Trevor-Roper's brother, Patrick, became a leading eye surgeon and gay rights activist. Trevor-Roper was educated at Belhaven Hill School, Charterhouse, and Christ Church, Oxford, where he read first Classics (Literae Humaniores) and then Modern History. He got a first-class degree in Classical Moderations in 1934 and won the Craven, the Ireland, and the Hertford scholarships in Classics. Initially, both he and his brother intended to make their careers in the Classics, but Hugh became bored with what he regarded as the pedantic technical aspects of the classics course at Oxford and switched to history, where he obtained first-class honours in 1936. Whilst at Oxford, he was a member of the exclusive Stubbs Society and was initiated as a Freemason in the Apollo University Lodge.
trevor-roper's brother patrick became a leading eye surgeon and gay rights activist trevor-roper was educated at belhaven hill school charterhouse and christ church oxford where he read first classics (literae humaniores) and then modern history he got a first-class degree in classical moderations in 1934 and won the craven the ireland and the hertford scholarships in classics initially both he and his brother intended to make their careers in the classics but hugh became bored with what he regarded as the pedantic technical aspects of the classics course at oxford and switched to history where he obtained first-class honours in 1936 whilst at oxford he was a member of the exclusive stubbs society and was initiated as a freemason in the apollo university lodge