Background
Pepiol, Rafael Manuel was born on December 25, 1941 in Carcaixent, Valencia, Spain. Son of Enrique Martínez and María Vercher (Garcia) Pepiol.
Pepiol, Rafael Manuel was born on December 25, 1941 in Carcaixent, Valencia, Spain. Son of Enrique Martínez and María Vercher (Garcia) Pepiol.
English [First], Madrid [Complutensis] University, Spain, 1959—1964. Teaching Diploma, Teachers' School, Madrid, Spain, 1964—1964. Title of Journalist, Church and Official School of Journalism, Madrid, Spain, 1967—1971.
Doctor of Philosophy [History], University of Lancaster, Lancaster, England, 1977—1990.
Full-time assistant teacher of spanish Varndean Grammar School for Boys, Brighton, and Steyning Grammar School, Steyning., Brighton and Steyning, England, 1964—1965. Information clerk British Embassy, Madrid, Spain, 1966—1966. Assistant feature editor Selecciones del Reader's Digest S.A., Spain, 1966—1968.
International news clerk MADRID Newspaper, Spain, 1969—1969. Programme assistant British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Spanish Service, London, England, 1969—1971. Senior lecturer University of the West of England, Bristol, England, since 1972.
Council trustee and director The History Association, London, since 2002. Treasurer, chairman, committee member Bath Branch of the History Association, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, England, since 1987. Spanish oral examiner The Institute of Linguists, London, 1972—1986.
Member of The History Association (honorary treasurer, honorary chairman, committee member - bath branch 1987—2002).
Children: Ross Melville, Laura Hellen.