11:41, 6 April 2024Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
J. P. T. Bury(
←Created page with ''''John Patrick Tuer Bury''' (30 July 1908 – 10 November 1987) was a British historian of modern France.<ref name="Times">'Dr J. P. T. Bury', ''The Times'' (13 November 1987), p. 18.</ref><ref name="Cambridge">'[https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/agents/people/8897 Bury, John Patrick Tuer, 1908-1987 (historian)]', University of Cambridge. Retrieved 6 April 2024.</ref> He was born in
Trumpington to
Robert Gregg Bury and educated at Marlborough...')
19:37, 4 April 2024Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Richard Storry(
←Created page with ''''Richard Storry''' (20 October 1913 – 19 February 1982) was a British
Japanologist.<ref>Dorothie Storry, ''Second Country: The Story of Richard Storry and Japan, 1913–1982: A Biography'' (P. Norbury, 1986), p. 13.</ref><ref>Ian Nish, 'Richard Storry and Japanese Studies in Europe', in Richard Storry, ''Collected Writings of Richard Storry'', ed. Ian Nish (Japan Library and Edition Synapse, 2002), p. 16.</ref><ref name="Times">'Professor Richard St...')Tag: Disambiguation links added
15:09, 31 March 2024Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Élie Bois(
←Created page with ''''Élie Joseph Bois''' (1878–1941) was a French journalist who was editor of the newspaper ''
Le Petit Parisien'' for 25 years.<ref>Mary Lynn Stewart, ''Gender, Generation, and Journalism in France, 1910–1940'' (Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2018), p. 79.</ref><ref name="Times">'M. Elie Bois', ''The Times'' (29 April 1941), p. 7.</ref> Bois's speciality was international relations and he attended the League of Nations Asse...')
16:19, 30 March 2024Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Joseph Burke (art historian)(
←Created page with ''''Sir Joseph Terence Burke''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE|KBE}} (14 July 1913 – 25 March 1992) was a British art historian.<ref name="Grishin">
Sasha Grishin, 'Obituary', ''ANU Reporter'', Volume 23, No. 6 (13 May 1992), p. 11.</ref><ref name="Smith">
Bernard Smith, 'Sir Joseph Burke 1913–1992', ''The Australian Academy of the Humanities Proceedings 1992'' (1993), pp. 47-49.</ref> He was born in Ealing, London a...')
22:17, 18 December 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Émile Doumergue(
←Created page with ''''Émile Doumergue''' (1844 – 1937) was a French scholar of
John Calvin who wrote the seven volume ''John Calvin: The Man and His Times'', which was published between 1899 and 1927.<ref name="Gordon">Bruce Gordon, ''John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion: A Biography'' (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016), p. 100.</ref><ref>Patrick Cabanel, 'French Protestants and the Legacy of John Calvin: Reformer and Legislator', in Johan de N...')
12:07, 12 November 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
David Richard Davies(
←Created page with ''''David Richard Davies''' (1889 – 1 November 1958) was
Christian minister and writer.<ref name="Times">E. G. C., 'Rev. D. R. Davies', ''The Times'' (7 November 1958), p. 15.</ref> His father was a coal miner, an occupation he followed until he became a
Free Church minister. Upon the outbreak of the 1926
General Strike, Davies ceased to be a minister and became a political activist and journalis...')
20:45, 26 October 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
William Haller(
←Created page with ''''William Haller''' (1885 – 1874) was an American historian of
Puritanism.<ref>''The Letters of George Santayana: Book Six 1937–1940'', ed. William G. Holberger (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2001), p. 240.</ref><ref>L. J. Trinterud, 'William Haller, Historian of Puritanism', ''Journal of British Studies'', Vol. 5, No. 2 (May 1966), pp. 33-55.</ref> ==Works== ===Books=== *''The Early Life of Robert Southey, 1774–1803'' (New York: Colu...')
23:59, 9 October 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Bernard Lord Manning(
←Created page with ''''Bernard Lord Manning''' (31 December 1892 – 8 December 1941) was a British historian.<ref name="Times">'Mr. B. L. Manning', ''The Times'' (9 December 1941), p. 7.</ref> He was born the son of Rev. G. Manning of Ravenstondedale,
Westmorland, and was educated at
Caistor Grammar School and
Jesus College, Cambridge. He was editor of the ''Cambridge Review'' between 1916 and 1918, during which time he was also Donaldson Bye-Fellow of Magdalen...')
22:08, 16 August 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Claude-François de Méneval(
←Created page with '
thumb|Claude-François de Méneval '''Claude-François de Méneval''' (8 April 1778 – 1850) was
Napoleon's private secretary from 1802 until 1813.<ref name="Miller">Robert L. Miller, 'Baron Claude-François de Méneval: A Portrait', Baron Claude-François de Méneval, ''Working with Napoleon: Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte by His Private Secretary'' (Enigma Books, 2011).</ref> He was born in Paris to a merchan...')
20:18, 8 August 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
John W. Derry(
←Created page with ''''John Wesley Derry''' (born 1933) is a British historian and Emeritus Professor of History at
Newcastle University.<ref name="Directory">''The Writers Directory, Volume 31, Part 6'' (St. James Press, 2013), p. 783.</ref><ref>'[https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/john-derry/ John Derry]',
Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 8 August 2023.</ref><ref>'[https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/derry-john-wesley Derry, John (Wesley)]', Encyc...')
17:00, 8 August 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Robin Reilly(
←Created page with ''''Robin Reilly''' (born 1928) is a British writer.<ref>'[https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjHbQ9W4x88pxghPdpk7HC.html Robin Reilly]',
WorldCat. Retrieved 8 August 2023.</ref> He authored works on the
Wedgwood company and military history. He served as a senior director of Wedgwood's for 12 years.<ref>
Bevis Hillier, 'Collecting', ''The Times'' (29 November 1973), p. vi.</ref> ==Works== *''Portrait Waxes: An Introduction for Collectors''...')
19:01, 7 June 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Richard Faber(
←Created page with ''''Sir Richard Stanley Faber''' {{post-nominals|CMG|KCVO|FRSL}} (6 December 1924 – 18 October 2007) was a British diplomat and writer.<ref name="Independent">
Philip Ziegler, '[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-richard-faber-398290.html Sir Richard Faber]', ''The Independent'' (30 October 2007). Retrieved 7 June 2023.</ref><ref name="Telegraph">'[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1567222/Sir-Richard-Faber.html Sir Richard Fabe...')
22:20, 25 January 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Andrew Jones (historian)(
←Created page with ''''Andrew Jones''' (born 1944) is a British historian of nineteenth century British politics.<ref name="Cowling">
Maurice Cowling, ''Religion and Public Doctrine in Modern England'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980), p. xxii.</ref> Jones was a Fellow of
Trinity Hall, Cambridge from 1969 until 1971. In 1971 he was appointed lecturer in history at the
University of Reading.<ref name="Cowling" /><ref>Andrew Jones, ''The Politics of Refo...')
22:21, 6 November 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
J. F. Mozley(
←Created page with 'The Rev '''James Frederic Mozley''' (23 December 1887 – 8 July 1974) was a British historian and Anglican priest.<ref name="Times">'Rev Dr J. F. Mozley', ''The Times'' (22 August 1974), p. 16.</ref><ref>''The British Studies Monitor – Volumes 4-6'' (Bowdoin College, 1973), p. 86.</ref><ref>'[http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/ngcoba/mo4.htm New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors: Author names starting with Mos – Moz]', http://www.authorandbookinf...')
20:25, 2 November 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
John Miller (historian)(
←Created page with ''''John Miller''' (born 5 July 1946) is a British historian of the seventeenth century.<ref>John Miller, ''Early Modern Britain 1450–1750'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017), p. iv.</ref> He was a professor at
Queen Mary University of London.<ref>'[https://www.qmul.ac.uk/history/news-and-events/items/events-to-mark-the-retirement-of-professor-john-miller.html EVENTS TO MARK THE RETIREMENT OF PROFESSOR JOHN MILLER]', Queen Mary University o...')
16:04, 24 August 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Robert O. Ballou(
←Created page with ''''Robert Oleson Ballou''' (1892 – 1977) was an American publisher and author.<ref name="Schultz">Jeffrey D. Schultz and Luchen Li, ''Critical Companion to John Steinbeck: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work'' (New York: Facts on File, Inc., 2005), p. 265.</ref> He was a literary editor for the ''
Chicago Daily News'' in the late 1920s and then became editor of the American office of the publisher
Cape and Smith. He accepted John Steinbeck...')
21:41, 29 July 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
D. J. Manning(
←Created page with ''''David John Manning''' (born 1938) is a British academic and author who was a lecturer in politics at
Durham University.<ref>'[https://library.lincoln.ac.uk/items?query=author%3A%28Manning%2C+D.+J.+%28David+John%29+1938-%29 author:(Manning, D. J. (David John) 1938-)]', University of Lincoln Library website. Retrieved 29 July 2022.</ref><ref>Michael Oakeshott, 'Preface' to D. J. Manning (ed.), ''The Form of Ideology: Investigations Into the Sense of Id...')
20:24, 29 July 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Peter Adam Thrasher(
←Created page with ''''Peter Adam Thrasher''' (born 1923) is a British biographer and writer on population statistics.<ref name="Directory">''The Writers Directory 1980–82'' (London: Macmillan, 1979), p. 1239.</ref> Thrasher was born in
Plymouth,
Devon and educated at
Mutley College in Plymouth.<ref>''The Author's & Writer's Who's Who, Volume 6'', ed. Edward Martell (Burke's Peerage, 1971), p. 789.</ref> From 1939 until 1957 he worked for the Admiralty (Unite...')
22:31, 27 July 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
William Riley Parker(
←Created page with ''''William Riley Parker''' (August 7, 1906 – October 28, 1968) was an American scholar noted for his works on
John Milton.<ref name="Times">'Prof W. R. Parker', ''The Times'' (1 November 1968), p. 12.</ref> ==Early life and academic career== He was born in
Roanoke, Virginia to Dr Frank Parker and Bertha Ladow Parker (née Parker). He was educated at
Roanoke College and
Princeton University, where he was awarded an
MA. P...')
14:55, 11 July 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Antony Brett-James(
←Created page with ''''Eliot Antony Brett-James''' (24 April 1920 – 25 March 1984) was a British military historian.<ref name="Times">'Mr Antony Brett-James', ''The Times'' (27 March 1984), p. 16.</ref> ==Early life and career== He was educated at
Mill Hill School and served in the
Second World War as Second Lieutenant in the Royal Signals (1941) and with the 5th Indian Division of the Royal Signals in the North Africa campaign. He commanded the 9th Inf...')
18:27, 8 January 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
R. H. Gretton(
←Created page with ''''Richard Henry Gretton''' (1874 – 24 February 1936) was a British novelist and historian.<ref>'Deaths', ''The Times'' (26 February 1936), p. 1.</ref> ==Early life and career== He was educated at
Magdalen College, Oxford<ref>'University Intelligence.', ''The Times'' (4 August 1897), p. 7.</ref> and afterwards worked as London editor of ''
The Manchester Guardian''. During the
First World War he was a private in the ...')
23:02, 3 December 2021Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
C. W. Dugmore(
←Created page with '{{Short description|British ecclesiastical historian}} '''Clifford William Dugmore''' (9 May 1909 – 25 October 1990) was a British ecclesiastical historian who contributed to the development of the study of
church history in Britain.<ref name="Times">'Prof Clifford Dugmore', ''The Times'' (29 October 1990), p. 14.</ref> ==Early life and ecclesiastical career== He was the son of a
parson and educated at
King Edward's School, Birmingham and E...')
20:50, 24 November 2021Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
John Sedberry Marshall(
←Created page with ''''John Sedberry Marshall''' (May 25, 1898 – 1979) was an American scholar.<ref>'[https://www.britannica.com/contributor/John-S-Marshall/1914 John S. Marshall]', britannica.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.</ref><ref>'[http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr96005454/ Marshall, John S. (John Sedberry) 1898-1979]', worldcat.org. Retrieved November 24, 2021.</ref><ref name="Who">''Who Was Who in America, Volume 8'' (Marquis-Who's Who, 1985), p. 262.</ref> ==...')
00:59, 18 November 2021Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Joel Hurstfield(
←Created page with ''''Joel Hurstfield''' (4 November 1911 – 29 November 1980) was a British historian of the
Tudor period.<ref name="Times">'Professor Joel Hurstfield', ''The Times'' (1 December 1980), p. 16.</ref> ==Early life and career== He was educated at
Owen's School in
Islington<ref name="Times2">'Correction', ''The Times'' (6 December 1980), p. 14.</ref> and
University College London, where he obtained a first class honours degree. He also won the P...')
21:31, 14 November 2021Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
E. C. E. Bourne(
←Created page with ''''Edward Christopher Eugene Bourne''' (died 8 April 1967) was a British
Anglicanvicar and author.<ref name="Times1">'Deaths', ''The Times'' (22 April 1967), p. 22.</ref><ref name="Times2">'Memorial Services', ''The Times'' (29 April 1967), p. 22.</ref> Bourne was brought up in
Reading, Berkshire and educated at the local
grammar school,
Reading School. He then graduated with a Bachelor of Arts|...')
22:43, 20 October 2021Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Ronald McIntosh(
←Created page with 'Sir '''Ronald McIntosh''' (1919 – 2019) was a British
civil servant and author.<ref>'[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/04/11/sir-ronald-mcintosh-top-civil-servant-struggled-solve-1974-miners/ Sir Ronald McIntosh, top civil servant who struggled to solve the 1974 miners’ dispute through the bipartisan council ‘Neddy’ – obituary]', ''The Daily Telegraph'' (11 April 2019). Retrieved 20 October 2021</ref><...')
11:41, 6 April 2024Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
J. P. T. Bury(
←Created page with ''''John Patrick Tuer Bury''' (30 July 1908 – 10 November 1987) was a British historian of modern France.<ref name="Times">'Dr J. P. T. Bury', ''The Times'' (13 November 1987), p. 18.</ref><ref name="Cambridge">'[https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/agents/people/8897 Bury, John Patrick Tuer, 1908-1987 (historian)]', University of Cambridge. Retrieved 6 April 2024.</ref> He was born in
Trumpington to
Robert Gregg Bury and educated at Marlborough...')
19:37, 4 April 2024Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Richard Storry(
←Created page with ''''Richard Storry''' (20 October 1913 – 19 February 1982) was a British
Japanologist.<ref>Dorothie Storry, ''Second Country: The Story of Richard Storry and Japan, 1913–1982: A Biography'' (P. Norbury, 1986), p. 13.</ref><ref>Ian Nish, 'Richard Storry and Japanese Studies in Europe', in Richard Storry, ''Collected Writings of Richard Storry'', ed. Ian Nish (Japan Library and Edition Synapse, 2002), p. 16.</ref><ref name="Times">'Professor Richard St...')Tag: Disambiguation links added
15:09, 31 March 2024Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Élie Bois(
←Created page with ''''Élie Joseph Bois''' (1878–1941) was a French journalist who was editor of the newspaper ''
Le Petit Parisien'' for 25 years.<ref>Mary Lynn Stewart, ''Gender, Generation, and Journalism in France, 1910–1940'' (Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2018), p. 79.</ref><ref name="Times">'M. Elie Bois', ''The Times'' (29 April 1941), p. 7.</ref> Bois's speciality was international relations and he attended the League of Nations Asse...')
16:19, 30 March 2024Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Joseph Burke (art historian)(
←Created page with ''''Sir Joseph Terence Burke''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE|KBE}} (14 July 1913 – 25 March 1992) was a British art historian.<ref name="Grishin">
Sasha Grishin, 'Obituary', ''ANU Reporter'', Volume 23, No. 6 (13 May 1992), p. 11.</ref><ref name="Smith">
Bernard Smith, 'Sir Joseph Burke 1913–1992', ''The Australian Academy of the Humanities Proceedings 1992'' (1993), pp. 47-49.</ref> He was born in Ealing, London a...')
22:17, 18 December 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Émile Doumergue(
←Created page with ''''Émile Doumergue''' (1844 – 1937) was a French scholar of
John Calvin who wrote the seven volume ''John Calvin: The Man and His Times'', which was published between 1899 and 1927.<ref name="Gordon">Bruce Gordon, ''John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion: A Biography'' (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016), p. 100.</ref><ref>Patrick Cabanel, 'French Protestants and the Legacy of John Calvin: Reformer and Legislator', in Johan de N...')
12:07, 12 November 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
David Richard Davies(
←Created page with ''''David Richard Davies''' (1889 – 1 November 1958) was
Christian minister and writer.<ref name="Times">E. G. C., 'Rev. D. R. Davies', ''The Times'' (7 November 1958), p. 15.</ref> His father was a coal miner, an occupation he followed until he became a
Free Church minister. Upon the outbreak of the 1926
General Strike, Davies ceased to be a minister and became a political activist and journalis...')
20:45, 26 October 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
William Haller(
←Created page with ''''William Haller''' (1885 – 1874) was an American historian of
Puritanism.<ref>''The Letters of George Santayana: Book Six 1937–1940'', ed. William G. Holberger (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2001), p. 240.</ref><ref>L. J. Trinterud, 'William Haller, Historian of Puritanism', ''Journal of British Studies'', Vol. 5, No. 2 (May 1966), pp. 33-55.</ref> ==Works== ===Books=== *''The Early Life of Robert Southey, 1774–1803'' (New York: Colu...')
23:59, 9 October 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Bernard Lord Manning(
←Created page with ''''Bernard Lord Manning''' (31 December 1892 – 8 December 1941) was a British historian.<ref name="Times">'Mr. B. L. Manning', ''The Times'' (9 December 1941), p. 7.</ref> He was born the son of Rev. G. Manning of Ravenstondedale,
Westmorland, and was educated at
Caistor Grammar School and
Jesus College, Cambridge. He was editor of the ''Cambridge Review'' between 1916 and 1918, during which time he was also Donaldson Bye-Fellow of Magdalen...')
22:08, 16 August 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Claude-François de Méneval(
←Created page with '
thumb|Claude-François de Méneval '''Claude-François de Méneval''' (8 April 1778 – 1850) was
Napoleon's private secretary from 1802 until 1813.<ref name="Miller">Robert L. Miller, 'Baron Claude-François de Méneval: A Portrait', Baron Claude-François de Méneval, ''Working with Napoleon: Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte by His Private Secretary'' (Enigma Books, 2011).</ref> He was born in Paris to a merchan...')
20:18, 8 August 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
John W. Derry(
←Created page with ''''John Wesley Derry''' (born 1933) is a British historian and Emeritus Professor of History at
Newcastle University.<ref name="Directory">''The Writers Directory, Volume 31, Part 6'' (St. James Press, 2013), p. 783.</ref><ref>'[https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/john-derry/ John Derry]',
Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 8 August 2023.</ref><ref>'[https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/derry-john-wesley Derry, John (Wesley)]', Encyc...')
17:00, 8 August 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Robin Reilly(
←Created page with ''''Robin Reilly''' (born 1928) is a British writer.<ref>'[https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjHbQ9W4x88pxghPdpk7HC.html Robin Reilly]',
WorldCat. Retrieved 8 August 2023.</ref> He authored works on the
Wedgwood company and military history. He served as a senior director of Wedgwood's for 12 years.<ref>
Bevis Hillier, 'Collecting', ''The Times'' (29 November 1973), p. vi.</ref> ==Works== *''Portrait Waxes: An Introduction for Collectors''...')
19:01, 7 June 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Richard Faber(
←Created page with ''''Sir Richard Stanley Faber''' {{post-nominals|CMG|KCVO|FRSL}} (6 December 1924 – 18 October 2007) was a British diplomat and writer.<ref name="Independent">
Philip Ziegler, '[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-richard-faber-398290.html Sir Richard Faber]', ''The Independent'' (30 October 2007). Retrieved 7 June 2023.</ref><ref name="Telegraph">'[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1567222/Sir-Richard-Faber.html Sir Richard Fabe...')
22:20, 25 January 2023Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Andrew Jones (historian)(
←Created page with ''''Andrew Jones''' (born 1944) is a British historian of nineteenth century British politics.<ref name="Cowling">
Maurice Cowling, ''Religion and Public Doctrine in Modern England'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980), p. xxii.</ref> Jones was a Fellow of
Trinity Hall, Cambridge from 1969 until 1971. In 1971 he was appointed lecturer in history at the
University of Reading.<ref name="Cowling" /><ref>Andrew Jones, ''The Politics of Refo...')
22:21, 6 November 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
J. F. Mozley(
←Created page with 'The Rev '''James Frederic Mozley''' (23 December 1887 – 8 July 1974) was a British historian and Anglican priest.<ref name="Times">'Rev Dr J. F. Mozley', ''The Times'' (22 August 1974), p. 16.</ref><ref>''The British Studies Monitor – Volumes 4-6'' (Bowdoin College, 1973), p. 86.</ref><ref>'[http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/ngcoba/mo4.htm New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors: Author names starting with Mos – Moz]', http://www.authorandbookinf...')
20:25, 2 November 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
John Miller (historian)(
←Created page with ''''John Miller''' (born 5 July 1946) is a British historian of the seventeenth century.<ref>John Miller, ''Early Modern Britain 1450–1750'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017), p. iv.</ref> He was a professor at
Queen Mary University of London.<ref>'[https://www.qmul.ac.uk/history/news-and-events/items/events-to-mark-the-retirement-of-professor-john-miller.html EVENTS TO MARK THE RETIREMENT OF PROFESSOR JOHN MILLER]', Queen Mary University o...')
16:04, 24 August 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Robert O. Ballou(
←Created page with ''''Robert Oleson Ballou''' (1892 – 1977) was an American publisher and author.<ref name="Schultz">Jeffrey D. Schultz and Luchen Li, ''Critical Companion to John Steinbeck: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work'' (New York: Facts on File, Inc., 2005), p. 265.</ref> He was a literary editor for the ''
Chicago Daily News'' in the late 1920s and then became editor of the American office of the publisher
Cape and Smith. He accepted John Steinbeck...')
21:41, 29 July 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
D. J. Manning(
←Created page with ''''David John Manning''' (born 1938) is a British academic and author who was a lecturer in politics at
Durham University.<ref>'[https://library.lincoln.ac.uk/items?query=author%3A%28Manning%2C+D.+J.+%28David+John%29+1938-%29 author:(Manning, D. J. (David John) 1938-)]', University of Lincoln Library website. Retrieved 29 July 2022.</ref><ref>Michael Oakeshott, 'Preface' to D. J. Manning (ed.), ''The Form of Ideology: Investigations Into the Sense of Id...')
20:24, 29 July 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Peter Adam Thrasher(
←Created page with ''''Peter Adam Thrasher''' (born 1923) is a British biographer and writer on population statistics.<ref name="Directory">''The Writers Directory 1980–82'' (London: Macmillan, 1979), p. 1239.</ref> Thrasher was born in
Plymouth,
Devon and educated at
Mutley College in Plymouth.<ref>''The Author's & Writer's Who's Who, Volume 6'', ed. Edward Martell (Burke's Peerage, 1971), p. 789.</ref> From 1939 until 1957 he worked for the Admiralty (Unite...')
22:31, 27 July 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
William Riley Parker(
←Created page with ''''William Riley Parker''' (August 7, 1906 – October 28, 1968) was an American scholar noted for his works on
John Milton.<ref name="Times">'Prof W. R. Parker', ''The Times'' (1 November 1968), p. 12.</ref> ==Early life and academic career== He was born in
Roanoke, Virginia to Dr Frank Parker and Bertha Ladow Parker (née Parker). He was educated at
Roanoke College and
Princeton University, where he was awarded an
MA. P...')
14:55, 11 July 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Antony Brett-James(
←Created page with ''''Eliot Antony Brett-James''' (24 April 1920 – 25 March 1984) was a British military historian.<ref name="Times">'Mr Antony Brett-James', ''The Times'' (27 March 1984), p. 16.</ref> ==Early life and career== He was educated at
Mill Hill School and served in the
Second World War as Second Lieutenant in the Royal Signals (1941) and with the 5th Indian Division of the Royal Signals in the North Africa campaign. He commanded the 9th Inf...')
18:27, 8 January 2022Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
R. H. Gretton(
←Created page with ''''Richard Henry Gretton''' (1874 – 24 February 1936) was a British novelist and historian.<ref>'Deaths', ''The Times'' (26 February 1936), p. 1.</ref> ==Early life and career== He was educated at
Magdalen College, Oxford<ref>'University Intelligence.', ''The Times'' (4 August 1897), p. 7.</ref> and afterwards worked as London editor of ''
The Manchester Guardian''. During the
First World War he was a private in the ...')
23:02, 3 December 2021Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
C. W. Dugmore(
←Created page with '{{Short description|British ecclesiastical historian}} '''Clifford William Dugmore''' (9 May 1909 – 25 October 1990) was a British ecclesiastical historian who contributed to the development of the study of
church history in Britain.<ref name="Times">'Prof Clifford Dugmore', ''The Times'' (29 October 1990), p. 14.</ref> ==Early life and ecclesiastical career== He was the son of a
parson and educated at
King Edward's School, Birmingham and E...')
20:50, 24 November 2021Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
John Sedberry Marshall(
←Created page with ''''John Sedberry Marshall''' (May 25, 1898 – 1979) was an American scholar.<ref>'[https://www.britannica.com/contributor/John-S-Marshall/1914 John S. Marshall]', britannica.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.</ref><ref>'[http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr96005454/ Marshall, John S. (John Sedberry) 1898-1979]', worldcat.org. Retrieved November 24, 2021.</ref><ref name="Who">''Who Was Who in America, Volume 8'' (Marquis-Who's Who, 1985), p. 262.</ref> ==...')
00:59, 18 November 2021Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
Joel Hurstfield(
←Created page with ''''Joel Hurstfield''' (4 November 1911 – 29 November 1980) was a British historian of the
Tudor period.<ref name="Times">'Professor Joel Hurstfield', ''The Times'' (1 December 1980), p. 16.</ref> ==Early life and career== He was educated at
Owen's School in
Islington<ref name="Times2">'Correction', ''The Times'' (6 December 1980), p. 14.</ref> and
University College London, where he obtained a first class honours degree. He also won the P...')
21:31, 14 November 2021Coningsbytalkcontribs created page
E. C. E. Bourne(
←Created page with ''''Edward Christopher Eugene Bourne''' (died 8 April 1967) was a British
Anglicanvicar and author.<ref name="Times1">'Deaths', ''The Times'' (22 April 1967), p. 22.</ref><ref name="Times2">'Memorial Services', ''The Times'' (29 April 1967), p. 22.</ref> Bourne was brought up in
Reading, Berkshire and educated at the local
grammar school,
Reading School. He then graduated with a Bachelor of Arts|...')
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Ronald McIntosh(
←Created page with 'Sir '''Ronald McIntosh''' (1919 – 2019) was a British
civil servant and author.<ref>'[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/04/11/sir-ronald-mcintosh-top-civil-servant-struggled-solve-1974-miners/ Sir Ronald McIntosh, top civil servant who struggled to solve the 1974 miners’ dispute through the bipartisan council ‘Neddy’ – obituary]', ''The Daily Telegraph'' (11 April 2019). Retrieved 20 October 2021</ref><...')