Stephen Alford Explained

Stephen Alford FRHistS (born 1970) is a British historian and academic. He has been professor of early modern British history at the University of Leeds since 2012.

Life

Educated at the University of St Andrews, he was formerly a British Academy Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge (1997–99) and junior research fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and, between 1999 and 2012, a fellow in history at King's College, Cambridge.^[1] He has been a fellow of the Royal Historical Society since 2000. He was taught by John Guy.^[2]

Selected publications

• The Early Elizabethan Polity: William Cecil and the British Succession Crisis, 1558-1569. Cambridge University Press, 1998.
• Kingship and Politics in the Reign of Edward VI. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
• Burghley: William Cecil at the Court of Elizabeth I. Yale University Press, New Haven, 2008.
• The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I. Allen Lane, 2012.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}
• Edward VI: The last boy king. Allen Lane, 2014.
• London's Triumph: Merchant Adventurers and the Tudor City. Allen Lane, 2017.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile - Faculty of Arts - University of Leeds - Stephen Alford . Leeds.ac.uk . 2017-05-09.
2. Web site: Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures. 2018-04-15.
3. Web site: Keith Thomas . The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I by Stephen Alford – review | Books . The Guardian . 2012-08-17 . 2017-05-09.
4. News: Martin . Tim . The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I by Stephen Alford: review . Telegraph . 2012-09-13 . 2017-05-09.
5. Web site: Books . The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I | Book Review . History Extra . 2012-10-05 . 2017-05-09.
6. Book: Reviews Stephen Alford. The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I. New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2012. xvii + 398 pp. $35. . 978-1-60819-009-6 . The University of Chicago Press Journals . 10.1086/676207 . 67 . 264 . Gajda . Alexandra. 2012-11-13. 163585640 .
7. Web site: Jessie Childs . London's Triumph by Stephen Alford review – merchant adventurers and Tudor boomtime | Books . The Guardian . 2017-04-20 . 2017-05-09.
8. Web site: Wooding . Lucy . Review: London's Triumph, by Stephen Alford | THE Books . Timeshighereducation.com . 2017-04-27 . 2017-05-09.