Eamon Duffy facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Eamon Duffy FSA FBA KSG
Duffy in 2010
Born	(1947-02-09) 9 February 1947 (age 78) Dundalk, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Alma mater	University of Hull University of Cambridge
Notable work	The Stripping of the Altars (1992) The Voices of Morebath (2001)
Scientific career
Institutions	Magdalene College, Cambridge
Doctoral advisor	Owen Chadwick Gordon Rupp
Doctoral students	Paul C. H. Lim

Eamon Duffy is a famous Irish historian. He was born on February 9, 1947. He used to be a professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Cambridge. He was also a fellow and former president of Magdalene College.

Early Life and Education

Eamon Duffy was born in Dundalk, Ireland. This was on February 9, 1947. He grew up as a Catholic. He went to St Philip's School for his early education. Later, he studied at the University of Hull. He then did more advanced studies at the University of Cambridge. His teachers there were Owen Chadwick and Gordon Rupp.

Academic Career and Research

Duffy is an expert in the religious history of Britain. He focuses on the 15th to 17th centuries. He has helped change how people see the Catholic Church in England during the late Middle Ages. Many used to think it was weak, but Duffy shows it was a strong cultural force.

From October 22 to November 2, 2007, he hosted a radio series. It was on BBC Radio 4 and called 10 Popes Who Shook the World. He talked about important popes like Peter and John Paul II.

Duffy started working at Magdalene College in Cambridge in 1979. He became a professor of the history of Christianity in 2003. He held this position until 2014. Since 2014, he has been an emeritus professor. This means he is retired but still holds the title. In 2004, he became a fellow of the British Academy.

Awards and Honors

Eamon Duffy has received many awards for his work. Here are some of them:

• Longman–History Today Award for Book of the Year (1994): For his book The Stripping of the Altars.
• Hawthornden Prize for Literature (2002): For his book The Voices of Morebath.
• President of the Ecclesiastical History Society (2004–2005).
• He has received special honorary degrees from several universities. These include Durham, Hull, and King's College London.
• He became an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2012.
• He was named an Honorary Canon of Ely Cathedral in 2014.

Notable Books

Eamon Duffy has written many important books about history. Here are some of his most well-known works:

• The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England 1400 to 1580 (1992): This book explores religious life in England before the Reformation.
• The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village (2001): This book looks at how the Reformation affected a small English village.
• Faith of Our Fathers: Reflections on Catholic Tradition (2004): This book shares his thoughts on Catholic traditions.
• Marking the Hours: English People and their Prayers 1240–1570 (2006): This book is about how people in England prayed during medieval times.
• Fires of Faith: Catholic England Under Mary Tudor (2009): This book covers the time when Queen Mary I ruled England.
• Ten Popes Who Shook the World (2011): This book is based on his radio series about influential popes.
• Saints, Sacrilege and Sedition: Religion and Conflict in the Tudor Reformations (2012): This book explores religious conflicts during the Tudor period.
• Reformation Divided: Catholics, Protestants, and the Conversion of England (2017): This book discusses the split between Catholics and Protestants in England.