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Jasper Ridley

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in West Hoathly, Sussex, The United Kingdom

May 25, 1920

Died

July 01, 2004

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Jasper Ridley was a British writer, known for historical biographies. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and the Sorbonne. He trained and practiced as a barrister, before starting to write. During World War II, he was a conscientious objector and was, by his own account, violently abused while in a detention camp. He served on St Pancras Borough Council from 1945 to 1949, and stood, unsuccessfully, as Labour Party candidate for Winchester in 1955 general election.

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Average rating: 3.47 · 2,140 ratings · 285 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Freemasons: A History of the World's Most Powerful Secret Society 3.21 avg rating — 936 ratings — published 2002 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Brief History of the Tudor Age 3.64 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 1988 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mussolini 3.62 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 1998 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Henry VIII: The Politics of Tyranny 3.82 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1984 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tito 3.88 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1994 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maximilian & Juarez 3.89 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1992 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bloody Mary's Martyrs 3.35 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elizabeth I 3.38 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1987 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Garibaldi 3.85 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1974 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	STATESMAN AND SAINT: Cardinal Wolsey, Sir Thomas More and the Politics of Henry VIII 3.69 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1982 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Then there were the general moral duties: not to commit adultery or fornication, not to stay out late at night after 8 p.m. frequenting inns and brothels, and not to play cards except during the Twelve Days of Christmas.”
― Jasper Ridley, The Freemasons: A History of the World's Most Powerful Secret Society

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Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen: The Story of Elizabeth of York by Samantha Wilcoxson

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How To Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life by Ruth Goodman

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The Statesman And The Fanatic: Thomas Wolsey And Thomas More by Jasper Ridley

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The Tudor Bride by Joanna Hickson

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Elizabeth's Women: Friends, Rivals, and Foes Who Shaped the Virgin Queen by Tracy Borman

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The Pleasure Palace by Kate Emerson

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The Private Lives of the Tudors by Tracy Borman

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Jane the Quene by Janet Ambrosi Wertman

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John Dudley: The Life of Lady Jane Grey's Father-in-Law by Christine Hartweg

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