Ruth Paley

Ruth Paley

Dr Ruth Paley PhD is an English historian and author.

She has worked at the Public Record Office in Kew, London, where she has written several books. [ [http://www.open2.net/breakingtheseal/legal/biog/biogp1.htm Biography] ] She is currently working for the History of Parliament Trust on the House of Lords from 1660-1832. [ [http://www.histparl.ac.uk/staff.php?id=120 History of Parliament Staff - Biography] ] .

Works

* "Family Skeletons - Exploring the lives of our disreputable ancestors", with Simon Fowler, National Archives, 2005, ISBN 1-903365-54-6
* "Using Criminal Records", 2001
* "Was your Ancestor a Bastard?", 2004

References

External links

* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/apr/14/guardianspecial4.guardianspecial215 Illigitimacy - the shameful secret. From "The Guardian", 14 April 2007]


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