Arthur Percival Newton (1873–1942)
was a historian of the
British Empire
The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading post ...
who was
Rhodes Professor of Imperial History at
King's College London from 1920 to 1938. He was a general editor of ''
The Cambridge History of the British Empire
''The Cambridge History of the British Empire'' was a major work of historical scholarship published in eight volumes between 1929 and 1961 by Cambridge University Press. Volume seven was divided into two parts. The general editors were John Holla ...
''.
Selected publications
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The colonising activities of the English Puritans: The last phase of the Elizabethan struggle with Spain.'
Yale University Press
Yale University Press is the university press of Yale University. It was founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day, and became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but it remains financially and operationally autonomous.
, Yale Univer ...
, New Haven, 1914.
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The empire and the future, a series of imperial studies lectures delivered in the University of London, King's College'.
Macmillan, London, 1916.
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An introduction to the study of colonial history''
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) is a UK-based Christian charity. Founded in 1698 by Thomas Bray, it has worked for over 300 years to increase awareness of the Christian faith in the UK and across the world.
The SPCK is th ...
, London, 1919.
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The staple trades of the empire'.
Dent, London, 1918.
References
1873 births
1942 deaths
People educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham
Academics of King's College London
Fellows of King's College London
British historians
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