James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 46 (1964) Winner
Elizabeth Longford
エリザベス・ロングフォード
Erizabesu Rongufōdo
Aliases:
Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford / Lady Longford / Elizabeth Harman
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1906-08-30 （Marylebone, London, England）
- Died
- 2002-10-23 （Hurst Green, East Sussex, England） age 96
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Residence History
- London, England
Career
- Occupations
- historian, author, political activist
- Active Years
- 1931-2002
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature, National Portrait Gallery, board of trustees
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Holland School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Headington School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford | — | — | — | 1920年代 | United Kingdom |
Francis Holland School
Country:
United Kingdom
Headington School
Country:
United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Period:
1920年代
Year of Graduation:
1928
Country:
United Kingdom
Undergraduate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Victoria R.I. | — | University of Edinburgh | winner |
| — | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | — | — | British Government | awarded |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1964
Work:
Victoria R.I.
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
winner
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Organization:
British Government
Result:
awarded
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Victoria R.I.
1964 BiographyBiography of Queen Victoria. Winner of James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
royalty19th century
Wellington: The Years of the Sword
1969 BiographyFirst volume of biography of the Duke of Wellington.
Napoleonic Warsmilitary
Wellington: Pillar of State
1972 BiographySecond volume of Wellington biography.
politics19th century
Byron
1976 BiographyBiography of Lord Byron.
Romanticismpoetry
Bibliography
- Victoria R.I. (1964)
- Wellington: The Years of the Sword (1969)
- Wellington: Pillar of State (1972)
- The Royal House of Windsor (1974)
- Winston Churchill (1974)
- Byron's Greece (1975)
- Byron (1976)
- A Pilgrimage of Passion (1979)
- Eminent Victorian Women (1981)
- Jameson's Raid (1982)
- Elizabeth R (1983)
- The Pebbled Shore (1986)
- Royal Throne (1993)
- Queen Victoria (1999)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed biographical style based on historical factsEngaging narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- 19th-century figuresroyalty and politics
Legacy
English historian renowned for biographies of 19th-century figures like Queen Victoria, Duke of Wellington, and Lord Byron. Part of a prominent literary family.
Trivia
- Mother of 8 children, several of whom are writers including Antonia Fraser.
- Converted from Unitarianism to Roman Catholicism.
- Known as the 'Zuleika Dobson' of her Oxford days for her beauty.