Name Roger Lockyer | Role Writer | |
Books The early Stuarts, Tudor Britain 1485‑1603, Tudor and Stuart Britain - 1, Buckingham: The Life and Politi, Henry VII | ||
British historian Roger Lockyer Died at 89
Roger Lockyer (born 1928) is an English historian, professor, and writer. He has been a reader in history at Royal Holloway, University of London, from which he is now retired. He specializes in research and writing on the Tudor (1471-1603) and Stuart (1603-1714) periods.
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Major works
The first edition of this book, covering the period from 1471-1714, was published in 1964, and a second edition appeared in 1985. This work is considered a standard reference for this period in English history, covering the full range of Tudor and Stuart rulers.
James I was the first Stuart king of England.
George Villiers was a favourite of King James I.
Personal life
On 21 December 2005, Lockyer entered into a civil partnership with Percy Stevens, his life partner of 39 years, at the registry office in Westminster, London. On 26 June 2014 they were among the first couples to legally convert their civil partnership into a marriage.