Background
Warren, Wilfred Lewis was born on August 24, 1929 in Tunstall, England. Son of Williams Arnold and Frances Jessie (Mason) Warren.
( Henry II was an enigma to contemporaries, and has excit...)
Henry II was an enigma to contemporaries, and has excited widely divergent judgments ever since. Dramatic incidents of his reign, such as his quarrel with Archbishop Becket and his troubled relations with his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and his sons, have attracted the attention of historical novelists, playwrights, and filmmakers, but with no unanimity of interpretation. That he was a great king there can be no doubt. Yet his motives and intentions are not easy to divine, and it is Professor Warren's contention that concentration on the great crises of the reign can lead to distortion. This book is therefore a comprehensive reappraisal of the reign based, with rare understanding, on contemporary sources; it provides a coherent and persuasive revaluation of the man and the king, and is, in itself an eloquent and impressive achievement.
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Warren, Wilfred Lewis was born on August 24, 1929 in Tunstall, England. Son of Williams Arnold and Frances Jessie (Mason) Warren.
Bachelor, Oxford, 1952. Master of Arts, Oxford, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford, 1956.
Lecturer Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1955-1968, warden, Alanbrooke Hall Northern Ireland, 1963-1970, reader Northern Ireland, 1968-1973, professor modern history Northern Ireland, 1973-1993, dean of theology Northern Ireland, 1975-1978, director school modern history Northern Ireland, 1988-1992. Professor emeritus, since 1983. Committee member Royal Historical Society, England, 1974-1978.
Arts sub-committee, University Grants committee, England, 1984-1989.
( Henry II was an enigma to contemporaries, and has excit...)
Board directors Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Belfast, 1975-1979, 1984-1990. Fellow Royal Historical Society, Royal Society Literature, Royal Irish Academy.
Married Anne Josephine Smyth, September 7, 1960. Children: Rebecca, Nicholas, Rachael.