The History of a History Man, Or, The Twentieth Century Viewed from a Safe Distance The Memoirs of Patrick Collinson

In 1988 Patrick Collinson was appointed Regius Professor of Modern History in the University of Cambridge. An expert on the Reformation and post-Reformation period in England, he is probably best known for his work on the history of Puritanism. This book has much to tell about the development of the historical profession.