James France (* 1930 in Brussels – 31 August 2020) was a British-Danish businessman and historian of art and monasticism.
James studied at Oxford University, graduating with a Master of Arts degree.
The firm was sold in 1966, at which point France started a chain of toy stores.
[1] France returned to scholarship after retiring; his interest in the Cistercian Order had begun at Oxford.
[2] He received a doctorate in 2002 from the University of Roskilde, having written a dissertation on The Medieval iconography of St Bernard of Clairvaux c. 1135 - c.