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Veronica Wedgwood

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English historian (1910-1997)

United KingdomWritersLived 1910 to 1997 · aged 86
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Dame Cicely Veronica Wedgwood, was an English historian who published under the name C. V. Wedgwood. Specializing in the history of 17th-century England and continental Europe, her biographies and narrative histories are said to have provided a clear, entertaining middle ground between popular and scholarly works.

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Wedgwood's grave at Alciston Church in East SussexWedgwood's grave at Alciston Church in East Sussex

Awards 7

1959Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt
1944James Tait Black Memorial Prize
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the British Academy
Fellow of the English Association
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Connected to Veronica 6

Maureen DuffyAlso won Fellow of the English AssociationJohn CareyAlso won James Tait Black Memorial PrizeHorst-Eberhard RichterAlso won Goethe Plaque of the City of FrankfurtA. L. RowseAlso won Fellow of the Royal Historical SocietyWilliam Townsend AitonAlso won Fellow of the Royal Historical SocietyRudolf Alexander SchröderAlso won Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1997 · aged 86
Written about in
8 languages

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