Richard Rex (born 27 January 1961)"Rex, Richard 1961–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024. is a British historian.
Rex was born in Ipswich. He was educated at Warwick School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he read history and graduated with MA and PhD degrees."Oxford and Cambridge examination results". The Times. 5 July 1983, p. 12. Following his doctorate he was a research fellow at St John's College, Cambridge, and a lecturer and reader at the Faculty of Divinity of the University of Cambridge. He is currently the Professor of Reformation History at the Faculty of Divinity, and is also the Polkinghorne Fellow in Theology and Religious Studies at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he is Director of Studies in Theological and Religious Studies, Tutor for graduate students, and Deputy Senior Tutor.
He edited the editio princeps of Thomas Swinnerton's Tropes and Figures from a manuscript.
Books and publications
The Theology of John Fisher – 1991 Henry VIII and the English Reformation – 1993 The Lollards – 2002 Lady Margaret Beaufort and her Professors of Divinity at Cambridge 1502 - 1649 – 2003 A Reformation rhetoric Thomas Swynnerton's The tropes and figures of scripture – 2004 The Tudors – 2006 The Making of Martin Luther – 2017
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