Roger Lockyer (27 November 1927 – 28 October 2017) was an

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, academic, and writer. He had been educated at

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. He was a reader in history at

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for many years, specialising in research and writing on the Tudor (1471-1603) and Stuart (1603-1714) periods.

Major works

* ''Tudor and Stuart Britain'', by Roger Lockyer, 3rd edition, London 2004, Pearson
online
The first edition of this book, covering the period from 1471 to 1714, was published in 1964, and a second edition appeared in 1985. This work is considered a standard reference for this period in English history, covering the full range of Tudor and Stuart rulers. * ''James VI and I'', by Roger Lockyer, 2nd edition,

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1998, Longman.

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was the first Stuart king of

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. * ''The Early Stuarts: The Political History of England 1603-1642'', by Roger Lockyer,

1999, Longman. * ''Buckingham, the Life and Political Career of George Villiers, First Duke of Buckingham, 1592-1628'', by Roger Lockyer, London 1981, Longman. George Villiers was a

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of King

Personal life

On 21 December 2005, Lockyer entered into a

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with Percy Stevens, his

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of 39 years, at the

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, London. On 26 June 2014 they were among the first couples to legally convert their civil partnership into a marriage. He died on 28 October 2017 at the age of 89.LOCKYER
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References

1927 births 2017 deaths 20th-century English historians Academics of Royal Holloway, University of London Writers from London English gay writers British LGBT historians Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge 20th-century English LGBT people 21st-century English LGBT people 21st-century English historians {{UK-historian-stub