David Loades
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David Michael Loades, FSA
(born 19 January 1934) is a British historian and an expert on the Tudor era. He is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wales
, where he taught from 1980 until 1996, and was Honorary Research Professor at the University of Sheffield
from 1996 until 2008. In the 1960s an1970s he taught at the universities of St. Andrews and Durham
. From 1993 until 2004 he acted as Literary Director of the John Foxe Project at the British Academy
; he is now a Honorary Member of the History Faculty at the University of Oxford
. After military service
in the Royal Air Force
1953–1955, Loades studied at Cambridge University. He has a special interest in the history of the Tudor Navy. He has written many books on the Tudor period, including biographies.
Society of Antiquaries of London
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(born 19 January 1934) is a British historian and an expert on the Tudor era. He is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wales
University of Wales
The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
, where he taught from 1980 until 1996, and was Honorary Research Professor at the University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
from 1996 until 2008. In the 1960s an1970s he taught at the universities of St. Andrews and Durham
Durham
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. From 1993 until 2004 he acted as Literary Director of the John Foxe Project at the British Academy
British Academy
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; he is now a Honorary Member of the History Faculty at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
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. After military service
Military service
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in the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
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1953–1955, Loades studied at Cambridge University. He has a special interest in the history of the Tudor Navy. He has written many books on the Tudor period, including biographies.
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)
External links
- David Loades Homepage
- David Loades: The Maitland Controversy