In 1924 Charles Lethbridge Kingsford was elected a fellow of the British Academy,  which is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences, then, later on, was recognized "as our greatest modern authority on the history of the late 15th century".
In 1924 he was elected a fellow of the British Academy. The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. Kingsford was recognised at time of his death "as our greatest modern authority on the history of the late 15th century". 
