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Stephen Alford FRHistS (born 1970) is a British historian and academic. He has been professor of early modern British history at the University of Leeds since 2012.

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Life

Educated at the University of St Andrews, he was formerly a British Academy Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge (1997–99) and junior research fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and, between 1999 and 2012, a fellow in history at King's College, Cambridge. [1] He has been a fellow of the Royal Historical Society since 2000. He was taught by John Guy. [2]

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References

  1. "Profile - Faculty of Arts - University of Leeds - Stephen Alford". Leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. "Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures" . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. Keith Thomas (17 August 2012). "The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I by Stephen Alford – review | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. Martin, Tim (13 September 2012). "The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I by Stephen Alford: review". Telegraph. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  5. Books (5 October 2012). "The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I | Book Review". History Extra. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  6. Gajda, Alexandra (13 November 2012). Reviews Stephen Alford. The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I. New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2012. xvii + 398 pp. $35. Vol. 67. The University of Chicago Press Journals. p. 264. doi:10.1086/676207. ISBN   978-1-60819-009-6. S2CID   163585640.
  7. Jessie Childs (20 April 2017). "London's Triumph by Stephen Alford review – merchant adventurers and Tudor boomtime | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  8. Wooding, Lucy (27 April 2017). "Review: London's Triumph, by Stephen Alford | THE Books". Timeshighereducation.com. Retrieved 9 May 2017.