Nicholas Orme

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Nicholas Orme
Born1942 (age 8182)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Historian and academic
TitleProfessor of History
Academic background
Alma mater Magdalen College, Oxford
Institutions University of Exeter
Nicholas Orme (2015)

Nicholas Orme FSA [1] FRHistS [2] (born 1942) is a British historian specialising in the Middle Ages and Tudor period, focusing on the history of children, and ecclesiastical history, with a particular interest in South West England.

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Orme is an emeritus Professor of History at Exeter University. He studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, and has worked as a visiting scholar at, among others, Merton College, Oxford, St John's College, Oxford, and the University of Arizona. [3] He retired on 31 May 2007 [4] and is a canon of the Church of England. [5]

His 2021 book, Going to Church in Medieval England, was shortlisted for the 2022 Wolfson History Prize. [6]

Orme was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1973 and of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1982. [7]

Selected works

Works as editor or collaborator

For a more extensive list of Professor Orme's publications, see School of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Exeter Website and the University Library Catalogue

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References

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  2. "List of Fellows (February 2024)" (PDF). Royal Historical Society. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. "Guest information". Mars Hill Audio website. Archived from the original on 4 August 2007.
  4. "HuSS Intranet". intranet.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. Orme, Nicholas (28 May 2008). "The truth about chapels in churches". Church Times. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  6. "£50k Wolfson History Prize shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. "Professor Nicholas Orme". University of Exeter. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  8. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Accessed 29 February 2024.
  9. "Boydell & Brewer Publishers". boydellandbrewer.com.