Fossey John Cobb (F. J. C.) Hearnshaw (31 July 1869 in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...

– 10 March 1946) was an English professor of history, specializing in medieval history. He was noted for his conservative interpretation of the past, showing an empire-oriented ideology in defence of hierarchical authority, paternalism, deference, the monarchy, Church, family, nation, status, and place. He was a Tory Democrat who sought to realize Disraeli's goal of preserving invaluable historic traditions while encouraging timely reforms. He believed that a meritocratic, small, effective elite should lead the weaker majority. Educated at Walsall and

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s, he went on to the

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(MA),

Peterhouse, Cambridge Peterhouse is the oldest Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England, founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Peterhouse has around 300 undergraduate and 175 graduate stud ...

, (Historical Scholar, MA and

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1900), and

Trinity College, Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Univ ...

(LLD), Cambridge (LittD).

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Hearnshaw was an external examiner in history at the University of London 1909-1913;

Durham University Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament (UK), Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by r ...

1912-1913; the

Victoria University of Manchester The Victoria University of Manchester, usually referred to as simply the University of Manchester, was a university in Manchester, England. It was founded in 1851 as Owens College. In 1880, the college joined the federal Victoria University. A ...

1914-1917; the

University of Bristol The University of Bristol is a public university, public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Br ...

1921; the

University of Wales The University of Wales () is a confederal university based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded by royal charter in 1893 as a federal university with three constituent colleges – Aberystwyth, Bangor and Cardiff – the university was the first universit ...

1930; professor of history at University College, Southampton, 1900-1910; professor of modern history at the Armstrong College of

, 1910-1912; professor of medieval history at

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, 1912-1934; and Fellow of King's College London, 1926. Hearnshaw also held the posts of honorary secretary of the

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, 1931-1934 and president of the

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, 1936-1938.

Publications

* ''England in the Making'' (1913) * ''Freedom in Service: six essays on matters concerning Britain's safety and good government'' (1916) * ''Democracy at the Crossways: a study in politics and history'' (1918
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* ''Main Currents of European History, 1815-1915'' (1918) * ''Mediaeval Contributions to Modern Civilisation'' (1921) * ''The Social and Political Ideas of some Great Mediaeval Thinkers'' (1923) * ''The European Revolution and After, 1848-1854'' (1923) * ''The Development of Political Ideas'' (1927) * ''A Survey of Socialism'' (1928) * ''The “Ifs” of History'' (1929) * ''The Centenary History of

, 1828-1928'' ( G. G. Harrap & Co., London) (1929) * ''Conservatism in England: an Analytical, Historical, and Political Survey'' (1933) * ''Sea-power & Empire'' (1940) * ''Germany the Aggressor Throughout the Ages'' (1940)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hearnshaw, Fossey John Cobb 1869 births 1946 deaths Academics of King's College London Fellows of King's College London Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge Alumni of the University of London Alumni of Trinity College Dublin English historians Academics of Durham University People educated at Manchester Grammar School

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