Alvin Jackson (historian)

Alvin Jackson FBA is an Irish and British historian. He serves as the Richard Lodge Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh. His work focuses on Unionism and Home Rule in the history of Ireland and Britain. ^[1]

Jackson was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2024. ^[2]

In 2026, Jackson was appointed the first Childers Professor of Irish History at Cambridge University. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Works

• Jackson, Alvin (1999). Ireland: 1798–1998. Wiley. ISBN   9780631195429.
• Jackson, Alvin (2003). Home Rule: An Irish History, 1800-2000 . Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780195220483.
• Jackson, Alvin (2012). The Two Unions: Ireland, Scotland, and the Survival of the United Kingdom, 1707-2007. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780199593996.
• Jackson, Alvin (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780199549344.
• Jackson, Alvin (2023). United kingdoms: multinational union kingdoms in Europe and beyond. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780192883742.

References

1. "Alvin Jackson: The survival of the United Kingdom, 1707-2017: bloodshed, borders and Brexit". Boston College Events. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
2. "The British Academy welcomes 86 new Fellows in 2024". The British Academy. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
3. "Taoiseach announces first Childers Professor of Irish History". Trinity College Cambridge. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
4. Ó Cionnaith, Fiachra (20 February 2026). "Cambridge University appoints chair of Irish history".
5. Hennessy, Mark (20 February 2026). "First chair of modern Irish history at Cambridge University is announced". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 February 2026.