1. Diarmaid MacCulloch was born in Kent, England, to the Rev Nigel John Howard MacCulloch and Jennie Chappell.
11 Facts About Diarmaid MacCulloch
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Diarmaid MacCulloch moved to Suffolk as a boy when his father was appointed rector of Wetherden and Haughley.
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Diarmaid MacCulloch subsequently studied history at Churchill College, Cambridge, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1972; this was promoted to a Master of Arts degree in 1976.
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Diarmaid MacCulloch joined the Gay Christian Movement in 1976, serving twice on its committee and briefly as honorary secretary.
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Diarmaid MacCulloch interrupted his teaching to study for the Oxford Diploma in Theology at Ripon College Cuddesdon.
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Diarmaid MacCulloch was awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree by the University of Oxford in 2001.
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In 2018, Diarmaid MacCulloch published the biography Thomas Cromwell: A Life.
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Diarmaid MacCulloch sits on the European Advisory Board of Princeton University Press.
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In 2019, Diarmaid MacCulloch retired as Professor of the History of the Church and was made professor emeritus.
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Diarmaid MacCulloch was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1978, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1982, and a Fellow of the British Academy in 2001.
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Diarmaid MacCulloch was knighted in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to scholarship.