Reverend Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch, Kt
Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church, Faculty of Theology and Religion; Fellow of Campion Hall and of St Cross College
About
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch Kt, FBA, FSA, FRHistS, FRSL has written extensively on the 16th century and beyond. Interests include the European Reformation (1490-1700) and Christian history in general.
Expertise
- History of the 16th century Reformation, especially in England
- Tudor politics and society
- General history of Christianity, especially with regard to gender issues
- Church architecture, liturgy and music
Media experience
Professor MacCulloch has extensive media experience, both for broadcast and print. He has presented four television series: Sex and the Church (BBC2, 2015), Henry VIII's Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell (BBC2, 2013), How God Made The English (BBC2, 2012) and A History of Christianity (BBC4/BBC2 2009). In early 2017 he presented a series based on his book All Things Made New for BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week slot.
Recent media work
- Sex and Christianity: A Tumultuous History - Diarmaid MacCulloch (2025)
- The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch (Book of the Week, BBC Radio 4, 2017)
- After 500 years of schism, will the rift of Luther's Reformation finally be healed? (The Guardian, 2016)
- Did Henry VIII really have six wives? Why everything you think you know about the Tudors is wrong (The Telegraph, 2016)
- In Our Time: The Battle of Lepanto (BBC Radio 4, 2015)
- Should the church be a radical voice in politics? (The Guardian, 2015)