David Smith (historian)
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David L. Smith (born 3 December 1963 in London) is a noted historian at
Early life
Smith was educated at Eastbourne College (1972–81) and then went up to Selwyn College, Cambridge, as a Scholar in October 1982. At Selwyn he took Firsts in both Parts of the Historical Tripos, with Distinction in Part I, and graduated in 1985. He then gained his PGCE with Distinction in 1986, and was awarded the Charles Fox Prize for the best performance in the Cambridge PGCE that year. He went on to take his MA in 1989 and his PhD in 1990.
Career
In 1991 he won the
He has been a Fellow of Selwyn College since 1988. He has served as a Director of Studies in History since 1992 and a Graduate Tutor since 2004. He has also held several other offices within the College, including Admissions Tutor (1992-2003), Praelector (1994-2006), and Secretary to the College Council and Governing Body (2018–20).
He has been an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of History at Cambridge since 1995, and he served as Convenor of the Directors of Studies in History from 2006 to 2010.
He was an Associate Editor and Research Associate for the
He was a
He has taught in schools as well as universities. During his gap year in 1982, he spent two terms teaching at Framlingham College Prep School, and was Acting Head of History for the second term. In 1986, he taught at Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon, for his Cambridge PGCE teaching practice term. He was an A-level History Examiner for the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board from 1986 to 1990, and since 1988 he has given lectures in over a hundred schools and sixth-form colleges.
He served as a Governor of
Chief publications
- Oliver Cromwell: Politics and Religion in the English Revolution, 1640–1658 (Cambridge University Press, 1991)
- Louis XIV (Cambridge University Press, 1992)
- Constitutional Royalism and the Search for Settlement, c. 1640–1649 (Cambridge University Press, 1994)
- (co-edited with Richard Strier and David Bevington) The Theatrical City: Culture, Theatre and Politics in London, 1576–1649 (Cambridge University Press, 1995)
- A History of the Modern British Isles, 1603–1707: The Double Crown (Blackwell, 1998)
- The Stuart Parliaments, 1603–1689 (Edward Arnold, 1999)
- (with Graham E. Seel) The Early Stuart Kings, 1603–1642 (Routledge, 2001)
- (with Graham E. Seel) Crown and Parliaments, 1558–1689 (Cambridge University Press, 2001)
- (edited) Cromwell and the Interregnum(Blackwell, 2003)
- Twenty-three articles in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004)
- (co-edited with Jason McElligott) Royalists and Royalism during the English Civil Wars (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
- (with Patrick Little) Parliaments and Politics during the Cromwellian Protectorate (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
- (co-edited with Jason McElligott) Royalists and Royalism during the Interregnum (Manchester University Press, 2010)
- (co-edited with Michael J. Braddick) The Experience of Revolution in Stuart Britain and Ireland: Essays for John Morrill (Cambridge University Press, 2011)
- Two articles in The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, ed. Michael J. Braddick (Oxford University Press, 2015)
- (co-edited with Thomas S. Freeman) Biography and History in Film (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019)
- (co-edited with Joel Halcomb and Patrick Little; general editor John Morrill) The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell, Volume 3: 16 December 1653 to 2 September 1658 (Oxford University Press, 2022)
Videos and podcasts
Four on-line lecture courses for Massolit (https://massolit.io/) on:
- The reign of James I, 1567-1625
- The reign of Charles I, 1625-49
- Oliver Cromwell: Lord Protector, 1653-58
- Charles II, James II and the Glorious Revolution, 1660-88
Three on-line lecture podcasts for The World Turned Upside Down (https://www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/) on Oliver Cromwell
References
- ^ "Dr David Smith — Faculty of History". Hist.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "A fuller list of publications can be found at the Bibliography of British and Irish History under 'SMITH, David L. (David Lawrence), 1963-'". Cpps.brepolis.net. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Faculty of History :: University of Cambridge :: Lecturers > David Smith". Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Tutor A to Z | Institute of Continuing Education". Ice.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2016.