Curriculum Vitae. George B. Stow

1 Curriculum Vitae George B. Stow I. Personal Information Home Address: 1417 Saddle Lane, Chester Springs, PA 19425 Home Telephone: (610) 458-1151 Office Telephone: (215) 951-1097 E-Mail Address: GBSGeorge@aol.com II. B.A. M.A. Ph.D. Education: Lehigh University-Classics (magna cum laude) University of Southern California-History University of Illinois-History Dissertation: Historia Vitae et Regni Ricardi Secundi: A Critical Edition Ph.D. Fields: Medieval Europe Ancient Rome England to 1688 III. Academic Honors, Awards, and Grants Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Theta; Eta Sigma Phi NDEA (IV) Fellow : University of Southern California (1967) Woodward Wilson Dissertation Fellow (1970): University of Illinois; for research in England (British Library, Bodleian Library, Cambridge University Library) Joseph Ward Swain Prize (1970): University of Illinois; for best graduate paper in History Lawrence M. Larsen Award (1970): University of Illinois; for outstanding graduate work in English History La Salle University Summer Research Grant (1975); for research in England on Richard II in English Historiography

2 La Salle University Summer Research Grant (1985); for research in England on Richard II in English Historiography La Salle University Research Leave Sabbatical (1988); for research in England on Richard II and His Age American Philosophical Society Research Grant (1988); for research in England on Richard II and His Age American Philosophical Society Research Grant (1989); for research in England on Richard II and His Age Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; (1988) Recipient of the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, LaSalle University; (2003) IV. Employment History 1972-73: Instructor, History, La Salle College 1973-78: Assistant Professor, History, La Salle College 1978-83: Associate Professor, History, La Salle College 1983- : Professor, History, La Salle University V. Courses Taught Honors 121-22: Western Heritage History 150: Global History History 335-36: Greece & Rome History 338-39: Early & Later Middle Ages History 370: Special Topics - Women in History - Western Science - Roman Emperors - English Kingship - Renaissance Europe History 151: -World History: to 1500 History 251: -World History: 1500 to the Present History 480-81: -European History Seminar

3 VI. Professional Activities: Publications: Books 1. Historia Vitae et Regni Ricardi Secundi (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1977). 2. Patterns of World History, co-authored with Peter von Sivers and Charles Desnoyers, 1 st ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2012) 3. Patterns of World History, co-authored with Peter von Sivers and Charles Desnoyers, 2 nd ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014) 4. Patterns of World History, co-authored with Peter von Sivers and Charles Desnoyers, 3rd ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2017) Publications: Articles 1. The Vita Ricardi Secundi as a Source for the Reign of Richard II, Vale of Evesham Historical Research Papers, 4 (1973), 63-75. 2. Some New Manuscripts of the Vita Ricardi Secundi, 1377-1402, Manuscripta, 19 (1975), 107-15. 3. Thomas Walsingham, John Malvern and the Vita Ricardi Secundi, 1377-1381: A Reconsideration, Mediaeval Studies, 39 (1977), 490-97. 4. Bodleian Library MS Bodley 316 and the Dating of Thomas Walsingham s Literary Career, Manuscripta, 25 (1981), 67-76. 5. Richard II in Thomas Walsingham s Chronicles, Speculum, 59 (1984), 68-102. 6. Richard II in Jean Froissart s Chroniques, Journal of Medieval History, 11 (1985), 333-45. 7. Chronicles versus Record Sources: The Reign of Richard II, in Documenting the Past, ed. J.S. Hamilton and Patricia J. Bradley (London, 1989), pp. 155-76. 8. Richard II in John Gower s Confessio Amantis: Some Historical Perspectives, Mediaevalia, 16 (1993), 3-31.

4 9. Richard II: Leader and Tyrant, in Great Leaders, Great Tyrants, ed. Arnold Blumberg (Greenwood Press, 1995), pp. 276-82. 10. Richard II and the Invention of the Pocket Handkerchief, Albion, 27 (1995), 221-35. 11. Stubbs, Steel, and Richard II as Insane: The Origin and Evolution of an English Historiographical Myth, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 143 (1999), 601-38. 12. The Continuation of the Eulogium Historiarum: Some Revisionist Perspectives, The English Historical Review, 119 (2004), 667-681. 13. Richard II in the Continuatio Eulogii: Yet Another Alleged Historical Incident?, Fourteenth Century England, vol. 5, ed. Nigel Saul (The Boydell Press, 2008). Publications: Reviews 1. Louisa D, Duls, Richard II in the Early Chronicles (The Hague, 1965), in American Historical Review, 82 (1977), 78. 2. Wendy Davies, An Early Welsh Microcosm: Studies in the Llandaff Charters (London, 1978), in American Historical Review, 84 (1979), 1352-53. 3. James P. Carley, John of Glastonbury s Cronica: A Critical Edition, 2 vols, (Oxford, 1978) in Speculum, 55 (1980) 375-77. 4. Ronald C. Finucane, Miracles and Pilgrims: Popular Beliefs in Medieval England (Totowa, N.J., 1977), in The Catholic Historical Review, 67 (1981), 657-58. 5. Kathleen Hughes, Celtic Britain in the Early Middle Ages (Totowa, N.J., 1980), in American Historical Review, 86 (1981), 75. 6. Hans Eberhard Hilpert, Kaiser und Papstbriefe in den Chronica majors des Matthaeus Paris (Stuttgart, 1981), in American Historical Review, 88 (1983), 1050. 7. Michael Gervers, The Hospitaller Cartulary in the British Library (Cotton MS Nero E VI) (Toronto, 1981), in Canadian Journal of History, 17 (1983), 517-19. 8. The Westminster Chronicle, 1381-1394, ed. and trans. by L.C. Hector and Barbara F. Harvey, in The Catholic Historical Review, 70 (1984), 311-13. 9. J.S. Roskell, The Impeachment of Michael de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, in the Context of the Reign of Richard II (Manchester, 1984), in Manuscripta, 29 (1985), 125-127.

5 10. Louis Brewer Hall, The Perilous Vision of John Wyclif (Chicago, 1984), in The Historian, 47 (1985), 125-127. 11. Charles W. Brockwell, Jr., Bishop Reginald Pecock and the Lancastrian Church (Lewiston, N.Y., 1985) in Albion, 18 (1986), 647-49. 12. George P. Cuttino, English Medieval Diplomacy (Bloomington, 1985), in Speculum, 62, (1987), 667-670. 13. Chris Given-Wilson, The Royal Household and the King s Affinity: Service, Politics and Finance in England, 1360-1413 (New Haven, Conn., 1986), in Manuscripta, 31 (1987), 51-52. 14. James M. Powell, Anatomy of a Crusade, 1213-1225 (Philadelphia, 1986), in The Historian, 50 (1988), 410-411. 15. John Taylor, English Historical Literature in the Fourteenth Century (Oxford, 1987), in Speculum, 64 (1989), 771-75. 16. Charles T. Wood, Joan of Arc and Richard III (Oxford University Press, 1989) in Albion, 21 (1989), 618-20. 17. The Anonimalle Chronicle, 1307-1334, ed. Wendy R. Childs and John Taylor, (Leeds, 1991) in Speculum, 68, (1993), 1082-1083. 18. J.S. Roskill, Linda Clark, and Carole Rawcliffe, The House of Commons, (1386-1421), (Wolfeboro Falls, 1993), in Albion, 26 (1994), 121-123. 19. Chris Given-Wilson, ed. and trans., Chronicles of the Revolution, 1397-1400: The Reign of Richard II, (Manchester, 1993) in Speculum, 70 (1994), 146-148. 20. James l. Gillespie, ed., The Age of Richard II, (New York, 1997), in Albion, 30 (1998), 473-75. 21. Nigel Saul, Richard II, (New Haven, 1998), in Speculum, 74 (1999), 493-96. 22. Michael Hicks, ed., Revolution and Consumption in Late Medieval England, (Woodbridge, 2001), Albion, 35 (2003), 269-71. Papers Presented at Conferences (Select List) 1. Thomas Walsingham s Chronicle and the Vita Ricardi Secundi, 137-1390, at the First Annual Sewanee Medieval Colloquium, University of the South, Spring, 1974.

6 2. Thomas Walsingham, John Malvern and the Vita Ricardi Secundi, 1377-1391: A Reassessment, at the Ninth Annual Medieval Studies Conference, University of Western Michigan, Spring, 1974. 3. Richard II and Psychohistory: Clio Misguided, at the Tenth Annual Medieval Studies Conference, University of Western Michigan, Spring, 1974. 4. Revisionism in Medieval English History: The Case for Richard II, at the Annual American Historical Association Meeting, Pacific Coast Branch, University of California at San Diego, Summer, 1976. 5. Richard II and Robert de Vere: Royal Favoritism in Late Medieval England, at the Annual Conference on British Studies, the Claremont College, Spring 1979. 6. The Character of Richard II: Problems and Perspectives. Seminar Presentation at the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Bristol, Spring, 1979. 7. Bodleian Library MS 316 and the dating of Thomas Walsingham s Literary Career, at the Seventh Annual Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies, St. Louis University, Fall, 1980. 8. Richard II: From Reality to Ideal, at the Eighth Annual Sewanee Medieval Colloquium, University of the South, Spring, 1981. 9. Chronicles vs. Record Sources: The Reign of Richard II, at the Seventh Annual Medieval Conference, University of Western Michigan, Spring, 1982. 10. Richard II in Jean Froissart s Chroniques, at the Nineteenth Annual Medieval Studies Conference, University of Western Michigan, Spring, 1984. 11. Richard II in John Gower s Confessio Amantis: Some Historical Perspectives, at the Twentieth Annual Medieval Studies Conference, University of Western Michigan, Spring, 1985. 12. Richard II and the Historians, at the Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, Winter, 1985. 13. Chaucer s View of Richard II, at the Twenty-Second Annual Medieval Studies Conference, University of Western Michigan, Spring, 1987. 14. Richard II as Patron of the Arts, at the First Pennsylvania Medieval Studies Colloquium, at Penn State University, Fall, 1987. 15. Richard II s Interest in Music, at the Twenty-fourth Annual Medieval Studies Conference, University of Western Michigan, Spring, 1989.

7 16. Richard II s Interest in Science, at the Twenty-Fourth Annual Medieval Studies Conference, University of Western Michigan, Spring, 1992. 17. Richard II and the Invention of the Pocket Handkerchief, at the Twenty-First Annual Carolina Symposium on British Studies, Old Dominion University, Fall, 1994. 18. Richard II as Insane: the Origin and Evolution of an English Historiographical Myth, Plenary Lecture at the Texas Medieval Association meeting at Baylor University, Fall, 2001. 19. Some Revisionist Perspectives Concerning the Continuation of the Eulogium Historiarum, at the 37 th International Congress on Medieval Studies, University of Western Michigan, Spring, 2002. 20. Poor Richard II: Yet Another Alleged Hysterical Accident? in Session 534, History and Literature in Later Medieval England: A Session in Memory of James L. Gillespie, of the 37 th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 2-5, 2002). 21. On the Authorship of the Continuatio eulogii in Session 182, Lancastrian England: Essays in Honor of S.K. Walker, of the 40 th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 5-8, 2005). 22. Richard II in Seventeenth-Century Historiography in Session 561, Historiography of Later Medieval England, of the 42 nd International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 10-13, 2007). 23. The Society of the White Hart Twenty-Five Years On: Some Reflections in the session The White Hart Lecture of the 45 th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 13-16, 2010). 24. The Problem of the Authorship of the Continuatio Eulogii: Some Revisionist Perspectives in the session The White Hart Lecture of the 46 th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 12-15, 2011). 25. The Calamitous Fourteenth Century in England: All Doom and Gloom? in Session 452, Crown and Country in Late Medieval England, of the 48 th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 9-12, 2013). 26. Some New Perspectives on the Manuscript Tradition of the Saint Albans Chronicle in Session 455, Chronicles and Chroniclers in Late Medieval England, of the 49 th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 8-11, 2014). 27. The St. Albans Chronicle: Some New Perspectives, North American Conference on British Studies, November 11-13, 2016.

8 28. The Calamitous 14 th Century: Was It All Bad?, Leeds International Medieval Congress, 02-05 July, 2018. VIII. Administrative Experience Library Committee: (1973-76) Committee on Applicants to the Health Professions: (1975-present) Athletic Committee: (1976-1979) Faculty Senate: (1976-1979) President and Founder, La Salle College Phi Beta Kappa Club: (1977-1978) Faculty Development Committee: (1980-81) Chairman, Faculty Development Committee: (1980-81) Chairman, History Evening Division: (1980-81) Chairman, History Department: (1981-87) Tenure and Promotion Committee: (1981-85) Member, Governor s Commission of the Financing of Higher Education in the State of Pennsylvania (1984). Member, La Salle University s Campaign for the 80 s (capital funds campaign). Director, Graduate Program in History: (2004-Present)