Editing William Camden (section)

==Legacy==
Camden's ''Britannia'' remained a standard and highly regarded authority for many years after his death. A lightly revised edition of Holland's 1610 translation was published in 1637. A new and greatly expanded translation, edited by [[Edmund Gibson]], was published in 1695, and was reissued in revised editions in 1722, 1753 and 1772. Yet another new and further expanded translation by [[Richard Gough (antiquarian)|Richard Gough]] was published in 1789, followed by a second edition in 1806.<ref name="Piggott"/><ref>Harris 2015, p. 281.</ref> In an address given in 1986, marking the original publication's 400th anniversary, George Boon commented that the work "still fundamentally colours the way in which we, as antiquaries, look at our country".<ref>Boon 1987, p. 1.</ref>

Hitherto hidden censored passages in the ''Annales'' which became readable in 2023 may significantly change modern interpretations of Queen Elizabeth's reign.<ref name=alberge/>

[[File:The William Camden Pub, Bexleyheath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|The William Camden, a pub in [[Bexleyheath]], several miles from [[Chislehurst]], Kent, where Camden lived in later life]]

The lectureship in history at Oxford endowed by Camden survives as the [[Camden Professor of Ancient History]]. Since 1877 it has been attached to [[Brasenose College]], and since 1910 has been limited to Roman history.

The [[Camden Society]], named after Camden, was a [[text publication society]] founded in 1838 to publish early historical and literary materials. In 1897 it was absorbed into the [[Royal Historical Society]], which continues to publish texts in what are now known as the Camden Series.

The [[Cambridge Camden Society]], which also took its name from Camden, was a learned society founded in 1839 by undergraduates at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] to promote the study of [[Gothic (architecture)|Gothic architecture]]. In 1845 it moved to London, where it became known as the Ecclesiological Society, and was highly influential in the development of the 19th-century [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic revival]].

After Camden's death, his former home at Chislehurst became known as Camden Place. In the 18th century, it was acquired by Sir [[Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden|Charles Pratt]], [[Chief Justice of the Common Pleas]] and later [[Lord Chancellor]], who in 1765 was elevated to the peerage with the title Baron Camden, of Camden Place. In 1786 he was created Earl Camden, and in 1812 his son became [[Marquess Camden]]. The family owned and developed land to the north of London, and so, by this circuitous route, William Camden's name survives in the names of [[Camden Town]] and the [[London Borough of Camden]].