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20th-century English historians

  • George OrwellEric Arthur Blair arrived in the world on the 25th of June 1903 within a house in Motihari, Bengal Presidency. His family belonged to what he called the…
  • Winston ChurchillOn the 30th of November 1874, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at his family's ancestral home, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
  • John Lynch (historian)John Lynch arrived in the world on the 11th of January 1927 within the industrial shadows of Boldon, County Durham. His family background was deeply rooted…
  • Antony BeevorAntony James Beevor was born in Kensington, London on the 14th of December 1946. He attended Abberley Hall School and Winchester College before joining the…
  • Joan RobinsonJoan Violet Maurice was born in Camberley, Surrey, on the 31st of October 1903. Her father Frederick Maurice had just returned from fighting in the Second…
  • H. F. M. PrescottHilda Frances Margaret Prescott entered the world on the 22nd of February 1896 in Cheshire. Her father was Rev James Mulleneux Prescott and her mother was…
  • Geoffrey EltonGottfried Rudolf Otto Ehrenberg was born in Tübingen, Germany on the 17th of August 1921. His parents were Jewish scholars named Victor Ehrenberg and Eva…
  • Ronald CoaseRonald Harry Coase was born in Willesden, a suburb of London, on the 29th of December 1910. His father worked as a telegraphist for the post office, and his…
  • T. D. KendrickThomas Downing Kendrick entered the world on the 1st of April 1895 in Handsworth, a suburb of Birmingham. His father Thomas H.
  • Jeremy Black (historian)Jeremy Black entered the academic world through a specific sequence of institutions. He studied at Queens' College, Cambridge, before moving to St John's…
  • Mark LewisohnMark Lewisohn was born on the 16th of June 1958 in England. His entry into professional history began with a simple quiz at the first London Beatles…
  • Alison WeirAlison Weir grew up in Westminster, London. Her mother was a genuinely good person with heaps of integrity and strength of character.
  • John KeeganJohn Desmond Patrick Keegan was born in Clapham, London on the 15th of May 1934. His father served as an Irish First World War veteran before the boy grew up.
  • Eric ChristiansenEric Christiansen entered the world on the 15th of September 1937 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. His early education took place at Charterhouse School before he…
  • Correlli BarnettCorrelli Douglas Barnett was born on the 28th of June 1927 in Norbury, County Borough of Croydon. He grew up as the son of Douglas and Kathleen Barnett.
  • Roy PorterRoy Sydney Porter entered the world on the 31st of December 1946. He grew up in South London and attended Wilson's School in Camberwell.
  • A. L. RowseAlfred Leslie Rowse was born on the 4th of December 1903 at Tregonissey near St Austell in Cornwall. His father Richard worked as a china clay worker while…