Wolfson History Prize
1 appearances
Amanda Vickery
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Amanda Vickery
Aliases:
Amanda Jane Vickery
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962-12-08 （Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom）
- Nationality
- British, English
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Preston, Lancashire → London
Career
- Occupations
- historian, writer, professor, radio and television presenter
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
- Affiliations
- Queen Mary, University of London, Royal Holloway, University of London, Churchill College, Cambridge
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford College, London | — | Modern History | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
Bedford College, London
Modern History
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: Women of the local elite in Lancashire, 1750-c.1825
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Whitfield Prize | The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England | — | Royal Historical Society | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Wolfson History Prize | The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Longman-History Today prize | The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England | — | — | 受賞 |
Whitfield Prize
1998
Work:
The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England
Organization:
Royal Historical Society
Result:
受賞
Wolfson History Prize
1998
Work:
The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England
Result:
受賞
Longman-History Today prize
1998
Work:
The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England
1998 HistoryBased on the writings of Elizabeth Shackleton, explores women's lives in Georgian England
women's historyGeorgian erasocial history
Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England
2009 HistoryExplores domestic life in Georgian England
domestic lifematerial culturegender
Adaptations
- [Television series] At Home with the Georgians (2010)
Bibliography
- The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England (1998)
- Women, Privilege, and Power: British Politics, 1750 to the Present (2001)
- Gender, Taste, and Material Culture in Britain and North America, 1700-1830 (2006, ed.)
- Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England (2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- social historydetailed archival researchwomen's perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- Georgian erawomen's private liveshome and material culture
Legacy
Leading historian of social history in Georgian England, with emphasis on women's lives. Multiple prize winner including Wolfson and Whitfield. FBA Fellow and BBC presenter.
In Popular Culture
- Presented numerous history programs on BBC TV and radio
Trivia
- Born in Preston
- Wrote and presented 30-part BBC Radio 4 series 'A History of Private Life'