James Tait
Professor James Tait FBA (1863-1944) was a medieval historian and author. He was Professor of Ancient and Medieval History at Manchester University and played a key role in the development of the Manchester History School, retiring in 1919 to concentrate on research into local and regional medieval history, especially municipal history. He produced seminal works on medieval boroughs, published editions of many cartularies and contributed extensively to the Dictionary of National Biography and the VCH.
