Denis Judd
Auteur van Empire: The British Imperial Experience From 1765 To The Present
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Denis Judd is Professor Emeritus of Imperial and Commonwealth History London Metropolitan University, and Professor at New York University in London. His books include The Boer War; Empire; George VI (all published by I.B. Tauris); and The Lion and the Tiger: The Rise and Fall of the British Raj; toon meer Balfour and the British Empire; Radical Joe - A Life of Joseph Chamberlain. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. toon minder
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- Judd, Denis
- Geboortedatum
- 1938-10-28
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- UK
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- Byfield, Northamptonshire, England, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- London, England, UK
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- University of Oxford (Magdalen College) (BA) (Modern History) (1961)
University of London (PhD) (1967) - Beroepen
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Professor Emeritus of Imperial and Commonwealth History
historical novelist - Organisaties
- London Metropolitan University
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Royal Historical Society (Fellow)
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- Andrew Gordon
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I read this book seventy years after the death of George VI. This, simultaneously, was also his daughter's Platinum Jubilee. So, 70 years on, I was looking to read an concise, all encompassing report on the life of this particular monarch. I feel that I got that here. This was by no means in-depth. I did notice a mistake when the author mislabeled the famous Marie of Romania ("Missy") as her daughter Marie of Yugoslavia ("Mignon"). Minor quibbles aside, this was an excellent overview of a life well lived in service to his country.… (meer)