Albert Goodwin (historian)
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Albert Goodwin was a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford
(where he had previously been a student) and later Professor of Modern History in the University of Manchester
. He outlined his liberal ideas on the reasons behind the French Revolution
in his book of the same name. He saw the Revolution as, 'a merciless conflict between aristocracy and democracy' laying heavy emphasis on the role of Louis XVI and his failings in opposing reform and refusing to take on the role of a constitutional monarch.
, winning a scholarship to Jesus College, Oxford
in 1924.
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
(where he had previously been a student) and later Professor of Modern History in the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
. He outlined his liberal ideas on the reasons behind the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
in his book of the same name. He saw the Revolution as, 'a merciless conflict between aristocracy and democracy' laying heavy emphasis on the role of Louis XVI and his failings in opposing reform and refusing to take on the role of a constitutional monarch.
Early life
Goodwin was born in Sheffield and educated at King Edward VII SchoolKing Edward VII School (Sheffield)
King Edward VII School is a secondary school and language college located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. KES, named after the reigning monarch, was formed in 1905 when Wesley College was merged with Sheffield Royal Grammar School on the site of the former on Glossop Road...
, winning a scholarship to Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
in 1924.
Books
- European nobility in the eighteenth century; studies of the nobilities of the major European states in the pre-Reform era. 1954, 2nd ed 1967
- Select list of works on Europe and Europe overseas, 1715–1815. Edited for the Oxford Eighteenth Century Group by J.S. Bromley and A. Godwin. (1974)
- French Revolution [by] A. Goodwin. 1953, 2nd ed 1966
- Friends of liberty : the English democratic movement in the age of the French Revolution (1979)
- Federalist movement in Caen during the French Revolution.
- Counter-revolution in Brittany: