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R. A. J. Waddingham is a retired consulting actuary and an Honorary Fellow of Royal Holloway, University of London. He was awarded a CBE in the Birthday Honours of 2012 for services to pensions. In 2019 he completed a Graduate Certificate in Historical Research, with merit, at Birkbeck, University of London.
A charmingly readable account of a remarkable pope – and an English one at that -- Simon Jenkins, author of <i>Europe's 100 Best Cathedrals</i> ‘… an informative and enjoyable account of the life of one of England’s “illustrious but neglected son[s]”’ - Catholic Herald 'In R. A. J. Waddingham's company we can follow Nicholas Breakspear's remarkable journey with pleasure and profit.' - Times Literary Supplement 'R. A. J Waddingham provides a compelling account of Nicholas Breakspear's remarkable journey from obscure origins to the very top of the medieval Church.' - Church Times '... one of those rare non-fiction books that is readable from cover to cover.' - The Historian
