William M. Lamont (1934–2018) was an English historian of Puritanism and early Modern England. He took his degree in history from Queen Mary College. He taught at Hackney Downs School (1959–53), was lecturer in history at the University of Aberdeen (1963–66), and was thereafter at the University of Sussex (1966–99). He wrote monographs on Richard Baxter and the Muggletonians.[1][2][3]
Bibliography
edit- Marginal Prynne, 1600-1669 (London, 1963).
- Godly Rule: Politics and Religion, 1603-1660 (London, 1969)
- (eds. with Sybil Oldfield) Politics, Religion, and Literature in the Seventeenth Century (London, 1975).
- Richard Baxter and the Millenium (London, 1979).
- (with Christopher Hill and Barry Reay) The World of the Muggletonians (London, 1982).
- Puritanism and Historical Controversy (London, 1996).
- Last Witnesses: the Muggletonian History, 1652-1979 (Aldershot, 2006)
References
edit- ^ Morrill, John (April 2019). "Obituary: William Lamont". History Today. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Davis, Colin (6 February 2019). "William Lamont obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Reisz, Matthew (31 January 2019). "William Lamont, 1934-2018". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 27 September 2024.