Richard Rex (born 27 January 1961)"Rex, Richard 1961–"
''Encyclopedia.com.'' Retrieved 19 July 2024. is a British historian. Rex was born in

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...

. He was educated at

Warwick School Warwick School is a British Public school (United Kingdom), public school (independent school (UK), independent boarding school, boarding and Day school, day school) for boys, in the market town of Warwick, in Warwickshire, England. Known as ...

and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any ...

, where he read history and graduated with MA and PhD degrees. Following his doctorate he was a research fellow at

St John's College, Cambridge St John's College, formally the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch L ...

, and a lecturer and reader at the

Faculty of Divinity Faculty or faculties may refer to: Academia * Faculty (academic staff), professors, researchers, and teachers of a given university or college (North American usage) * Faculty (division), a large department of a university by field of study (us ...

of the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

. He is currently the Professor of Reformation History at the Faculty of Divinity, and is also the Polkinghorne Fellow in Theology and Religious Studies at

Queens' College, Cambridge Queens' College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Queens' is one of the 16 "old colleges" of the university, and was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou. Its buildings span the R ...

, where he is Director of Studies in Theological and Religious Studies, Tutor for graduate students, and Deputy Senior Tutor. He edited the ''

editio princeps In Textual scholarship, textual and classical scholarship, the ''editio princeps'' (plural: ''editiones principes'') of a work is the first printed edition of the work, that previously had existed only in manuscripts. These had to be copied by han ...

'' of Thomas Swinnerton's ''Tropes and Figures'' from a manuscript.

Books and publications

*''The Theology of John Fisher'' – 1991 *''Henry VIII and the English Reformation'' – 1993 *''The Lollards'' – 2002 *''

Lady Margaret Beaufort Lady Margaret Beaufort ( ; 31 May 1443 – 29 June 1509) was a major figure in the Wars of the Roses of the late 15th century, and mother of King Henry VII of England, the first House of Tudor, Tudor monarch. She was also a second cousin o ...

and her Professors of Divinity at Cambridge 1502 - 1649'' – 2003 *''A Reformation rhetoric Thomas Swynnerton's The tropes and figures of scripture'' – 2004 *''The Tudors'' – 2006 *''The Making of Martin Luther'' – 2017

References

Living people 1961 births Writers from Ipswich People educated at Warwick School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge Fellows of Queens' College, Cambridge 20th-century English historians 21st-century English historians 20th-century English male writers 21st-century English male writers Reformation historians Tudor historians Historians of Protestantism Theologians at the University of Cambridge {{UK-historian-stub