Anna Whitelock, , is a British historian and academic, specialising in the history of monarchy. She is Professor of the History of Monarchy at

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and Director of the Centre for the Study of Modern Monarchy.

Academic career

Whitelock undertook a

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(MPhil) degree in historical studies at the

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, graduating in 2004: her master's thesis was titled "Henry VIII's ecclesiastical patronage". She remained to undertake a

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(PhD) from

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in 2004 under the supervision of Dr

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. Her PhD was awarded in 2004 for a

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titled "In opposition and in government: the households and affinities of Mary Tudor 1516-1558". She is Professor in the History of Monarchy at

, having previously taught at

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. Whitelock is an elected

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(FRHistS). She won the PEN Weld Award for Biography.

Selected works

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References

External links

* http://www.annawhitelock.co.uk/ * http://onthetudortrail.com/Blog/book-talk/author-interviews/q-a-with-anna-whitelock/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitelock, Anna Living people Fellows of the Royal Historical Society Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Academics of City, University of London Academics of Royal Holloway, University of London British women historians Academics from Liverpool 21st-century British historians 21st-century British women writers Year of birth missing (living people)