Eamon Duffy

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Eamon Duffy is an Irish Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Cambridge, and former President of Magdalene College.

He describes himself as a "cradle Catholic" and specializes in 15th to 17th century religious history of Britain. His work has done much to overturn the popular image of late-medieval Catholicism in England as moribund, and instead presents it as a vibrant cultural force. On weekdays from 22nd October to 2nd November 2007, he presented the BBC Radio 4 series 10 Popes Who Shook the World[1] - those popes featured were Peter, Leo I, Gregory I, Gregory VII, Innocent III, Paul III, Pius IX, Pius XII, John XXIII, and John Paul II.

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Humanism, Reform and the Reformation: The Career of Bishop John Fisher (1989), with Brendan Bradshaw
The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, c.1400 to c.1580 (1994)
Saints & Sinners: A History of the Popes (1997)
The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village (2001)
Faith of Our Fathers: Reflections on Catholic Tradition (2004)
Walking to Emmaus (2006)
Marking the Hours: English People and Their Prayers, 1240-1570 (2006)