Marion Colthorpe

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Marion Evelyn Colthorpe FSA (c. 1934 – 20 January 2021) was a British historian and Elizabethan scholar.[1]

Biography[]

Colthorpe studied English at St Hugh’s College, Oxford and subsequently trained as a barrister, being called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn.[2] She spent a great deal of time researching her life's work 'The Elizabethan Court Day by Day', published online by the Folger Institute.[2]

She was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 10 October 2018.

Select publications[]

  • Colthorpe, M. E. 2017. The Elizabethan Court Day by Day, Folger.
  • Colthorpe, M. 1989. "Queen Elizabeth I and Norwich Cathedral", Norfolk Archaeology 40(3). doi:10.5284/1078249
  • Colthorpe, M. 1987. "The Theobalds entertainment for Queen Elizabeth I in 1591, with a transcript of the Gardener's Speech", Records of Early English Drama 12(1), pp.2-9.
  • Colthorpe, M. 1986. "A 'prorogued' Elizabethan tournament", Records of Early English Drama 11(2), pp. 3-9.
  • Colthorpe, M. 1984. "Edmund Campion’s Alleged Interview with Queen Elizabeth I in 1581", British Catholic History 17(2), pp. 197-200. doi:10.1017/S0034193200001047
  • Colthorpe, M. and Bateman, L. 1977. Queen Elizabeth I and Harlow.

References[]

  1. ^ "Marion Evelyn, FSA Colthorpe". Maldon Standard. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Wilson, Jean (27 January 2021). "Fellows Remembered: Marion Colthorpe FSA". Society of Antiquaries of London Online Newsletter. No. 462.


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