Peter Marshall (historian)

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Peter Hugh Marshall (born August 23, 1946 in Bognor Regis , England ) is a British historian and author .

Marshall attended Steyning Grammar School in Sussex . Afterwards he was a “purser cadet” in the P&O Orient Shipping Company and sailed around the world before giving English lessons in Senegal , West Africa. He then returned to England and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English, French and Spanish from the University of London and a Masters and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Sussex . He has taught philosophy and literary studies at several UK universities and colleges.

Marshall has written more than 15 books that have been translated into numerous languages. His circumnavigation of Africa was implemented in a six-part TV series and his trip through Ireland became the subject of a radio broadcast. He also wrote several articles for British newspapers and journals.

In 2018, Marshall was awarded the Wolfson History Prize for Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation . In the same year he was also elected to the British Academy .

Works

  • Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation. Yale University Press 2017
  • The Mercurial Emperor: The Magic Circle of Rudolf II in Renaissance Prague. London, Pimlico 2007
  • The Theater of the World: Alchemy, Astrology and Magic in Renaissance Prague. London, Harvill Secker 2006
  • Europe's Lost Civilizations: Exploring the Mysteries of the Megaliths. London, 2006
  • Europe's Lost Civilizations: Uncovering the Mysteries of the Megaliths. London, Headline 2004
  • World Astrology's Quest to Understand the Human Character. London, Macmillan 2004
  • The Philosopher's Stone: A Quest for the Secrets of Alchemy. London, Macmillan 2001
  • Riding the wind. A new Philosophy for a New Era. London and New York, Cassell, 1998
  • Celtic Gold: A Voyage Around Ireland. London, Sinclair-Stevenson 1997
  • Around Africa: From the Pillars of Hercules to the Strait of Gibraltar. London, Simon & Schuster 1994
  • Nature's Web. Rethinking our Place on Earth. New York, Paragon Press 1994
  • Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism. London, HarperCollins 1992
  • Journey Through Maldives - With photographers Mohamed Amin and Duncan Willetts. Nairobi, Camerapix Publishers International 1992
  • William Blake - Visionary Anarchist. London, Freedom Press 1988
  • Introduction by Peter Marshall to Damon and Delia by Wiliam Godwin. Croesor, Zena 1988; published by the University of Wales Press
  • The Anarchist Writings of William Godwin. London, Freedom Press 1986; new edition 1996
  • Cuba Libre - Breaking the Chains? London, Victor Gollancz 1987
  • Into Cuba. London, Zena Publications 1985
  • William Godwin . London and New York, Yale University Press 1984

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personal data
SURNAME Marshall, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marshall, Peter Hugh (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British historian and author
DATE OF BIRTH August 23, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Bognor Regis , England