C. V. Wedgwood (1910–1997)
Auteur de The Thirty Years War
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Œuvres de C. V. Wedgwood
The Spoils of Time: A History of the World From Earliest Times to the Sixteenth Century (1984) 107 exemplaires
Oliver Cromwell and the Elizabethan Inheritance (Neale Lecture) by Wedgwood C. V. (1970-12-08) Paperback (1600) 2 exemplaires
Oliver Cromwell 1 exemplaire
The 'time and Tide' Crossword Book or Curlew and Sardonyx Crosswords from "Time and Tide" (1954) 1 exemplaire
Civil war battlefields 1642-46 — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Literature and the historian 1 exemplaire
The English Civil War in perspective 1 exemplaire
Comedy in the Reign of Charles I 1 exemplaire
The Common Man in the Great Civil War 1 exemplaire
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- Nom légal
- Wedgwood, Cicely Veronica
- Autres noms
- Wedgwood, Veronica
- Date de naissance
- 1910-07-20
- Date de décès
- 1997-03-09
- Lieu de sépulture
- Alciston Parish Church, Alciston, East Sussex, England, UK
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Stocksfield, Northumberland, England, UK
- Lieu du décès
- London, England, UK
- Cause du décès
- Alzheimer's disease
- Lieux de résidence
- London, England, UK
- Études
- Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University (BA|1931)
Norland Place School, London - Professions
- historian
lecturer
translator
broadcaster
biographer - Relations
- Wedgwood, Josiah Clement (uncle)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (father's cousin)
Hope-Wallace, Jacqueline (partner) - Organisations
- Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
PEN Club (president)
Society of Authors
Somerville College, Oxford
University College London - Prix et distinctions
- Order of Merit (1969)
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1968)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1956)
Goethe Medal (1958)
Order of Orange-Nassau (1946)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (1966) (tout afficher 12)
Fellow, Royal Historical Society
Fellow, British Academy (1975)
James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1944)
Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1973)
Fellow, American Philosophical Society (1969)
Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (1947) - Courte biographie
- C.V. "Veronica" Wedgwood was an English historian who specialized in 16th and 17th century European histories, especially the English Civil War. She took a First in Modern History at Oxford University. The Independent called her the most distinguished woman historian of her time. Her acclaimed biographies include those of Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, William the Silent, and Cardinal Richelieu. She was a direct descendant of the famous 18th-century potter Josiah Wedgwood. Among her many volunteer roles and honors, she served as a trustee of the National Gallery and president of the Society of Authors as well as president of the International PEN Club. She was also the author of two translations: Charles V by Carl Brandi in 1939, and Elias Canetti's Die Blendung, as Auto-da-Fé, in 1946.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 35
- Aussi par
- 6
- Membres
- 4,010
- Popularité
- #6,296
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 40
- ISBN
- 98
- Langues
- 6
- Favoris
- 7
Just like the war itself, I began to flag around the 18 year mark and ended up limping along for awhile before I could properly rally.
One of the best parts of this book is the author's analyses, which were insightful and compelling.
One of the biggest hurdles was keeping track of all the names, but I discovered the X-ray feature on the Kindle lets you long-press a name and get a recap of who they are in the context of the book - extraordinarily helpful, and I used it constantly.
Overall, a very good read.… (plus d'informations)