Alice Rio

Alice Rio
Born
Paris, France
OccupationsHistorian and academic
TitleChichele Professor of Medieval History
AwardsGladstone Book Prize (2009)
Philip Leverhulme Prize (2010)
Academic background
EducationKing's College London (BA, MA, PhD)
ThesisFrankish legal formularies, c. 500–1000 (2006)
Doctoral advisorJanet Nelson
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsNew College, Oxford
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
King's College London
All Souls College, Oxford

Alice Rio FRHistS is a French historian of early medieval Europe with particular interests in legal culture and slavery in Francia. A former professor at King's College London, Rio has held the Chichele Chair in Medieval History at the University of Oxford since October 2025. She is currently co-editor, with Matthew Kelly, of the journal Past & Present.