Professor William Doyle FBA

History of eighteenth century Europe, particularly France

Elected 1998

10-Minute Talks: Napoleon and God

5 May 2021 Professor William Doyle FBA

In this talk to mark the bicentenary of Napoleon's death, William Doyle discusses Napoleon's quarrel with the Catholic Church.

Current post

Professor Emeritus of History and Senior Research Fellow, University of Bristol

Past appointments

University of Bristol Professor Emeritus of History and Senior Research Fellow, University of Bristol

2008 -

University of Bristol Professor of History, University of Bristol

1986 - 2008

University of Nottingham Professor of Modern History

1981 - 1985

University of York Lecturer, Senior Lecturer in History

1967 - 1981

Publications

France and the Age of Revolution:Regimes Old and New from Louis XIV to Napoleon Bonaparte 2013

Origins of the French Revolution 1980

The Oxford history of the French Revolution 1989

Venality: the sale of offices in 18th century France 1996

Aristocracy and its Enemies in the Age of Revolution 2009

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