John Guy (historian)
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John Guy is a British
historian
and biographer
.
Born in Australia
, he moved to Britain with his parents in 1952. He was educated at King Edward VII School in Lytham, and Clare College, Cambridge
, where he read history, taking a First
. At Cambridge, Guy studied under the Tudor
specialist Geoffrey Rudolph Elton
. He was awarded a Greene Cup by Clare College and the Yorke Prize
by the University of Cambridge
. During his academic career, he has held posts at St Andrews University (where he is Honorary Professor and was sometime Vice-Principal for Research), Bristol University, UC Berkeley, Rochester and Johns Hopkins
. Guy currently teaches at Cambridge University, as a fellow of Clare College, where he teaches part-time so he can devote more time to his writing and broadcasting career.
Guy specializes in the history of Tudor
England and has written extensively on the subject. His books have been critically acclaimed, with his most recent work, My Heart is My Own: the Life of Mary Queen of Scots, being awarded the 2004 Whitbread Biography Award
. Among his current projects is a volume in the New Oxford History of England on the early Tudor period.
His style is one of re-assessment and evaluation and his works often involve him re-telling and re-evaluating history from a novel viewpoint.
He is now married to Julia Fox
, a former history teacher, who has written 'Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford'.
He is the author of "A Daughter's Love: Thomas More and his daughter Meg," 2009.
United Kingdom
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historian
Historian
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and biographer
Biography
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.
Born in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, he moved to Britain with his parents in 1952. He was educated at King Edward VII School in Lytham, and Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...
, where he read history, taking a First
British undergraduate degree classification
The British undergraduate degree classification system is a grading scheme for undergraduate degrees in the United Kingdom...
. At Cambridge, Guy studied under the Tudor
Tudor period
The Tudor period usually refers to the period between 1485 and 1603, specifically in relation to the history of England. This coincides with the rule of the Tudor dynasty in England whose first monarch was Henry VII...
specialist Geoffrey Rudolph Elton
Geoffrey Rudolph Elton
Sir Geoffrey Rudolph Elton was a German-born British historian, who specialized in the Tudor period.- Upbringing :...
. He was awarded a Greene Cup by Clare College and the Yorke Prize
Yorke Prize
The Yorke Prize is awarded annually by the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge for an essay of between 30,000 and 100,000 words on a legal subject, including the history, analysis, administration and reform of law....
by the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. During his academic career, he has held posts at St Andrews University (where he is Honorary Professor and was sometime Vice-Principal for Research), Bristol University, UC Berkeley, Rochester and Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
. Guy currently teaches at Cambridge University, as a fellow of Clare College, where he teaches part-time so he can devote more time to his writing and broadcasting career.
Guy specializes in the history of Tudor
Tudor period
The Tudor period usually refers to the period between 1485 and 1603, specifically in relation to the history of England. This coincides with the rule of the Tudor dynasty in England whose first monarch was Henry VII...
England and has written extensively on the subject. His books have been critically acclaimed, with his most recent work, My Heart is My Own: the Life of Mary Queen of Scots, being awarded the 2004 Whitbread Biography Award
2004 Whitbread Awards
-Dates:* Thursday 6 January 2005 - Award winners announced in all five categories* Tuesday 25 January 2005 - Announcement of the Whitbread Book of the Year-Children's Book:Winner:*Geraldine McCaughrean, Not the End of the WorldShortlist:...
. Among his current projects is a volume in the New Oxford History of England on the early Tudor period.
His style is one of re-assessment and evaluation and his works often involve him re-telling and re-evaluating history from a novel viewpoint.
He is now married to Julia Fox
Julia Fox
Julia Fox is an author and historical researcher. She lives in London with her husband, the Tudor historian, John Guy. Her first book was Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford, a study of the lady-in-waiting at the court of Henry VIII of England and the sister-in-law of Anne Boleyn. She is...
, a former history teacher, who has written 'Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford'.
He is the author of "A Daughter's Love: Thomas More and his daughter Meg," 2009.