Robert Keith Middlemas (26 May 1935 – 10 July 2013) was an English historian, known for works on modern European political history.[1]
Robert Middlemas | |
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Born | Robert Keith Middlemas 26 May 1935 Alnwick, Northumberland |
Died | 10 July 2013 West Burton, Sussex | (aged 78)
Education | Stowe School |
Genre | Modern European political history |
Years active | 1969–2013 |
Life
editMiddlemas was born in Alnwick, Northumberland on 26 May 1935.[1] He was educated at Stowe School and then joined the Northumberland Fusiliers, before entering Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating with a first class degree in history.[2]
Entering the Civil Service, Middlemas worked as a House of Commons clerk for nine years. From 1967 he was a lecturer at the University of Sussex.[1] He became a reader there in 1976, and Professor in 1986.[2]
Middlemas published 21 books.[1]
He died at West Burton, Sussex on 10 July 2013.[2]
Bibliography
editMiddlemas published 21 books:[1][3]
Political Biographies
edit- The Life and Times of Edward VII (1972)
- Baldwin: A Biography (1969), co-written with John Barnes
- The Life And Times Of George VI (1974)
European Politics
edit- Orchestrating Europe: The Informal Politics Of The European Union, 1973 95
- Diplomacy of Illusion: The British Government and Germany, 1937-1939 (1972)
- Politics in Industrial Society: The Experience of the British System Since 1911 (1979)
- Power and the Party: Changing Faces of Communism in Western Europe (1980)
Other
edit- Continental Coloured Glass (1971)
- Antique Colored Glass
- Power, Competition And The State (1971)
- Cabora Bassa: Engineering And Politics In Southern Africa (1975)
- The Double Market: Art Theft And Art Thieves (1975)
- Pursuit of Pleasure: High Society in the 1900s (1977)
- As They Really Were: The Citizens of Alnwick 1831 (2012)
- Industry, Unions and Government: Twenty-One Years of Nedc (1983)
- Kinship and Survival: The Middlemas Name Through 600 Years (1990)
External links
editThe private papers of Keith Middlemas are deposited at the Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Professor Keith Middlemas - Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Barker, Nicholas (25 August 2013). "Professor Keith Middlemas: Historian acclaimed for his work on the politics of modern Europe". The Independent. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Keith Middlemas". Goodreads. Retrieved 11 December 2022.