![]() ![]() In many books and articles, including Royalist Conspiracies in England (1960), Pride’s Purge (1971), Somerset in the Civil War and Interregnum (1973), Revel, Riot, and Rebellion (1985), Fire from Heaven (1992), A Freeborn People (1996), and Start of Play (2000), he pioneered a new social history of politics, stressed the importance of ideology in the making of the English revolution, and deftly wove together a number of complex tapestries of local politics in their broader, national context. Trained at Oxford, and a professor of early modern British history at various institutions, including the University of the South (1953-62), the University of Virginia (1962-68), Brown University (1968-86), and finally Yale University (1986-96), David Underdown was one of the most prominent and influential historians of seventeenth-century Britain in his generation. The Prize is named in honor of the important, long-term, active member of the NECBS, David Underdown (1925-2009) in recognition of his service to the profession. The prize award consists of $350 and a citation read at the subsequent meeting of the organization and posted on this website (see below). ![]() ![]() The David Underdown Memorial Prize has been awarded annually by the NECBS since 2010 for the best paper read at the conference by a graduate student. ![]()
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