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Details for Professor William Doyle
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| Name | Professor William Doyle | ||
| Job title | Senior Research Fellow in Historical Studies (History) Emeritus Professor of History |
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| Department | Department of History (Historical Studies) University of Bristol Department of History (Historical Studies) University of Bristol |
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| Out-of-hours contact details | home01225 314 341 | ||
| Qualifications | M.A., D.Phil.(Oxon.), D.Univ.(Bordeaux), F.R.Hist.S., F.B.A. | ||
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| Keywords | France French history European history old regime revolution Napoleon Enlightenment |
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| Areas of expertise | I have written extensively on French and European history from the seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Special areas include nobles, the sale of offices, religion and the Enlightenment. |
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| Media experience | Consultant to various television programmes on revolutionary and pre-revolutionary France. Appeared in programmes on Marie-Antoinette and the OU Introduction to History programmes. Have spoken on the radio on themes in the same area. Regular lecturer at sixth-form conferences. |
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