Muriel st clare byrne biography of martin
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Muriel St. Clare Byrne
British historical researcher (1895–1983)
Muriel St. Clare ByrneOBE (1895–1983)[1] was a historical researcher, specialising in the Tudor period and the reign of Henry VIII of England.
Muriel st clare byrne biography of martin
Family
Born Hoylake, Cheshire, England 31 May 1895, she was the granddaughter of the naval architect and yacht designer St Clare John Byrne with whom she and her mother lived when her father (Henry) died in 1905.
Her mother was Artemisia Desdemona Burtner (1868–1923) from Muscatine, Iowa, USA.
Her life partner was Marjorie 'Bar' Barber, and she was also lovers with Mary Aeldrin Cullis.[2]
Education
Belvedere School, Liverpool; Somerville College, Oxford, B.A.
1916, M.A 1920.[3] Oxford did not grant degrees to women until 1920, but she would have completed the academic requirements in 1916.
Career
She was assistant tutor in English at Somerville College in 1919 and lecturer at the Army Education School, Rouen, France, 1918–19.
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