Caroline Barron

{{short description|British retired medieval historian|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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Caroline Mary Barron {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} ({{née}} Hogarth; born 7th December 1939){{cite ODNB|id=99526 |last1=Goldman |first1=Lawrence |title=Barron, John Penrose (1934–2008) |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-99526 |accessdate=21 May 2019 |date=4 October 2012 }} is a British retired medieval historian. She is professor emerita in the department of history at Royal Holloway, University of London.{{cite web |title=Professor Caroline Barron |url=https://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/tutor/professor-caroline-barron |website=Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) |publisher=University of Cambridge |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=en |date=3 December 2015}} Barron's research relates to "late medieval British history, particularly the history of the City of London, the reign of Richard II and the history of women."[https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/history/staffdirectory/personalhomepages/carolinebarron.aspx Caroline Barron.] Royal Holloway, University of London. Retrieved 30 May 2015. She studied at Somerville College, Oxford.

Barron served as president of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society from 2008 to 2011. She was named president of the British Association For Local History in June 2016, succeeding David Hey.{{cite web|url=http://www.balh.org.uk/news/new-president-announced |title=New President Announced | British Association For Local History |publisher=BALH |date=2016-06-06 |accessdate=2017-03-03}}

Barron is an honorary fellow of Somerville College, Oxford and was former president of the Somerville Association.[https://www.some.ox.ac.uk/event/8890/ Exploring the Heritage of St Michael and All Angels Church, Great Tew], Somerville College, 18 June 2016

She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to education.{{London Gazette|issue=62666|supp=y|page=B10|date=8 June 2019}}