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Ian Mortimer is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and was awarded the Alexander Prize in 2004 for his work on the social history of medicine. He holds a Ph.D. in history and has penned four biographies, most recently 1415: Henry V's Year of Glory. He has also worked for several archive and historical research organizations in the UK, where he lives with his wife and children.

Ian Mortimer (born 13 March 1983) is a Canadian canoeist who has competed in the World Canoe Championships and trains with the sprint canoe national team of Canada. Mortimer is a member of the Rideau Canoe Club in Ottawa, Ontario, along with his brother Angus, who is also a national team member, but in kayaking.

Mortimer competed for Team Canada at the 2005 ICF Flatwater Racing World Championships, in Zagreb, Croatia, where his team finished fifth in the four-man 1000 meter event, four tenths of a second from the bronze medal, and ninth in the four-man 500 meter event. He has also won a gold medal at the Canadian Junior Championship (two-man 500 meter), and won a World Cup event in Rezice during the 2004 season.

Ian Mortimer (born 22 September 1967 in Petts Wood, England, UK) is a British historian. He was educated at Eastbourne College, the University of Exeter (BA, PhD) and University College London (MA). Between 1993 and 2003 he worked for several major research institutions, including the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, and the universities of Exeter and Reading. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.