E. M. Rose

E. M. Rose (born 1959) is a historian of medieval and early modern England and a journalist, and the inaugural visiting scholar in the Program in Medieval Studies^[1] at Harvard University, best known for the book The Murder of William of Norwich. Rose worked as a producer at CNN for a decade prior to beginning a career as a historian.^[2] She has taught at Princeton University, Johns Hopkins, Villanova, and Baruch College.^[3]

The Murder of William of Norwich

E. M. Rose's first book, The Murder of William of Norwich: The Origins of the Blood Libel in Medieval Europe, published by Oxford University Press in 2015^[4] was reviewed^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]} as a landmark^[13] in the study of the history of the Blood libel, as the first detailed, academic investigation into the circumstances surrounding the 1144 unsolved murder of William of Norwich, the first historical incident to which the Blood libel can be traced.

The Murder of William of Norwich was recognized as a "Top Ten Book in History" by The Sunday Times (London)^[8] and received the 2016 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award of the Phi Beta Kappa Society for "a scholarly study that contributes significantly to interpretation of the intellectual and cultural condition of humanity.^[14]"

References

1. Harvard Program in Medieval Studies retrieved October 4, 2016
2. "Getting to the truth of blood libel". 21 November 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
3. "E.M. Rose". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
4. Oxford University Press: The Murder of William of Norwich retrieved October 4, 2016
5. Los Angeles Review of Books: The Mundane Origins of a Historical Drama by Irven M. Resnick, July 30, 2015 retrieved October 4, 2016
6. The Huffington Post: How Does Genocide Begin? A Review of 'The Murder of William of Norwich' by Joel L. Watts, August 10, 2015 retrieved October 4, 2016
7. Jewish Book Council: The Murder of William of Norwich review by David Sclar retrieved October 4, 2016
8. retrieved October 4, 2016
9. Moment: Book Review // Predecessor to 'The Protocols' by Jonathan Brent retrieved October 4, 2016
10. The Nation: The Origins of Blood Libel by Madeleine Schwartz, January 28, 2016 retrieved October 4, 2016
11. Literary Review (UK): Doubting Thomas by R I Moore retrieved October 4, 2016
12. Yale Alumni Magazine: The Murder of William of Norwich by Mark Oppenheimer retrieved October 4, 2016
13. The Wall Street Journal: A Crime That Echoes Through the Centuries by Ben Cohen, August 28, 2015 retrieved October 4, 2016
14. Phi Beta Kappa Society: 2016 Book Award Winners 2017-08-08 at the Wayback Machine retrieved October 4, 2016