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Jonathan Sumption
ジョナサン・サンプション
Jonasan Sanpushon
Aliases:
Lord Sumption / Jonathan Philip Chadwick Sumption
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-12-09 （England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Catalan, Latin
- Residence History
- London, England → Berbiguières, Dordogne, France
Career
- Occupations
- medieval historian, barrister, judge
- Active Years
- 1975-2024
- Affiliations
- Brick Court Chambers, Inner Temple, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS), Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA), Fellow of the Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eton College | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Magdalen College, Oxford | — | Medieval History | first-class honours | 1967-1970 | United Kingdom |
Eton College
Country:
United Kingdom
Magdalen College, Oxford
Medieval History
Degree:
first-class honours
Period:
1967-1970
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
United Kingdom
Fellow from 1971 to 1975
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | — | — | British Government | awarded |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
2003
Organization:
British Government
Result:
awarded
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Hundred Years War I: Trial by Battle
1990 HistoryVolume I covering 1328 to 1347 of the Hundred Years' War.
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years War II: Trial by Fire
1999 HistoryVolume II covering 1347 to 1369.
Hundred Years' War
Pilgrimage: An Image of Medieval Religion
1975 HistoryOn medieval pilgrimage.
Medieval religionPilgrimage
The Albigensian Crusade
1978 HistoryHistory of the Albigensian Crusade.
Crusades
Bibliography
- Pilgrimage: An Image of Medieval Religion
- The Albigensian Crusade
- Equality
- The Hundred Years War I: Trial by Battle
- The Hundred Years War II: Trial by Fire
- The Hundred Years War III: Divided Houses
- The Hundred Years War IV: Cursed Kings
- The Hundred Years War V: Triumph and Illusion
- Trials of the State: Law and the Decline of Politics
- Law in a Time of Crisis
- The Challenges of Democracy: And The Rule of Law
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- narrative historyelegantly writtenclipped and polished prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Hundred Years' Warmedieval historypolitical intelligence
Legacy
Renowned British historian and former Supreme Court judge known for his five-volume history of the Hundred Years' War, with significant contributions to law and academia.
Quotes
-
I don't accept that all lives are of equal value. My children's and my grandchildren's life is worth much more than mine because they've got a lot more of it ahead.
Source: The Big Questions (2021)
Trivia
- Earned £7.8 million defending Roman Abramovich, believed to be the highest fee in British legal history.
- Was bottom of his class at Eton at age 15 but graduated with first-class honours from Oxford.
- Opera lover, director of English National Opera.