A. C. F. Beales
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).