John Ramsden is the author of three of the volumes in 'Longman's vast, specialised, multi-volume history of the Conservative Party. He is a professional historian who has written extensively on the Conservative Party in modern history and has held many university appointments. Until 1990 he was head of the history department at Queen Mary and Westfield College, London. From 1995 until 1997 he was the Visiting Robertson Professor of British History at the University of Missouri.
