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Maurice Ashley (historian)

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285: 171:. Ashley provided Churchill with original material from archives in Britain and Europe, earning £300 a year for this half-time employment. Although he was unimpressed by Ashley's socialistic views, Churchill praised his "competence and industry as an historical investigator". Ashley later wrote 231:, as Deputy Editor and was appointed Editor in 1958, in which job he remained until retiring in 1967. He broadened the range of the journal, which had been a vehicle for the text of selected broadcasts and criticism of radio and then television programmes. Under Ashley, 489: 484: 479: 137:(1928, 'Republicanism in the reign of Charles II') and the Gladstone Memorial (1930, 'The rise of Latitudinarianism in the Church of England'), and achieved 95: 195: 494: 474: 459: 316:
He married twice, first in 1935 to Phyllis Mary Griffiths, with whom he had a son and a daughter, and second in 1988 to Patricia Entract.
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s book reviews played a leading role in killing off the 19th-century tradition of anonymous reviewing.
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from Oxford in 1979. He was President of the Cromwell Association from 1961 to 1977.
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Among a number of books, Ashley's publications in this period included his
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Ashley's career as a journalist began when he joined the staff of the
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in 1937 as a foreign sub-editor. He continued to write, publishing
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Financial and Commercial Policy Under the Commonwealth Protectorate
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Financial and Commercial Policy Under the Commonwealth Protectorate
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He died on 26 September 1994 and was buried in a family grave in
153:. Ashley's father worked as an official at the Board of Trade. 109:(1934) achieved wide academic influence, while his biographies 222: 387: 385: 383: 381: 379: 270:(1977), regarded as one of his best books. His last book, 175:(1968), a perceptive analysis of Churchill's methods. 254:. This period saw the publication of his studies of 361:, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1929, pp. 160, 167 272:
The Battle of Naseby and the Fall of King Charles I
71: 57: 45: 30: 23: 141:in Modern History in 1929. He went on to take a 161:In 1929 he was appointed literary assistant to 105:. He published over thirty books, of which his 485:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire 373:, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1929, p. 278 149:, and it was his doctoral thesis that became 8: 490:People educated at St Paul's School, London 165:, who had just begun work on his biography 192:Oliver Cromwell: the Conservative Dictator 20: 409: 407: 401:, 4 October 1994. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 339: 337: 335: 333: 331: 329: 325: 202:in 1939-40 but in 1940 enlisted in the 210:. By 1945 he had achieved the rank of 184:as a leader writer in 1933, moving to 7: 480:Academics of Loughborough University 198:in 1939. He was briefly editor of 117:(1976) received particular praise. 194:in 1937 and his own short book on 14: 274:(1992), appeared when he was 85. 206:, later being transferred to the 240:The Greatness of Oliver Cromwell 371:Oxford University Calendar 1932 359:Oxford University Calendar 1932 244:The Glorious Revolution of 1688 168:Marlborough: His Life and Times 1: 495:Alumni of New College, Oxford 246:(1966). After retiring from 475:Burials at Highgate Cemetery 460:20th-century British writers 343:"Maurice Ashley Obituary". 288:Grave of Maurice Ashley in 511: 393:"Obituary: Maurice Ashley" 121:Background and education 417:(1994), pp. 137–9. 252:Loughborough University 225:'s weekly publication, 125:Ashley was educated at 415:In Search of Churchill 292: 173:Churchill as Historian 300:Ashley was awarded a 287: 135:Stanhope Essay Prize 92:Maurice Percy Ashley 25:Maurice Percy Ashley 181:Manchester Guardian 139:first-class honours 133:, where he won the 131:New College, Oxford 66:New College, Oxford 391:Woolrych, Austin. 293: 208:Intelligence Corps 428:Churchill, A Life 426:Gilbert, Martin. 413:Gilbert, Martin. 349:, 1 October 1994. 290:Highgate Cemetery 279:Highgate Cemetery 163:Winston Churchill 145:, studying under 89: 88: 49:26 September 1994 16:British historian 502: 444: 437: 431: 424: 418: 411: 402: 389: 374: 368: 362: 356: 350: 341: 221:, he joined the 204:Grenadier Guards 127:St Paul's School 98: 62:St Paul's School 52: 41:4 September 1907 40: 38: 21: 510: 509: 505: 504: 503: 501: 500: 499: 450: 449: 448: 447: 438: 434: 430:(1991), p. 491. 425: 421: 412: 405: 398:The Independent 390: 377: 369: 365: 357: 353: 342: 327: 322: 314: 298: 159: 123: 94: 50: 36: 34: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 508: 506: 498: 497: 492: 487: 482: 477: 472: 467: 462: 452: 451: 446: 445: 439:Jenkins, Roy. 432: 419: 403: 375: 363: 351: 324: 323: 321: 318: 313: 310: 304:in 1978 and a 297: 294: 158: 155: 122: 119: 87: 86: 73: 69: 68: 59: 55: 54: 53:(aged 87) 47: 43: 42: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 507: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 463: 461: 458: 457: 455: 442: 436: 433: 429: 423: 420: 416: 410: 408: 404: 400: 399: 394: 388: 386: 384: 382: 380: 376: 372: 367: 364: 360: 355: 352: 348: 347: 340: 338: 336: 334: 332: 330: 326: 319: 317: 312:Personal life 311: 309: 307: 303: 295: 291: 286: 282: 280: 275: 273: 269: 268:General Monck 265: 264:Prince Rupert 261: 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 236: 234: 233:The Listener' 230: 229: 224: 220: 215: 213: 209: 205: 201: 200:Britain Today 197: 193: 189: 188: 183: 182: 176: 174: 170: 169: 164: 156: 154: 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 120: 118: 116: 115:General Monck 112: 108: 104: 103: 97: 93: 85: 81: 77: 74: 72:Occupation(s) 70: 67: 63: 60: 56: 48: 44: 33: 29: 22: 19: 440: 435: 427: 422: 414: 396: 370: 366: 358: 354: 344: 315: 299: 276: 271: 267: 248:The Listener 247: 243: 239: 237: 232: 228:The Listener 226: 219:World War II 216: 199: 191: 185: 179: 177: 172: 166: 160: 150: 124: 114: 110: 106: 102:The Listener 100: 91: 90: 51:(1994-09-26) 18: 470:1907 births 465:1994 deaths 196:Marlborough 113:(1937) and 454:Categories 320:References 266:, and his 256:Charles II 80:journalist 37:1907-09-04 441:Churchill 346:The Times 187:The Times 147:David Ogg 76:Historian 58:Education 260:James II 111:Cromwell 443:(2001). 296:Awards 217:After 157:Career 84:editor 306:DLitt 212:major 143:DPhil 129:and 82:and 64:and 46:Died 31:Born 302:CBE 223:BBC 96:CBE 456:: 406:^ 395:, 378:^ 328:^ 281:. 262:, 258:, 214:. 78:, 39:) 35:(

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St Paul's School
New College, Oxford
Historian
journalist
editor
CBE
The Listener
St Paul's School
New College, Oxford
Stanhope Essay Prize
first-class honours
DPhil
David Ogg
Winston Churchill
Marlborough: His Life and Times
Manchester Guardian
The Times
Marlborough
Grenadier Guards
Intelligence Corps
major
World War II
BBC
The Listener
Loughborough University
Charles II
James II
Prince Rupert
Highgate Cemetery

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