Geoffrey Elton

Geoffrey Elton

Sir Geoffrey Rudolph Elton (17 August 1921 – 3 December 1994) was a German-born British historian, who specialized in the Tudor period.

Read more about Geoffrey Elton:  Upbringing, The Tudor Revolution in Government, Historical Perspective, Career, Works

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