Short answers, pulled from the story.
George W. Bernard was born in London and educated at Reading School and St. Catherine's College, Oxford. He completed his doctoral thesis in 1978 which examined the Fourth and Fifth Earls of Shrewsbury.
George W. Bernard has worked at the University of Southampton since 1981. He previously taught history at Wolverhampton Polytechnic from the age of 24 to 31.
George W. Bernard argues in Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions that Anne Boleyn was guilty of adultery in 1536. He bases this claim on a poem by Lancelot de Carles and analyzes the social and political context of the time.
George W. Bernard contends in The King's Reformation that Henry VIII was the driving force behind the break with Rome rather than a puppet of advisors. He argues the king actively shaped religious policy to suit his own political and personal goals.
George W. Bernard served as editor of the English Historical Review from 2001 to 2011. He also served on the Council of the Royal Historical Society for fifteen years including as Vice-President from 2008 to 2011.