Ruth Paley

Ruth Paley is an English historian and author.

She has worked at The National Archives in Kew, London, where she has written several books.[1] She is currently working for the History of Parliament Trust on the House of Lords from 1660 to 1832.[2] Since 2006, she has been editor of Archives, the journal of the British Records Association. She has also co-authored accessible works such as Honour, Interest and Power: An Illustrated History of the House of Lords, 1660–1715, aimed at bridging scholarly research and public interest[3]

Works

• Using Criminal Records, Public Record Office, 2001 ISBN 1903365279
• My Ancestor was a Bastard: a family historian's guide to sources for illegitimacy in England and Wales, Society of Genealogists, 2004 ISBN 1903462789
• Family Skeletons: exploring the lives of our disreputable ancestors, with Simon Fowler, The National Archives, 2005 ISBN 1-903365-54-6

References

1. Biography
2. History of Parliament Staff - Biography
3. Knights, Mark (15 April 2019). "The History of Parliament: The House of Lords, 1660–1715, ed. Ruth Paley". The English Historical Review. 134 (566): 221–224. doi:10.1093/ehr/cey368. ISSN 0013-8266.

External links

• "Illegitimacy: the shameful secret". The Guardian. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2018.