John Francis Pollard (born 23 November 1944) is a British historian, an emeritus fellow of

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, fellow of the

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, and

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of Modern European History at

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. His research interests include fascist and neo-fascist movements, the ideology of present-day neo-Nazism, political and social

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and history of the nineteenth and twentieth century Italy and the

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Biography

Pollard was born at

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on 23 November 1944. After graduating from South Shields Grammar-Technical School for Boys, John Pollard took his

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Degree in History at

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in 1966, and

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in 1970. John Pollard completed his PhD at the

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with

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- 'From the Conciliazione to the Riconciliazione: The Church and the Fascist Regime in Italy, 1929 to 1932'. In 1990 John Pollard received the title of Professor of Modern European History. He took early retirement from Anglia Polytechnic University in 2003,Visiting lecturers
but continues to teach undergraduate and graduate students as a Supervisor in the Faculty of History of the University of Cambridge. In 2019, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters (Litt.D.) by the University of Cambridge.

Notable publications

* 2014 ''The Papacy in the Age of Totalitarianism, 1914-1958'',

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* * 2007 ''Catholicism in Modern Italy: Religion, Politics and Society, 1861-2005'',

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* 2005 ''Money and the Rise of the Modern Papacy: Financing the Vatican, 1850-1950'',

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* 1999 ''The Unknown Pope: Benedict XV (1914-1922) and the Pursuit of Peace'',

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* 1998 ''The Fascist Experience in Italy'',

* 1985 ''The Vatican and Italian Fascism, 1929-1932: A Study in Conflict'',

References

External links

University of Cambridge profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pollard, John F. Historians of the Catholic Church Fellows of the Royal Historical Society Fellows of Trinity Hall, Cambridge Living people 1944 births