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'''Nicholas Orme''' (born 1942) is a British [[historian]] specialising in the [[Middle Ages]] and [[Tudor period]], focusing on the history of [[children]], and [[History of Christianity|ecclesiastical history]], with a particular interest in [[South West England]]. |
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'''Nicholas Orme''' [[Society of Antiquaries of London|FSA]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Prof Nicholas Orme |url=https://www.sal.org.uk/our-fellows/directory/prof-nicholas-orme/ |website=Society of Antiquaries of London |access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref> [[Royal Historical Society|FRHistS]]<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Fellows (February 2024) |url=https://files.royalhistsoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/22170322/Fellows_February-2024.xlsb.pdf |website=Royal Historical Society |access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref> (born 1942) is a British [[historian]] specialising in the [[Middle Ages]] and [[Tudor period]], focusing on the history of [[children]], and [[History of Christianity|ecclesiastical history]], with a particular interest in [[South West England]]. |
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| ⚫ | Orme is an emeritus Professor of History at [[Exeter University]]. He studied at [[Magdalen College, Oxford]], and has worked as a visiting scholar at, among others, [[Merton College, Oxford]], [[St John's College, Oxford]], and the [[University of Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marshillaudio.org/resources/guest_detail.asp?ID=365|publisher=Mars Hill Audio website|title=Guest information|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804220055/http://www.marshillaudio.org/resources/guest_detail.asp?ID=365|archivedate=4 August 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He retired on 31 May 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/|title=HuSS Intranet|website=intranet.exeter.ac.uk| access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref> and is a [[Canon (priest)|canon]] of the [[Church of England]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2008/30-may/books-arts/book-reviews/the-truth-about-chapels-in-churches|title=The truth about chapels in churches|magazine=Church Times|first=Nicholas|last=Orme|date=28 May 2008|accessdate=13 December 2020}}</ref> |
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His 2021 book, ''Going to Church in Medieval England'', was shortlisted for the 2022 [[Wolfson History Prize]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-04-22 |title=£50k Wolfson History Prize shortlist announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2022/04/22/213313/50k-wolfson-history-prize-shortlist-announced/ |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=Books+Publishing |language=en-AU}}</ref> |
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Orme was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Historical Society]] in 1973 and of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |title=Professor Nicholas Orme |url=https://arch-history.exeter.ac.uk/history/profile/index.php?web_id=orme |website=University of Exeter |access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref> |
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In addition to his scholarly works, Orme has published ''Ten Cathedral Ghosts'' (2022), a volume of historically themed [[ghost stories]] in the tradition of [[M. R. James]] and [[A. N. L. Munby]]. |
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==Selected works== |
==Selected works== |
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* (2001) ''[[Medieval Children]]'', New Haven: [[Yale University Press]] {{ISBN|0-300-08541-9}} |
* (2001) ''[[Medieval Children]]'', New Haven: [[Yale University Press]] {{ISBN|0-300-08541-9}} |
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* (2006) ''Medieval Schools: From Roman Britain to Tudor England'', New Haven: Yale University Press, {{ISBN|0-300-11102-9}} |
* (2006) ''Medieval Schools: From Roman Britain to Tudor England'', New Haven: Yale University Press, {{ISBN|0-300-11102-9}} |
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* (2006) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/theme/95744 School founders and patrons in England, 597–1560]<ref>''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]''. Accessed 29 February 2024.</ref> |
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* (2007) ''Cornish Wills, 1342–1540''. Devon and Cornwall Record Society, {{ISBN|9780901853509}} |
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* (2007) ''Cornwall and the Cross''. Chichester: Phillimore |
* (2007) ''Cornwall and the Cross''. Chichester: Phillimore |
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* (2007) ''The Victoria History of the County of Cornwall: Religious History to 1559 v. 2'', {{ISBN|1-904356-12-5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boydellandbrewer.com/|title=Boydell & Brewer Publishers|website=boydellandbrewer.com}}</ref> |
* (2007) ''The Victoria History of the County of Cornwall: Religious History to 1559 v. 2'', {{ISBN|1-904356-12-5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boydellandbrewer.com/|title=Boydell & Brewer Publishers|website=boydellandbrewer.com}}</ref> |
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* (2014) ''The Churches of Medieval Exeter'', Impress Books, {{ISBN|9781907605512}}. |
* (2014) ''The Churches of Medieval Exeter'', Impress Books, {{ISBN|9781907605512}}. |
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* (2021) ''Going to Church in Medieval England'', Yale University Press, {{ISBN|978-0300256505}} |
* (2021) ''Going to Church in Medieval England'', Yale University Press, {{ISBN|978-0300256505}} |
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* (2023) ''Tudor Children'', Yale University Press, {{ISBN|978-0300267969}} |
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===Works as editor or collaborator=== |
===Works as editor or collaborator=== |
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* ''Nicholas Roscarrock's Lives of the Saints'' (1992) {{ISBN|0-901853-35-6}} |
* ''Nicholas Roscarrock's Lives of the Saints'' (1992); {{ISBN|0-901853-35-6}} |
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* With Margaret Webster: (1995) ''The English Hospital, 1070–1570'', Yale University Press |
* With Margaret Webster: (1995) ''The English Hospital, 1070–1570'', Yale University Press; {{ISBN|0-300-06058-0}} |
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* With David Lepine: (2003) ''Death and Memory in Medieval Exeter'', Devon & Cornwall Record Society |
* With David Lepine: (2003) ''Death and Memory in Medieval Exeter'', Devon & Cornwall Record Society; {{ISBN|0-901853-46-1}} |
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For a more extensive list of |
For a more extensive list of Orme's publications, see [http://www.huss.ex.ac.uk/history/staff/orme/publications.php School of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Exeter Website] and the [http://lib.ex.ac.uk/ University Library Catalogue] |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 17:16, 5 January 2025
Nicholas Orme | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 82–83) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Historian and academic |
| Title | Professor of History |
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| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
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| Discipline | History |
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| Institutions | University of Exeter |
Nicholas Orme FSA[1] FRHistS[2] (born 1942) is a British historian specialising in the Middle Ages and Tudor period, focusing on the history of children, and ecclesiastical history, with a particular interest in South West England.
Orme is an emeritus Professor of History at Exeter University. He studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, and has worked as a visiting scholar at, among others, Merton College, Oxford, St John's College, Oxford, and the University of Arizona.[3] He retired on 31 May 2007[4] and is a canon of the Church of England.[5]
His 2021 book, Going to Church in Medieval England, was shortlisted for the 2022 Wolfson History Prize.[6]
Orme was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1973 and of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1982.[7]
In addition to his scholarly works, Orme has published Ten Cathedral Ghosts (2022), a volume of historically themed ghost stories in the tradition of M. R. James and A. N. L. Munby.
Selected works
[edit]- (1973) English Schools in the Middle Ages, Routledge, ISBN 0-416-16080-8
- (1976) Education in the West of England, 1066–1548, University of Exeter Press, ISBN 0-85989-041-4
- (1980) The Minor Clergy of Exeter Cathedral: 1300–1548 – a list of the minor officers, vicars choral, annuellars, secondaries and choristers. University of Exeter Press ISBN 0-85989-175-5
- (1983) Early British Swimming, 55 B.C.–1719 A.D: with the first swimming treatise in English, 1595. University of Exeter Press ISBN 0-85989-134-8
- (1984) From Childhood to Chivalry: Education of the English Kings and Aristocracy, Routledge, ISBN 0-416-74830-9
- (1987) Exeter Cathedral as It Was, 1050–1550, Devon Books ISBN 0-86114-785-5
- (1988) Education in Early Tudor England: Magdalen College Oxford and Its School, 1480–1540, Magdalen College
- (1989) Education and Society in Mediaeval and Renaissance England, Hambledon Continuum, ISBN 1-85285-003-5
- (1989) Table Manners for Children, by John Lydgate ; with translation and introduction by Nicholas Orme ISBN 0-907596-17-7
- (1991) Unity and Variety: a History of the Church in Devon and Cornwall ISBN 0-85989-355-3
- (1996) English Church Dedications: With a Survey of Cornwall and Devon, University of Exeter Press ISBN 0-85989-516-5
- (2000) The Saints of Cornwall, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-820765-4
- (2001) Medieval Children, New Haven: Yale University Press ISBN 0-300-08541-9
- (2006) Medieval Schools: From Roman Britain to Tudor England, New Haven: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-11102-9
- (2006) School founders and patrons in England, 597–1560[8]
- (2007) Cornish Wills, 1342–1540. Devon and Cornwall Record Society, ISBN 9780901853509
- (2007) Cornwall and the Cross. Chichester: Phillimore
- (2007) The Victoria History of the County of Cornwall: Religious History to 1559 v. 2, ISBN 1-904356-12-5[9]
- (2009) Exeter Cathedral: The First Thousand Years, c. 400–1550, Impress Books, ISBN 978-0-9556239-8-1.
- (2014) The Churches of Medieval Exeter, Impress Books, ISBN 9781907605512.
- (2021) Going to Church in Medieval England, Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0300256505
- (2023) Tudor Children, Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0300267969
Works as editor or collaborator
[edit]- Nicholas Roscarrock's Lives of the Saints (1992); ISBN 0-901853-35-6
- With Margaret Webster: (1995) The English Hospital, 1070–1570, Yale University Press; ISBN 0-300-06058-0
- With David Lepine: (2003) Death and Memory in Medieval Exeter, Devon & Cornwall Record Society; ISBN 0-901853-46-1
For a more extensive list of Orme's publications, see School of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Exeter Website and the University Library Catalogue
References
[edit]- ^ "Prof Nicholas Orme". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "List of Fellows (February 2024)" (PDF). Royal Historical Society. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Guest information". Mars Hill Audio website. Archived from the original on 4 August 2007.
- ^ "HuSS Intranet". intranet.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Orme, Nicholas (28 May 2008). "The truth about chapels in churches". Church Times. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "£50k Wolfson History Prize shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Professor Nicholas Orme". University of Exeter. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Accessed 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Boydell & Brewer Publishers". boydellandbrewer.com.
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