Historiographer Royal (England)
# Historiographer Royal (England)

In England the office of Historiographer Royal, a historian under the official patronage of the royal court, was created in 1660 with an annual salary of £200 and a butt of sack.

## Historiographers Royal

Holders of the office included:

* 1660–1666: James Howell
* 1670–1689: John Dryden, simultaneously also poet laureate
* 1689–1692: Thomas Shadwell, simultaneously also poet laureate
* 1692–1714: Thomas Rymer
* 1714–1727: Thomas Madox
* 1727–1737: Robert Stephens
