Ruth Paley

{{Short description|English historian and author}}

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Ruth Paley is an English historian and author.

She has worked at The National Archives in Kew, London, where she has written several books.[http://www.open2.net/breakingtheseal/legal/biog/biogp1.htm Biography] She is currently working for the History of Parliament Trust on the House of Lords from 1660 to 1832.[https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/about/staff/dr-ruth-paley History of Parliament Staff - Biography] Since 2006, she has been editor of Archives, the journal of the British Records Association. She has also co-authored accessible works such as Honour, Interest and Power: An Illustrated History of the House of Lords, 1660–1715, aimed at bridging scholarly research and public interest{{Cite journal |last=Knights |first=Mark |date=2019-04-15 |title=The History of Parliament: The House of Lords, 1660–1715, ed. Ruth Paley |url=https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/ou-press/the-history-of-parliament-the-house-of-lords-1660-1715-ed-ruth-paley-UGYw3XmS1q |journal=The English Historical Review |language=en |volume=134 |issue=566 |pages=221–224 |doi=10.1093/ehr/cey368 |issn=0013-8266}}