John Lingard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English historian
Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1771
Place of Birth: Winchester, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 17-Jul-1851
Profession: historian
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About John Lingard
- Rev Dr John Lingard (5 February 1771 – 17 July 1851) was an English Roman Catholic priest and historian, the author of The History of England, From the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of Henry VIII, an 8-volume work published in 1819.
- Lingard was a teacher at the English College at Douai, and at the seminary at Crook Hall, and later St.
- Cuthbert's College.
- In 1811 he retired to Hornby in Lancashire to continue work on his writing.
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