Wolfson History Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 39 (1992) Winner
John Bossy
ジョン・ボッシー
Jon Bossī
Aliases:
John Antony Bossy
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-04-30 （Edmonton, North London）
- Died
- 2015-10-23 age 82
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London → Belfast → York
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Early-modernist
- Active Years
- 1962-2000
- Affiliations
- Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
- Influenced By
- Walter Ullmann
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Ignatius College | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Queens' College, Cambridge | — | History | Ph.D. | — | United Kingdom |
St Ignatius College
Country:
United Kingdom
Queens' College, Cambridge
History
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1961
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: Elizabethan Catholicism: The Link with France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction | Giordano Bruno and the Embassy Affair | — | British Crime Writers' Association | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Wolfson History Prize | Giordano Bruno and the Embassy Affair | — | Wolfson Foundation | 共同受賞 |
CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction
1991
Work:
Giordano Bruno and the Embassy Affair
Organization:
British Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞
Wolfson History Prize
1991
Work:
Giordano Bruno and the Embassy Affair
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
共同受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Christianity in the West, 1400-1700
1985 HistoryA social history of Christianity in the West from 1400 to 1700.
Reformationsocial miracle
Bibliography
- The English Catholic Community, 1570-1850 (1979)
- Christianity in the West, 1400-1700 (1985)
- Giordano Bruno and the Embassy Affair (1991)
- Peace in the Post-Reformation (1998)
- Under the Molehill: An Elizabethan Spy Story (2001)
- Disputes and Settlements: Law and Human Relations in the West (2003)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Social historical approachFusion of sociology and theology
- Recurring Motifs
- social miraclemigration of the holy
Legacy
Renowned historian of religion, particularly Christianity during and after the Reformation, professor at University of York.