Background
He was born in Manchester and studied at Balliol College Oxford University and was a member of the Communist Party Historians Group before leaving the party in 1956 with many others
He was born in Manchester and studied at Balliol College Oxford University and was a member of the Communist Party Historians Group before leaving the party in 1956 with many others
Balliol College.
He had a 36-year teaching career at the University of Birmingham. His papers are held at the University of Birmingham Special Collections.