About: Keith Laybourn

Keith Laybourn FRHistS FHEA (born 13 March 1946) is Diamond Jubilee Professor of the University of Huddersfield and Professor of History. He is a British historian of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century specialising in labour history and the working class in Britain. He has published extensively, and has authored over 46 books on subjects including women's history, social policy and administration, and policing. In 2012 he took over presidency of the following the death of the previous president, Eric Hobsbawm. He has also appeared on television, including Who Do You Think You Are? In 2016 he signed a public letter along with many other academic historians opposing Brexit.