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Jeffrey Richards (born c.1945)Chris Arno
"Fast Forward: Jeffrey Richards"
''The Guardian'', 11 January 2005
is a British historian. Educated at
Jesus College, Cambridge Jesus College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Jesus College was established in 1496 on the site of the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of St Radegund's Priory, Cambridge, St ...
, he is Professor of
Cultural History Cultural history records and interprets past events involving human beings through the social, cultural, and political milieu of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors. Jacob Burckhardt (1818–1897) helped found cultural history ...
at
Lancaster University Lancaster University (officially The University of Lancaster) is a collegiate public university, public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, as one of several new univer ...
. A leading cultural historian and film critic, he is the author of over 15 books on British cultural history. His books include ''The Popes and the Papacy in the Early Middle Ages 476–752'' (1979), and ''Sir Henry Irving: A Victorian Actor and His World'' (2005). He is also a Companion of the Guild of St George.


Selected publications

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Jeffrey Richards' homepage
1940s births Living people Academics of Lancaster University Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge British historians Guild of St George Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-historian-stub