A. C. F. Beales

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Arthur Charles Frederick Beales (1905 - 16 August 1974) was an historian.[1][2]

He was educated at King's College London, where his mentors included F. J. C. Hearnshaw and Eileen Power.[1] Beales spent all but four years of his career at King's; for three years he was a schoolmaster and he worked for University College, Swansea, for a year. From 1964 until his retirement in 1972 he was Professor of History at King's.[1] In 1935 he converted to Catholicism.[1]

Works[edit]

  • The Catholic Church and International Order (London: Penguin, 1941).
  • The History of Peace: A Short Account of the Organised Movements for International Peace (London: G. Bell & Sons, 1941).
  • Education Under Penalty: English Catholic Education from the Reformation to Fall of James II, 1547-1689 (London: The Athlone Press, 1963).
  • Education: A Framework for Choice (Institute of Economic Affairs, 1967).

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d James Scotland, 'Professor A. C. F. Beales: A memorial', British Journal of Educational Studies (1975), 23:1, pp. 5-6.
  2. ^ Entry on WorldCat, retrieved 21 March 2019.