ˌɔn sˈɪkstiːn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn, ʃiː mˈæɹid dˈɑːktɚ lˈaɪənəl hˈæɹi bˈʌtlɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, ɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl hˈɪstɚɹi æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv sənt ˈændɹuːz, ænd æn hɪstˈoːɹiən hˌuː hˈɛld fˈɛloʊʃˌɪps æɾ ˈɔːl sˈoʊlz ænd wʌz pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv ɹˈɔɪəl hˈɑːləwˌeɪ kˈɑːlɪdʒ.
On 16 October 1949, she married Dr Lionel Harry Butler (1923–1981), a professor of medieval history at the University of St Andrews, and an historian who held fellowships at All Souls and was principal of Royal Holloway College.