Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1940) Winner
James Pope-Hennessy
ジェームズ・ポープ=ヘネシー
Jēmuzu Pōpu-Heneshī
Aliases:
Richard James Arthur Pope-Hennessy
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1916-11-20 （London）
- Died
- 1974-01-25 （London） age 57
- Nationality
- British, Irish
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- London → Trinidad → Banagher, Ireland → Hagnau, Germany
Career
- Occupations
- biographer, travel writer, writer
- Active Years
- 1939-1974
- Affiliations
- Sheed and Ward
- Influenced By
- Mother (Una Pope-Hennessy)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downside School | — | General Education | — | 幼少期 | England |
| Balliol College, Oxford | — | Literae Humaniores | — | 1930年代 | England |
Downside School
General Education
Period:
幼少期
Country:
England
Catholic boarding school
Balliol College, Oxford
Literae Humaniores
Period:
1930年代
Country:
England
Left without degree in 1937
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Hawthornden Prize | London Fabric | — | Hawthornden Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) | Queen Mary | — | British Royal Family | 受賞 |
Hawthornden Prize
1939
Work:
London Fabric
Organization:
Hawthornden Prize Foundation
Result:
受賞
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
1960
Work:
Queen Mary
Organization:
British Royal Family
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1972) Winner
Works
Major Works
Queen Mary
1959 BiographyBiography of Queen Mary
RoyaltyHistory
Sins of the Fathers
1967 HistoryAccount of Atlantic slave traffickers
Slave TradeColonialism
Anthony Trollope
1971 BiographyBiography of Anthony Trollope
Literary HistoryVictorian Era
Bibliography
- London Fabric
- History Under Fire
- West Indian Summer
- America is an Atmosphere
- The Years of Promise
- The Flight of Youth
- Aspects of Provence
- Lord Crewe, the Likeness of a Liberal
- Queen Mary
- Verandah
- Sins of the Fathers
- Anthony Trollope
- Robert Louis Stevenson
Adaptations
- Verandah (BBC documentary 'Strange Excellency')
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vivid narrativeMeticulous research
- Recurring Motifs
- Royalty and aristocracyColonial experiences
Health
-
Heavy drinking晩年Contributed to financial issues and death
Legacy
Regarded as one of the leading British biographers of the 20th century, famed for his biography of Queen Mary.
In Popular Culture
- Judged Banagher Horse Fair
Trivia
- Buried in Kensal Green Cemetery
- Brother was John Pope-Hennessy (art historian)
- Acquired Irish citizenship in 1970
- Murdered but manslaughter conviction with reduced sentences