Neale, Sir John Ernest (1890–1975)

The leading figure in the teaching of history in London following Pollard, Neale both unearthed new sources for and pioneered new methods of study of Tudor England.

 

Forenames:

John Ernest

Surname:

Neale

Title:

Sir

Dates:

1890–1975

Institutions:

History of Parliament
Institute of Historical Research
University of London (University College)

Significant posts:

Astor Professor of English History, University College London

Influences:

Pollard, Albert Frederick

Influenced:

Bindoff, Stanley Thomas
Elton, Geoffrey Rudolph

Themes:

Constitutional history
Prosopography
Tudor history

Biographies:

Blackwell Dictionary of Historians
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Proceedings of the British Academy

Obituaries:

Times

Bibliography

• Bibliography from Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)

Significant publications

• J. E. Neale, The Elizabethan House of Commons (London, 1949)

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