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Nicholas Orme
Nicholas Orme | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 (age 82–83) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Historian and academic |
| Title | Professor of History |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | |
| Institutions | University of Exeter |
Nicholas Orme FSA[1] FRHistS[2] (born 1942) is a British historian specialising in the Middle Ages and Tudor period, focusing on the history of children, and ecclesiastical history, with a particular interest in South West England.
Orme is an emeritus Professor of History at Exeter University. He studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, and has worked as a visiting scholar at, among others, Merton College, Oxford, St John's College, Oxford, and the University of Arizona.[3] He retired on 31 May 2007[4] and is a canon of the Church of England.[5]
His 2021 book, Going to Church in Medieval England, was shortlisted for the 2022 Wolfson History Prize.[6]
Orme was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1973 and of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1982.[7]
In addition to his scholarly works, Orme has published Ten Cathedral Ghosts (2022), a volume of historically themed ghost stories in the tradition of M. R. James and A. N. L. Munby.
- ^ "Prof Nicholas Orme". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "List of Fellows (February 2024)" (PDF). Royal Historical Society. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Guest information". Mars Hill Audio website. Archived from the original on 4 August 2007.
- ^ "HuSS Intranet". intranet.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Orme, Nicholas (28 May 2008). "The truth about chapels in churches". Church Times. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "£50k Wolfson History Prize shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Professor Nicholas Orme". University of Exeter. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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