Keith Edwin Wrightson, FBA, FRHistS (born 22 March 1948) is a British historian who specialises in early modern England.
Wrightson was born on 22 March 1948 in Croxdale, County Durham, England.
[3] His doctoral thesis was titled "The Puritan reformation of manners, with special reference to the counties of Lancashire and Essex, 1640-1660".
[4] Wrightson began his academic career as a research fellow in history at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge from 1972 to 1975.
[1] Wrightson was formerly the President of the North American Conference on British Studies.