Duff Cooper Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 47 (2002) Winner
Jane Ridley
ジェーン・リドリー
Jein Ridley
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1953-05-15 （Northumberland）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Dorset Square, Marylebone
Career
- Occupations
- Professor of modern history, biographer, author, broadcaster
- Active Years
- 1979-
- Affiliations
- University of Buckingham
- Memberships
- London Library committee member
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranborne Chase School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| St Hugh's College, Oxford | History | — | 一級優等学位 | — | United Kingdom |
| Nuffield College, Oxford | — | — | D.Phil. | 1974-1978 | United Kingdom |
Cranborne Chase School
Country:
United Kingdom
Wiltshire
St Hugh's College, Oxford
History
Degree:
一級優等学位
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
United Kingdom
Exhibitioner in History
Nuffield College, Oxford
Degree:
D.Phil.
Period:
1974-1978
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: Leadership and Management in the Conservative Party in Parliament 1906–1914
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Duff Cooper Prize | The Architect and his Wife | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | 選出 |
Duff Cooper Prize
2002
Work:
The Architect and his Wife
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
2007
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Architect and his Wife: a life of Edwin Lutyens
2002 BiographyBiography of her great-grandfather Edwin Lutyens
ArchitectureFamilyHistory
Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
2012 BiographyLife of Edward VII
MonarchyPoliticsSocial history
The Young Disraeli
1995 BiographyEarly years of Benjamin Disraeli
PoliticsConservatism
Bibliography
- The letters of Edwin Lutyens to his wife Lady Emily (1985)
- Fox Hunting: a history (1990)
- The Letters of Arthur Balfour and Lady Elcho (1992)
- The Young Disraeli (1995)
- The Architect and his Wife: a life of Edwin Lutyens (2002)
- Bertie: A Life of Edward VII (2012)
- Queen Victoria: a short life (2014)
- George V: Never a Dull Moment (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed biographical styleSocial historical approach
- Recurring Motifs
- MonarchyPoliticiansFox hunting
Legacy
English historian and biographer, Professor of Modern History at University of Buckingham, winner of Duff Cooper Prize.
Trivia
- Fox hunting enthusiast
- Great-granddaughter of architect Edwin Lutyens
- Daughter of Conservative cabinet minister Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale