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Eric William Ives (the 12th of July 1931 - the 25th of September 2012) was a British historian and emeritus Professor of English History at the University of Birmingham. He was an expert on the Tudor period and is best known for his biography of Anne Boleyn, first published in 1986 and revised in 2004 as The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn.
Ives published Anne Boleyn in 1986 after beginning his research around 1979. He revised and expanded it for re-publication in 2004 under the title The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn. His work drew fierce academic debate with American historian Retha Warnicke, who wrote The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn in 1989 to challenge his findings.
Ives was appointed Professor of English History and Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Birmingham in 1987, a position he held until his retirement in 1997. He also served as pro-vice-chancellor of the university between 1989 and 1993.
In 2001, Eric Ives was awarded the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours in recognition of his services to history.
In 2009, Ives published Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery, a study of the circumstances surrounding her accession and downfall.
Yes. As part of national service, Ives was commissioned into the Education Branch of the Royal Air Force as a pilot officer on the 24th of November 1955, with the service number 2766509. He was promoted to flight lieutenant by the 24th of May 1957.