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Nicholas Orme

ニコラス・オーム

Nikorasu Ōmu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1942-01-01 （Unknown）
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Religion
Church of England
Residence History
Exeter

Career

Occupations
Historian, Professor
Active Years
1973-2023
Affiliations
University of Exeter
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (1973), Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (1982)
Nominations
2022 Wolfson History Prize shortlist (Going to Church in Medieval England)

Education

Magdalen College, Oxford
History
Country: United Kingdom

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Medieval Children

2001 History

A book detailing the lives and history of children in medieval England.

History of childhoodMedieval society

Going to Church in Medieval England

2021 History

Examines churchgoing practices in medieval England.

Ecclesiastical historyMedieval Britain

Tudor Children

2023 History

History of children in Tudor England.

History of childhoodTudor period

Medieval Schools: From Roman Britain to Tudor England

2006 History

Overview of medieval education in England from Roman times to Tudor period.

History of educationMiddle Ages

Bibliography

  • English Schools in the Middle Ages
  • Education in the West of England, 1066–1548
  • The Minor Clergy of Exeter Cathedral: 1300–1548
  • Early British Swimming, 55 B.C.–1719 A.D.
  • From Childhood to Chivalry
  • Exeter Cathedral as It Was, 1050–1550
  • Education in Early Tudor England
  • Education and Society in Mediaeval and Renaissance England
  • Table Manners for Children, by John Lydgate
  • Unity and Variety: a History of the Church in Devon and Cornwall
  • English Church Dedications: With a Survey of Cornwall and Devon
  • The Saints of Cornwall
  • Medieval Children
  • Medieval Schools: From Roman Britain to Tudor England
  • Cornish Wills, 1342–1540
  • Cornwall and the Cross
  • The Victoria History of the County of Cornwall: Religious History to 1559
  • Exeter Cathedral: The First Thousand Years, c. 400–1550
  • The Churches of Medieval Exeter
  • Going to Church in Medieval England
  • Tudor Children

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed archival researchScholarly analysis
Recurring Motifs
Childhood and educationReligion and churchRegional history of South West England

Legacy

Renowned British historian specializing in medieval and Tudor England, particularly the history of childhood, education, and the church. Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Exeter.

Academic Societies

  • Royal Historical Society
  • Society of Antiquaries of London

In Popular Culture

  • Published ghost story collection 'Ten Cathedral Ghosts' (2022)

Trivia

  • Serves as a canon of Exeter Cathedral
  • Canon of the Church of England