Ruth Paley
Ruth Paley is an English historian and author.
She has worked at The National Archives in Kew, London, where she has written several books.[1] She is currently working for the History of Parliament Trust on the House of Lords from 1660 to 1832.[2] Since 2006, she has been editor of Archives, the journal of the British Records Association. She has also co-authored accessible works such as Honour, Interest and Power: An Illustrated History of the House of Lords, 1660–1715, aimed at bridging scholarly research and public interest[3]
Works
[edit]- Using Criminal Records, Public Record Office, 2001 ISBN 1903365279
- My Ancestor was a Bastard: a family historian's guide to sources for illegitimacy in England and Wales, Society of Genealogists, 2004 ISBN 1903462789
- Family Skeletons: exploring the lives of our disreputable ancestors, with Simon Fowler, The National Archives, 2005 ISBN 1-903365-54-6
References
[edit]- ^ Biography
- ^ History of Parliament Staff - Biography
- ^ Knights, Mark (15 April 2019). "The History of Parliament: The House of Lords, 1660–1715, ed. Ruth Paley". The English Historical Review. 134 (566): 221–224. doi:10.1093/ehr/cey368. ISSN 0013-8266.
External links
[edit]- "Illegitimacy: the shameful secret". The Guardian. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
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