Barbara Harvey

Barbara Harvey
Born21 January 1928
Teignmouth, England
Died9 August 2025(2025-08-09) (aged 97)
Academic background
EducationSomerville College, Oxford (BA, BLitt)
Academic work
DisciplineHistorian
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh
Queen Mary University of London
Somerville College, Oxford
Doctoral studentsJohn Blair
Notable studentsRoy Strong
Alice Prochaska
Caroline Barron
Teresa Webber

Barbara Fitzgerald Harvey, CBE, FBA, FRHistS, FSA (21 January 1928 – 9 August 2025) was an English medieval historian and academic specialising in English monasticism with specific reference to Westminster Abbey. She was a fellow and tutor in history at Somerville College, Oxford from 1955 until 1993.