Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1995) Winner
Roy Jenkins
ロイ・ジェンキンス
Roi Jenkinsu
Aliases:
Baron Jenkins of Hillhead / The Lord Jenkins of Hillhead
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1920-11-11 （Abersychan）
- Died
- 2003-01-05 （East Hendred） age 82
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Wales (Abersychan) → Oxford → London
Career
- Occupations
- Politician, Writer, Historian
- Active Years
- 1948-2003
- Affiliations
- Labour Party, Social Democratic Party, Liberal Democrats
- Memberships
- Privy Council
- Influenced By
- Arthur Jenkins, Hugh Gaitskell
- Influenced
- Tony Blair, New Labour
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | null | null | null | — | United Kingdom |
| Balliol College, Oxford | null | Politics, Philosophy and Economics | First-class honours | 1938-1940 | United Kingdom |
Cardiff University
null
/ null
Degree:
null
Country:
United Kingdom
Brief attendance
Balliol College, Oxford
null
/ Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Degree:
First-class honours
Period:
1938-1940
Year of Graduation:
1940
Country:
United Kingdom
First-class degree in PPE
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Order of Merit | — | — | British monarch | 受章 |
| 1972 | Charlemagne Prize | — | — | — | 受章 |
Order of Merit
1993
Organization:
British monarch
Result:
受章
Charlemagne Prize
1972
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Asquith
1964 BiographyBiography of H. H. Asquith, considered a classic.
Liberal PartyPolitical history
Churchill
2001 BiographyBiography of Winston Churchill.
World War IIBritish Prime Minister
A Life at the Centre
1991 AutobiographyAutobiography reviewing his political life.
Political memoirLiberalism
Bibliography
- Mr. Attlee: An Interim Biography (1948)
- Sir Charles Dilke: A Victorian Tragedy (1958)
- Asquith (1964)
- Nine Men of Power (1974)
- Baldwin (1985)
- Truman (1986)
- A Life at the Centre (1991)
- Churchill (2001)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Elegant proseHistorical analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- LiberalismEuropean integrationSocial reform
Health
-
Heart disease晩年Underwent heart valve replacement in 2000, died of heart attack in 2003
Legacy
Prominent British Labour politician, President of the European Commission, key reformer; Chancellor of Oxford University.
In Popular Culture
- Portrayed by Roger Allam in Steve Waters' play Limehouse
Quotes
-
A civilized society is one where people are free to live their own lives
Source: Abingdon speech 1969 (1969) -
The permissive society is the civilized society
Source: 1969 speech (1969)
Trivia
- Youngest Home Secretary since Churchill
- Co-founder of SDP
- Rumoured to be bisexual