. . . "1940-12-21Z"^^ . . "Piers Brendon (born 21 December 1940, Stratton. Cornwall) is a British writer, known for historical and biographical works. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read History. He earned a Ph.D. degree with his thesis, Hurrell Froude and the Oxford Movement, which was published, with much modification in 1974.From 1965\u20131978, he was Lecturer in History, then Principal Lecturer and Head of Department, at what is now the Anglia Polytechnic University."@en . "1940Z"^^ . "Brendon, Piers"@en . "British writer" .