Noel Geoffrey Parker, FBA (born Nottingham, United Kingdom, 25 December 1943) is a British historian specialising in the history of Western Europe, Spain, and warfare during the early modern era. His best known book is Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500–1800, first published by Cambridge University Press in 1988.
He holds his BA, MA, PhD and Litt.D. degrees from Cambridge University where he studied under the historian Sir John Huxtable Elliott.
Parker has taught at the University of Illinois, the University of St. Andrews and Yale University. He is currently the Andreas Dorpalen Professor of History at The Ohio State University.
Parker was a consultant and main contributor on the BBC series, Armada: 12 Days to Save England.
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British military historian
| Born | 25 Dec 1943 |
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British military historian
| Born | 25 Dec 1943 |
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History, World history, Military art and science, history, Military art and science, Military history, Economic aspects, Netherlands, history, War, War and society, War, history, Western Civilization, Armada, 1588, Economic conditions, Europe, economic conditions, Europe, history, military, Histoire, Historia, Naval History, Sources, 15.70 history of Europe, 942.05/5, 949.2/03, Armada (1588), Armada., Art et science militairesTime
Philip II, 1556-1598, Wars of Independence, 1556-1648, 16th century, 17th century, 1648-1714, 18th century, Elizabeth, 1558-1603, Tudors, 1485-1603ID Numbers
- OLID: OL2448750A
- ISNI: 0000000121364039
- VIAF: 64021923
- Wikidata: Q1355845
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- Noel Geoffrey Parker
- Parker, Geoffrey, 1943-
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