Marianne Elliott (born 1948) is an Irish historian who was appointed OBE in the

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Career

Elliott was born on 25 May 1948 in Raholp,

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, brought up in

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, and educated at Dominican College, Fortwilliam,

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, and

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. She lectured in History at

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1975 to 1977, and was a Research Fellow at

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, from 1977 to 1982. After short spells at

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and the

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, she was a research fellow at the

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from 1984 to 1987, and Simon Fellow at the

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from 1988 to 1989. She was a lecturer at

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, from 1991 to 1993, when she became the Andrew Geddes and John Rankin Professor of Modern History at the

. She was, until her retirement from the post, also the Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at the university. She has written extensively on Irish history, receiving many awards for her work. Particularly notable publications include her biography of

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(1989), and more recently ''Catholics of Ulster: A History'' (2000) and a biography of

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(2003). Her research interests are political and cultural history, religious identities, eighteenth-century Ireland and France and the history of Ulster. In 2005, she delivered the

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on "Religion and Identity in Irish History", which were published as ''When God Took Sides. Religion and Identity in Ireland : Unfinished History'' in 2009.

Other activities

In addition to her academic career, Elliott has played an important part in the promotion of peace efforts in Northern Ireland, notably serving on the

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in 1993 and co-writing its report, "A Citizens' Inquiry". She was married to the geologist Trevor Elliott until his death in 2013.

Books

* ''Partners in revolution : the United Irishmen and France''. New Haven : Yale University Press. 1982 * ''Wolfe Tone : prophet of Irish independence''. New Haven : Yale University Press. 1989 * ''The Catholics of Ulster: a history''. London : Allen Lane The Penguin Press. 2000. * Editor ''The long road to peace in Northern Ireland : peace lectures from the Institute of Irish Studies at Liverpool University''. Liverpool : Liverpool University Press. 2001 * ''Robert Emmet : the making of a legend''. London : Profile. 2003 * ''When God Took Sides. Religion and Identity in Ireland : Unfinished History''. Oxford : Oxford University Press. 2009 *''Hearthlands: A memoir of the White City housing estate in Belfast'' Blackstaff Press 2017

Honours and awards

In 1983 Elliott received the

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of the

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. In October 2000 she was awarded an OBE for services to Irish Studies and the Northern Ireland peace process. In 2002 she was elected a Fellow of the

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. In 2017,

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awarded her with an honorary doctorate. In the same year, she became a member of the

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. In April 2018 she was awarded a special prize by the

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judges "for advancing understanding of Irish history in Britain".The 2015 – 2017 Prize
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References

External links

Institute of Irish Studies

Biographical notes on Marianne Elliot on the University of Liverpool website
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