John Julius Norwich (1929–2018)
Autor de Breve historia de Bizancio
Sobre El Autor
John Julius Norwich was born in the United Kingdom on September 15, 1929. He served in the Royal Navy before receiving a degree in French and Russian at New College, Oxford. After graduation, he joined the H. M. Foreign Service and served in Belgrade, Beirut, and as a member of British delegation mostrar más to the Disarmament Conference in Geneva. In 1954, he inherited the title of Viscount Norwich. In 1964, he resigned from the Foreign Service to become a writer. He was a historian, travel writer, and television personality. His books included The Normans in the South, A History of Venice, The Italian World, Venice: A Traveller's Companion, 50 Years of Glyndebourne: An Illustrated History, A Short History of Byzantium, Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy, Sicily: An Island at the Crossroads of History, and A History of France. He and H. C. Robbins Landon wrote Five Centuries of Music in Venice. Norwich was the host of the BBC radio panel game My Word! from 1978 to 1982. He wrote and presented more than 30 television documentaries including Maestro, The Fall of Constantinople, Napoleon's Hundred Days, Cortés and Montezuma, Maximilian of Mexico, The Knights of Malta, The Treasure Houses of Britain, and The Death of the Prince Imperial in the Zulu War. In 1993, he was appointed CVO for having curated an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum to mark the 40th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne. In 2015, he was awarded the Biographers' Club award for his lifetime service to biography. He died on June 1, 2018 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras de John Julius Norwich
Shakespeare's Kings: The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337-1485 (1999) 536 copias
Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe (2016) 351 copias
The Normans in Sicily: The Normans in the South 1016-1130 and the Kingdom in the Sun 1130-1194 (1992) 190 copias
Darling Monster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to her Son John Julius Norwich 1939-1952 (2013) — Editor — 94 copias
Vizantija 1 copia
Hector MacDonnell: Encounters 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
The Condé Nast Traveler Book of Unforgettable Journeys: Great Writers on Great Places (2007) — Contribuidor — 255 copias
The Embassy to Constantinople and Other Works (Everyman Paperback (0971) — Editor, algunas ediciones — 34 copias
World Monuments: 50 Irreplaceable Sites to Discover, Explore, and Champion (2015) — Contributor. — 17 copias
James Plumptre's Britain: The journals of a tourist in the 1790s (1992) — Preface, algunas ediciones — 4 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Otros nombres
- Norwich, John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1929-09-15
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2018-06-01
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- UK
- País (para mapa)
- UK
- Lugar de nacimiento
- London, England, UK
- Lugares de residencia
- England, UK
Canada
France - Educación
- University of Strasbourg
University of Oxford (New College)
Eton College
Upper Canada College - Ocupaciones
- broadcaster
historian
editor
diplomat
travel writer - Relaciones
- Cooper, Duff (father)
Cooper, Lady Diana (mother)
Cooper, Artemis (daughter)
Huston, Allegra (daughter)
Patten, William (brother) - Organizaciones
- British Foreign Service
Venice In Peril Fund
Civic Trust
National Trust - Premios y honores
- Royal Victorian Order (Commander ∙ 1992)
hereditary peerage - Agente
- Felicity Bryan
Clive Conway
Knight Ayton Management
The Nelson Agency
Spellbound Talks
Miembros
Debates
Folio Archives 326: A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich 2007 en Folio Society Devotees (junio 2023)
John Julius Norwich? en History at 30,000 feet: The Big Picture (junio 2015)
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- Obras
- 86
- También por
- 17
- Miembros
- 11,004
- Popularidad
- #2,148
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 176
- ISBNs
- 316
- Idiomas
- 15
- Favorito
- 27
El general Charles de Gaulle dijo: «Francia no puede ser Francia sin la grandeza». El país galo es célebre por su gastronomía, sus paisajes, su cultura y su historia, en la que destacan personajes legendarios como Vercingétorix, Carlomagno, Juana de Arco, Luis XIV, María Antonieta o Napoleón, además de inolvidables batallas como Crécy, Agincourt, San Quintín, Bailén o Waterloo.
En este volumen, John Julius Norwich, uno de los historiadores más destacados de nuestro tiempo, nos ofrece una historia completa a la par que concisa de Francia, país que siempre lo fascinó. Desde la conquista por parte de los romanos hasta el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pasando por las grandes dinastías medievales, la consolidación del Antiguo Régimen, la Revolución, Vichy o la Resistencia, Norwich nos acompaña en un recorrido por veinte siglos de historia, a menudo violenta pero siempre fascinante. Por estas páginas desfilan conocidos héroes y villanos, pero también personajes olvidados dignos de elogio.
Con la destreza, elegancia y humor que caracterizan su pluma, Norwich nos brinda un relato magistral y vívido de la historia del país que quizá más ha influido en la historia y cultura europeas.… (más)