Marisa Linton is an author, historian, and member of the academic staff at

Kingston University , mottoeng = "Through Learning We Progress" , established = – gained University Status – Kingston Technical Institute , type = Public , endowment = £2.3 m (2015) , ...

in London, where she is

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. Having received her BA from

Middlesex University Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated MDX) is a public research university in Hendon, northwest London, England. The name of the university is taken from its location within the historic county boundaries ...

in 1988 and PhD from

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

in 1993, she specializes in the history of the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

. Her books include ''The Politics of Virtue in Enlightenment France'' (2001), ''Conspiracy in the French Revolution'' (2008), and ''Choosing Terror: Virtue, Friendship and Authenticity in the French Revolution'' (2013).

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Faculty page
at Kingston University
Interview with Marisa Linton
(2016) at the French History Network Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Academics of Kingston University British historians Historians of the French Revolution {{UK-historian-stub