Obituary: Professor Barry Coward
Patrick Little celebrates the life and career of a major historian of Early Modern Britain.
Barry Coward, who died of cancer on March 17th at the age of 70, was one of the most respected and best loved historians of his generation. He joined Birkbeck, University of London in 1966 and worked there for 40 years as lecturer, senior lecturer, reader and finally professor, retiring in 2006. During this time he taught many thousands of students and wrote a number of important books, including his classic survey of the 17th century, The Stuart Age, first published in 1980. The fourth edition is soon to appear.
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