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David Michael Loades (19 January 1934 – 21 April 2016)Debretts.com
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was a British
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specialising in the
Tudor era The Tudor period occurred between 1485 and 1603 in England and Wales and includes the Elizabethan period during the reign of Elizabeth I until 1603. The Tudor period coincides with the dynasty of the House of Tudor in England that began with th ...
. He was
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of History at the
University of Wales The University of Wales (Welsh language, Welsh: ''Prifysgol Cymru'') is a confederal university based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded by royal charter in 1893 as a federal university with three constituent colleges – Aberystwyth, Bangor and Cardiff †...
, where he taught from 1980 until 1996, and was Honorary Research Professor at the
University of Sheffield , mottoeng = To discover the causes of things , established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions: – Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield , type = Pu ...
from 1996 until 2008. In the 1960s and 1970s he taught at the universities of St. Andrews and
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. From 1993 until 2004 he acted as Literary Director of the John Foxe Project at the
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; he subsequently became an Honorary Member of the History Faculty at the
University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...
. After
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in the
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1953–1955, Loades studied at the
University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
. He wrote many books on the Tudor period, including
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. He was President of the
Ecclesiastical History Society The Ecclesiastical History Society (EHS) is a British learned historical society founded in 1961 to foster interest in, and to advance the study of, all areas of the history of the Christian Church through twice yearly conferences and publication ...
(1992–93).Past Presidents - Ecclesiastical History Society
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Works

*''Two Tudor Conspiracies'' (Cambridge University Press, 1965; new edition Headstart, 1992) *''The Oxford Martyrs'' (Batsford, 1970; Headstart, 1992) *''Politics and the Nation, 1450–1660'' (Fontana, 1974; subsequent editions 1979, 1986, 1992, 1999) *''The Reign of Mary Tudor'' (Benn, 1979, second edition Longmans, 1991; German translation 1982) *''Mary Tudor: A Life'' (Blackwell, 1989) *''The Tudor Court'' (Batsford, 1986) *''The Tudor Navy: An Administrative, Political and Military History'' (Aldershot, 1992) *''The Mid-Tudor Crisis, 1545–1565'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 1992) *''The Politics of Marriage: Henry VIII and his Queens'' (Sutton, 1994; several subsequent editions; translated into Spanish and Russian) *''Essays on the Reign of Edward VI'' (Headstart, 1994) *''John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland 1504–1553'' (Oxford University Press, 1996) *''Tudor Government'' (Blackwell, 1997) *''Power in Tudor England'' (Macmillan, 1997) *''England’s Maritime Empire: Seapower, Commerce and Policy, 1490–1690'' (Longmans, 2000) *''Elizabeth I'' (Hambledon Continuum, 2003) *''Elizabeth I: The Golden Reign of Gloriana'' (The National Archives, 2003) *''Intrigue and Treason: The Tudor Court 1547–1558'' (Pearson Longmans, 2004) *''Mary Tudor: The Tragical History of the First Queen of England'' (The National Archives, 2006) *''The Cecils: Privilege and Power behind the Throne'' (The National Archives, 2007) *''Henry VIII: Court, Church and Conflict'' (The National Archives, 2007) *''The Princes of Wales'' (The National Archives, 2008) *''The Life and Career of William Paulet, c.1475–1572'' (Ashgate, 2008) *''The Fighting Tudors'' (The National Archives, 2009) *''The Tudor Queens of England'' (Hambledon Continuum 2009) *''Henry VIII: King and Court'' (The Pitkin Guide, 2009) *''The Tudors for Dummies'' (John Wylie & Sons, 2010) *''Henry VIII'' (Amberley, 2011) *''The Boleyns'' (Amberley, 2011) *''The Tudors: History of a Dynasty'' (Continuum, 2012) *''Mary Rose: Tudor Princess, Queen of France. The Extraordinary Life of Henry VIII's Sister'' (Amberley, 2012) *''Catherine Howard: The Adulterous Wife of Henry VIII'' (Amberley, 2012) *''Jane Seymour: Henry VIII's Favourite Wife'' (Amberley, 2013) *''The Kings & Queens of England: The Biography'' (Amberley, 2013) *''Thomas Cromwell: Servant to Henry VIII'' (Amberley, 2013) *''The Seymours of Wolf Hall: A Tudor Family Story'' (Amberley, 2015)


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Loades, David British historians 1934 births 2016 deaths Presidents of the Ecclesiastical History Society