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Margaret Aston (Margaret Evelyn Bridges) was born on 9 October, 1932, is a British historian and academic. Discover Margaret Aston's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

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Born 9 October, 1932
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Date of death 22 November, 2014
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Her husband is Trevor Aston (m. 1954-1969) Paul Buxton (m. 1971-2009)

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Parents Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges Monica Farrer
Husband Trevor Aston (m. 1954-1969) Paul Buxton (m. 1971-2009)
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1932

Margaret Evelyn Buxton (Bridges; 9 October 1932 – 22 November 2014), known by her first married name Margaret Aston, was a British historian and academic specialising in the Late Medieval Period and ecclesiastical history.

During her career, she lectured at both the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.

Aston was born on 9 October 1932 to Edward Bridges, a senior civil servant, and his wife Monica (née Farrer).

Her paternal grandfather was Robert Bridges, a Poet Laureate, and a great-grandfather was Alfred Waterhouse, an architect.

Her maternal grandparents were Thomas Farrer, 2nd Baron Farrer and Evelyn Mary Spring Rice, the sister of Sir Cecil Spring Rice.

She spent her early years living at Goodman’s Furze near Epsom, Surrey.

She was educated at Downe House School, an all-girls private boarding school in Berkshire.

She became Head Girl of her school.

1951

She was awarded a scholarship to study history at the University of Oxford and matriculated into Lady Margaret Hall in 1951.

In her spare time, she studied the clarinet under Jack Brymer in addition to playing the piano.

She graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA), later promoted to Master of Arts (MA Oxon) as per tradition.

She later continued her studies as a postgraduate.

1954

In 1954, she married Trevor Aston.

He was a historian and a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

They had a difficult marriage, due in part because Trevor was suffering from bipolar disorder, and separated after four years.

1956

In 1956, Aston became a lecturer at St Anne's College, Oxford.

1960

Between 1960 and 1961, she was in Germany undertaking research as a Theodor Heuss Scholar.

Upon returning to England, she became a research fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge.

She met her second husband, Paul Buxton, while undertaking research in the United States in the late 1960s.

He was a diplomat and later a civil servant.

1962

She completed a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in 1962.

1966

From 1966 to 1969, she was a lecturer at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Her first book, a biography of Archbishop Thomas Arundel, was published in 1967.

1968

Her next book, The Fifteenth Century: The Prospect of Europe, was written during a residency at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. and published in 1968.

1969

They finally divorced in 1969.

1971

In 1971, she married a diplomat.

This meant she continued her academic career but, for the most part, without any attachment to a university.

They married in 1971.

She became step-mother to his three children from a previous marriage, and together they had two children.

1980

In the 1980s, they lived in Holywood, County Down, while her husband served as Under-Secretary for Northern Ireland.

1984

From 1984 to 1985, she was a senior research fellow at Queen's University Belfast.

During that time, she researched and wrote what has been described as her seminal work, England’s Iconoclasts.

1987

On 5 March 1987, she was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA).

1994

In 1994, she was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA).

2000

She was President of the Ecclesiastical History Society (2000–01).

2013

In the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours, Aston was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 'for services to Historical Scholarship'.

2014

Aston died on 22 November 2014, aged 82.

Her body was found in the moat of Ongar Castle, Essex.

Her family home, Castle House, was in the grounds of the ruin.

Police did not treat her death as suspicious and it was concluded she had died from natural causes.

2015

Her supervisor was K. B. McFarlane, described by The Independent as "the pre-eminent authority on 15th century England, but notorious as a woman-hater".