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'''Robert Walter Dudley Edwards''', known to his friends as Robin, and to his students as 'Dudley'<ref name="timesobit">"Dr Robin Dudley Edwards dies in Dublin", ''Irish Times'', 6 June 1988</ref> (4 June 1909 – 5 June 1988)<ref>Aidan Clarke, "Robert Dudley Edwards (1909-88)", ''Irish Historical Studies'', Vol. 26, No. 102 (Nov., 1988), pp. 121-127</ref> was an Irish historian.
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'''Robert Walter Dudley Edwards''' (4 June 1909 – 5 June 1988) was an ] historian.


==Biography==
He was born in ]. His father was Walter Dudley Edwards, a journalist - 'an unassuming and well-read Englishman of liberal inclinations and Liberal association' who came to Ireland with his wife, born Bridget Teresa MacInerney from Clare, and eventually became a civil servant.<ref>Aidan Clarke, "Robert Dudley Edwards (1909-88)", ''Irish Historical Studies'', Vol. 26, No. 102 (Nov., 1988), pp. 121-127</ref><ref>National Archives of Ireland, Census 1911 </ref> His mother was a supporter of women's rights and Dudley recalled that he had a 'Votes for Women' flag on his pram.<ref name="timesobit" /> Educated first at the ], Robert was removed by his parents to ] after the 1916 rising, and then ], finally returning to the Catholic University School. In his final exams he failed French and Irish but gained first place in Ireland in history.<ref>Aidan Clarke, "Robert Dudley Edwards (1909-88)", ''Irish Historical Studies'', Vol. 26, No. 102 (Nov., 1988), pp. 121-127</ref>
Robert Walter Dudley Edwards, known to his friends as Robin and his students as 'Dudley'<ref name="timesobit">"Dr Robin Dudley Edwards dies in Dublin", ''Irish Times'', 6 June 1988</ref><ref name="clarke">Aidan Clarke, "Robert Dudley Edwards (1909–88)", ''Irish Historical Studies'', Vol. 26, No. 102 (Nov., 1988), pp. 121–127</ref> was born in ]. His father was Walter Dudley Edwards, an English journalist who came to Ireland with his wife, Bridget Teresa MacInerney from Clare, and became a civil servant.<ref name="clarke" /><ref></ref> Dudley Edwards's mother was a supporter of women's rights, a member of ], and Dudley Edwards later recalled that he had a 'Votes for Women' flag on his pram.<ref name="timesobit" />


Educated first at the ], Dudley Edwards moved first to ] and then to ], before finally returning to the Catholic University School. In his final exams he failed French and Irish but gained first place in Ireland in History.<ref name="clarke" />
⚫ In ] he was auditor of the ], gained a first-class degree in history in 1929 followed by a first class master's degree in 1931 with the National University of Ireland prize.<ref>Aidan Clarke, "Robert Dudley Edwards (1909-88)", ''Irish Historical Studies'', Vol. 26, No. 102 (Nov., 1988), pp. 121-127</ref> There followed a travelling studentship to London, where he he carried out postgraduate work at the ] which resulted in the award of a PhD in 1933, published in 1935 as ''Church and State in Tudor Ireland''. Along with ] he founded the Irish Historical Society in 1936, and its journal ''Irish Historical Studies'' was first published in 1938.


⚫ In 1933, Dudley Edwards married Sheila O'Sullivan (d. 1985), a folklorist and teacher.<ref>"Mrs Sheila Dudley Edwards", ''Irish Times'', 22 April 1985.</ref> They had three children: Mary Dudley Edwards, a teacher and civil rights activist; ], a historian, crime novelist, journalist and broadcaster; and ], a historian at the ]. Robert Dudley Edwards died in 1988 in ] after a short illness.<ref name="timesobit" />
⚫ In 1937 he was awarded a DLitt by the ] and in 1939 was appointed to a statutory lectureship in Modern Irish History at University College Dublin. He succeeded ] to the Chair of Modern Irish History in 1944, which he held until he retired in 1979. His contribution to the discipline of history in Ireland was substantial, and included the setting up of the ].


==Academic career==
⚫ In 1933, he married Sheila O'Sullivan, a folklorist and teacher. They had three children: a daughter, Mary; another daughter, ], who is a historian, crime novelist, journalist and broadcaster, and one son ], who is a historian at the ]. Sheila died in April 1985.<ref>"Mrs Sheila Dudley Edwards", ''Irish Times'', 22 April 1985.</ref> Robert Dudley Edwards died in 1988 in Saint Vincent's Hospital after a short illness.<ref name="timesobit" /ref>
⚫ In ], Edwards was auditor of the ], gained a first-class degree in history in 1929 followed by a first class master's degree in 1931 with the National University of Ireland prize.<ref name="clarke"/> He carried out postgraduate work at the ] and earned his PhD in 1933, published in 1935 as ''Church and State in Tudor Ireland''. Along with ] he founded the Irish Historical Society in 1936, and its journal ''Irish Historical Studies'' was first published in 1938.


⚫ In 1937 he was awarded a DLitt by the ] and in 1939 was appointed to a statutory lectureship in Modern Irish History at University College Dublin. He succeeded ] to the Chair of Modern Irish History in 1944, which he held until he retired in 1979. His contribution to the discipline of History in Ireland was substantial, and included the setting up of ], now part of the School of History and Archives.
==Works==

⚫ * ''Church and State in Tudor Ireland. A history of penal laws against Irish Catholics, 1534-1603'' (Longmans and Company, London: 1935)
The introduction to David Edwards's book ''Age of Atrocity'' records how the leading Irish history journal, ''Irish Historical Studies'' (edited by Dudley Edwards and T. W. Moody), for the first half-century and more of its existence, systematically avoided the theme of violence, killing and atrocity during the 16th and 17th centuries.
⚫ * ''The great famine: studies in Irish History 1845-52'' (Editor, with Desmond Williams; Browne and Nolan, Dublin: 1956)

⚫ * ''A New History of Ireland'', (Gill and Macmillan, Dublin: 1972)
==Published works==
⚫ * ''Irish Families: the archival aspect'', (National University of Ireland, Dublin: 1974)
⚫ * ''Church and State in Tudor Ireland. A history of penal laws against Irish Catholics, 1534–1603'' (London: Longmans and Company, 1935)
⚫ * ''Daniel O'Connell and his world'', (Thames and Hudson, London: 1975)
⚫ * ''The great famine: studies in Irish History 1845–52'' (Editor, with Desmond Williams; Dublin: Browne and Nolan, 1956)
⚫ * ''Ireland in the age of the Tudors : the destruction of Hiberno-Norman civilization'', (Croom Helm, London; Barnes and Noble, New York: 1977)
⚫ * ''A New History of Ireland'', (Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1972)
⚫ * ''Sources for Early Modern Irish History, 1534-1641'', (with Mary O'Dowd, Cambridge University Press: 1985)
⚫ * ''Irish Families: the archival aspect'', (Dublin: National University of Ireland, 1974)
⚫ * ''Daniel O'Connell and his world'', (London: Thames and Hudson, 1975)
⚫ * ''Ireland in the age of the Tudors : the destruction of Hiberno-Norman civilization'', (London: Croom Helm; New York: Barnes and Noble, 1977)
⚫ * ''Sources for Early Modern Irish History, 1534–1641'', (with Mary O'Dowd; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 1985)

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Irish historian

Robert Walter Dudley Edwards (4 June 1909 – 5 June 1988) was an Irish historian.

Biography

Robert Walter Dudley Edwards, known to his friends as Robin and his students as 'Dudley' was born in Dublin. His father was Walter Dudley Edwards, an English journalist who came to Ireland with his wife, Bridget Teresa MacInerney from Clare, and became a civil servant. Dudley Edwards's mother was a supporter of women's rights, a member of Cumann na mBan, and Dudley Edwards later recalled that he had a 'Votes for Women' flag on his pram.

Educated first at the Catholic University School, Dudley Edwards moved first to St. Enda's School and then to Synge Street CBS, before finally returning to the Catholic University School. In his final exams he failed French and Irish but gained first place in Ireland in History.

In 1933, Dudley Edwards married Sheila O'Sullivan (d. 1985), a folklorist and teacher. They had three children: Mary Dudley Edwards, a teacher and civil rights activist; Ruth Dudley Edwards, a historian, crime novelist, journalist and broadcaster; and Owen Dudley Edwards, a historian at the University of Edinburgh. Robert Dudley Edwards died in 1988 in St. Vincent's Hospital after a short illness.

Academic career

In University College Dublin, Edwards was auditor of the Literary and Historical Society, gained a first-class degree in history in 1929 followed by a first class master's degree in 1931 with the National University of Ireland prize. He carried out postgraduate work at the University of London and earned his PhD in 1933, published in 1935 as Church and State in Tudor Ireland. Along with Theo Moody he founded the Irish Historical Society in 1936, and its journal Irish Historical Studies was first published in 1938.

In 1937 he was awarded a DLitt by the National University of Ireland and in 1939 was appointed to a statutory lectureship in Modern Irish History at University College Dublin. He succeeded Mary Hayden to the Chair of Modern Irish History in 1944, which he held until he retired in 1979. His contribution to the discipline of History in Ireland was substantial, and included the setting up of University College Dublin Archives Department, now part of the School of History and Archives.

The introduction to David Edwards's book Age of Atrocity records how the leading Irish history journal, Irish Historical Studies (edited by Dudley Edwards and T. W. Moody), for the first half-century and more of its existence, systematically avoided the theme of violence, killing and atrocity during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Published works

  • Church and State in Tudor Ireland. A history of penal laws against Irish Catholics, 1534–1603 (London: Longmans and Company, 1935)
  • The great famine: studies in Irish History 1845–52 (Editor, with Desmond Williams; Dublin: Browne and Nolan, 1956)
  • A New History of Ireland, (Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1972)
  • Irish Families: the archival aspect, (Dublin: National University of Ireland, 1974)
  • Daniel O'Connell and his world, (London: Thames and Hudson, 1975)
  • Ireland in the age of the Tudors : the destruction of Hiberno-Norman civilization, (London: Croom Helm; New York: Barnes and Noble, 1977)
  • Sources for Early Modern Irish History, 1534–1641, (with Mary O'Dowd; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 1985)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dr Robin Dudley Edwards dies in Dublin", Irish Times, 6 June 1988
  2. ^ Aidan Clarke, "Robert Dudley Edwards (1909–88)", Irish Historical Studies, Vol. 26, No. 102 (Nov., 1988), pp. 121–127
  3. National Archives of Ireland, Census 1911
  4. "Mrs Sheila Dudley Edwards", Irish Times, 22 April 1985.

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