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H. V. Hibbert (died 1980) and his wife Maude. He was the second of three children, and christened Arthur Raymond. He was educated at Radley College in
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books) based upon his youthful looks. The name "Christopher" subsequently stuck. During World War II, Hibbert served as an infantry officer in the
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From 1945 to 1959, he was a partner in a firm of land agents and auctioneers, and began his writing career in 1957. Hibbert was awarded the
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regiment in Italy, reaching the rank of captain. He was wounded twice and awarded the
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assisted by Tessa Street with photographs by Martin Black (Queen Anne Press, 1988)
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An American in Regency England: The Journal of a Tour in 1810-1811
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The Wheatley Diary: A Journal and Sketch-book kept during the
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and biographer. He has been called "a pearl of biographers" (
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of our time and undoubtedly one of the most prolific" (
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English author, historian and Army Officer (1924–2008)
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He was cremated, after a 1305:Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature 1235:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 830:The Virgin Queen: The Personal History of 612:Memoirs of the Public and Private Life of 380:: A Social History of Crime and Punishment 1300:Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society 1118: 1116: 1114: 141:(5 March 1924 – 21 December 2008) was an 1144: 1089: 1054: 1028:"Christopher Hibbert: popular historian" 1013: 715:(Newsweek, 1983) "Wonders of Man" series 555:(Newsweek, 1972) "Wonders of Man" series 404:The Court at Windsor. A Domestic History 360:(St Martin's Griffin, 2008; Foreword by 1159:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 358:Mussolini: The Rise and Fall of Il Duce 280:ceremony in Oxford, on 2 January 2009. 253:, Oxfordshire, and was a member of the 1320:British Army personnel of World War II 1315:Military personnel from Leicestershire 1262: 1122: 1111: 907:and the Public School System 1847–1997 1340:Historians of the American Revolution 1251:Works by or about Christopher Hibbert 1090:Sheppard, Francis (27 January 2009). 1055:Sheppard, Francis (27 January 2009). 597:: Social History of Victorian Britain 568:George IV. Regent and King, 1811-1830 295:and the Eighteenth Century Underworld 155:) and "probably the most widely-read 761:reprinted by the Folio Society, 2003 1345:Historians of the French Revolution 1280:People from Enderby, Leicestershire 173:Arthur Raymond Hibbert was born in 13: 1204: 1123:Grimes, William (6 January 2009). 204:He left Oriel College to join the 14: 1386: 1350:Historians of the Napoleonic Wars 1285:People educated at Radley College 1244: 472:(Longmans, Green & Co., 1969) 382:(Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1963) 291:The Road to Tyburn: The Story of 1335:Deaths from pneumonia in England 1325:Recipients of the Military Cross 817:: The War for America, 1770-1781 753:(Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986) 665:(Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1979) 505:Recollections of Rifleman Harris 244: 1365:20th-century English historians 1290:Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford 1092:"Obituary: Christopher Hibbert" 1057:"Obituary: Christopher Hibbert" 705:Europeans in the Dark Continent 481:(Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1969) 470:London: The Biography of a City 456:(Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1968) 1048: 406:(Longmans, 1964) later revised 356:(Longmans, 1962) reprinted as 234:The Destruction of Lord Raglan 229:Heinemann Award for Literature 1: 1006: 765:The English: A Social History 490:(Cassell, 1969) reprinted as 466:(Robert Maxwell, 1968) editor 1330:London Irish Rifles officers 1193:UK public library membership 999:and Their Enemies: 1431–1519 990:Disraeli: A Personal History 699:(Folio Society, 1981) editor 621:(Folio Society, 1978) editor 562:. 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He was a Fellow of the 112: 108:Various major biographies 104: 94: 89: 77: 72: 68: 60: 45: 30: 23: 977:Great Battles: Agincourt 751:Cities and Civilisations 720:The London Encyclopaedia 519:The Personal History of 283: 1168:10.1093/ref:odnb/100916 778:A Guide to Royal London 595:Illustrated London News 540:"Wonders of Man" series 400:(Longmans, 1964) editor 331:(B. T. Batsford, 1961) 301:King Mob: The Story of 1360:English encyclopedists 564:Vol 1: (Longman, 1972) 390:(B. T. Batsford, 1964) 373:(B. T. Batsford, 1962) 64:Arthur Raymond Hibbert 1355:Historians of England 1001:(Mariner Books, 2009) 992:(HarperCollins, 2004) 973:(HarperCollins, 2002) 971:: His Wives and Women 950:(HarperCollins, 2000) 925:(HarperCollins, 1997) 883:(Phaidon Press, 1994) 877:(HarperCollins, 1993) 780:(Pan Macmillan, 1987) 713:Chateaux of the Loire 424:(HarperCollins, 1967) 265:and music journalist 189:before he went up to 84:Oriel College, Oxford 1197:Subscription needed. 948:: A Personal History 932:: A Personal History 923:: A Personal History 909:(John Murray, 1997) 890:: A Personal History 881:The Story of England 547:: The Uncrowned King 195:University of Oxford 181:in 1924, the son of 1370:English biographers 903:No Ordinary Place: 815:Redcoats and Rebels 661:Court of St James's 342:The Destruction of 274:bronchial pneumonia 218:London Irish Rifles 73:Academic background 25:Christopher Hibbert 1130:The New York Times 1036:. 29 December 2008 954:The Marlboroughs: 709:(Allen Lane, 1982) 619:Joseph Nightingale 608:(Allen Lane, 1976) 303:Lord George Gordon 255:Army and Navy Club 1375:British surveyors 1295:English humanists 1191:(Subscription or 1177:978-0-19-861411-1 940:978-0-14-025737-3 898:978-0-14-016738-2 871:: The English at 801:London's Churches 797:(Macmillan, 1988) 703:Africa Explored: 678:French Revolution 653:978-0-14-004752-3 583:A Soldier of the 549:(Macdonald, 1972) 532:(Newsweek, 1971) 378:The Roots of Evil 249:Hibbert lived at 210:Christopher Robin 157:popular historian 147:popular historian 116: 115: 1382: 1255:Internet Archive 1240: 1234: 1226: 1198: 1196: 1188: 1186: 1184: 1155: 1148: 1142: 1141: 1139: 1137: 1120: 1109: 1108: 1106: 1104: 1087: 1072: 1071: 1069: 1067: 1052: 1046: 1045: 1043: 1041: 1024: 934:(Penguin, 1998) 892:(Penguin, 1994) 819:(Grafton, 1990) 767:(Grafton, 1987) 695:Charles Greville 687:978-0-14004945-9 681:(Penguin, 1980) 524:(Longmans, 1971) 500:(Longmans, 1970) 415:(Longmans, 1965) 370:Battle of Arnhem 352:Benito Mussolini 347:(Longmans, 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Enderby
Henley-on-Thames
Alma mater
Oriel College, Oxford
British history
MC
FRSL
FRGS
English
popular historian
New Statesman
popular historian
The Times
Enderby
Leicestershire
Canon
Oxfordshire
Oriel College
University of Oxford
MA
Army
Christopher Robin
London Irish Rifles
Military Cross
Heinemann Award for Literature
The Destruction of Lord Raglan
Royal Society of Literature
Henley-on-Thames
Army and Navy Club
Garrick Club

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