Robert Hutchinson (historian)
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Robert Hutchinson OBE
is a British historian from Arundel
. He specializes in the history of the Reformation
, especially church archeology, and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire
in 2008.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
is a British historian from Arundel
Arundel
Arundel is a market town and civil parish in the South Downs of West Sussex in the south of England. It lies south southwest of London, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester. Other nearby towns include Worthing east southeast, Littlehampton to the south and Bognor Regis to...
. He specializes in the history of the Reformation
English Reformation
The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
, especially church archeology, and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Society of Antiquaries of London
The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London , and is...
. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 2008.
Works
- The Last Days of Henry VIII: Conspiracy, Treason and Heresy at the Court of the dying Tyrant (2005)
- Elizabeth's Spy Master: Francis Walsingham and the Secret War that saved England (2006)
- Thomas Cromwell: The Rise and Fall of Henry VIII's most Notorious Minister (2007)
- House of Treason: The Rise and Fall of a Tudor Dynasty (2009)
- Young Henry: The Rise of Henry VIII (2011)