Stanley Bindoff
Stanley Bindoff | |
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| Born | Stanley Thomas Bindoff 8 April 1908 Hove, England |
| Died | 23 December 1980 (aged 72) Surbiton, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Historian and academic |
| Known for | Tudor England (1950) |
| Spouse |
Marjorie Blatcher
(m. 1938; died 1979) |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | |
| Institutions | Queen Mary, University of London |
| Doctoral students | |
Stanley Thomas Bindoff (8 April 1908 – 23 December 1980) was an English historian who specialised in the Tudor and Elizabethan periods. He was the first professor of history at Queen Mary College, University of London. He was the editor of The History of Parliament for the parliaments of 1509–1558, published in 1982.[1][2]
Background
Bindoff was born in Hove on 8 April 1908. He was educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School and University College London.[3]
Career
Bindoff is best known for his book Tudor England, which R. H. Tawney stated "deserves to become a classic" upon its publication in 1950. Its enduring appeal compared to the other works in the Pelican History of England series derived, for William Lamont, from Bindoff's understanding of Tudor politics as "essentially trivial".[4] He supervised many graduate students, Eric Ives[5] and Marcus Merriman[6] among them.
Personal life and death
In 1938, Bindoff married Marjorie Blatcher, with whom he had two children; she died in 1979.[3] Bindoff died from bronchopneumonia the following year, on 23 December 1980, in Surbiton; he was 72.[3][7] A lecture series in Bindoff's name at Queen Mary was inaugurated by his colleague Eric Hobsbawm in 1990.[8]
Selected publications
- Geyl, Pieter. The Netherlands Divided, 1609–1648 ... (Based on Geschiedenis van de Nederlandsche Stam.) Williams & Norgate, London, 1936. (Translator)
- The Scheldt Question to 1839, etc. G. Allen & Unwin, London, 1945.
- Ket's Rebellion 1549. George Philip & Son, London, 1949.
- Tudor England. Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1950. (Pelican History of England, vol. 5) LCCN 67-35446
- The fame of Sir Thomas Gresham. Jonathan Cape, London, 1973. (Neale lecture in English history No. 4) ISBN 0224009281
- The House of Commons, 1509–1558. Secker & Warburg, London, 1982. (Editor)
References
- ^ Bindoff, S.T. (Stanley Thomas), 1908. SNAC. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ Stanley Bindoff. Archived 23 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Caroline Skeel Archives Reading Room, Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ a b c Collinson, Patrick (2004). "Bindoff, Stanley Thomas [Tim] (1908–1980), historian". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/58737. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ William Lamont (1 March 1981). "S. T. Bindoff". History Workshop Journal. 11 (1): 220.
- ^ Cust, Richard (30 October 2012). "Eric Ives obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ Mullett, Michael A. (10 April 2006). "Dr Marcus Merriman obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ "Death announcement". The Daily Telegraph. 27 December 1980. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ Pick, Daniel (3 October 2012). "Memories of Eric Hobsbawm". History Workshop.
Further reading
- Ives, E. W. and R. J. Knecht. (1978) Wealth and Power in Tudor England: Essays Presented to S. T. Bindoff. London: Athlone Press.
External links
- "Bindoff, Prof. Stanley Thomas, (8 April 1908–23 Dec. 1980), Professor of History, Queen Mary College, University of London, 1951–75". Who Was Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U152327.
- "Bindoff, Stanley Thomas [Tim]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/58737. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)