiple prizes for her achievements, including the Miller and Low prizes.[3] In her final year she was a research assistant to Robin Adam in researching the historic papers of Dunrobin Castle.[2]
After graduating from St Andrews, Walker won a Carnegie Scholarship in Medieval History and began studying for a master's degree at London University (Institute of Historical Research in London). Her research focused on the relationship between local and central courts in England in twelfth and thirteenth centuries. She was supervised by John Goronwy Edwards and Theodore Plucknett.[2] Walker graduated MA with distinction.