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24 de out. de 2002 · Thu 24 Oct 2002 05.24 EDT. Elizabeth Longford, who has died aged 96, was matriarch of a large dynasty that almost equalled that of Queen Victoria (one of her biographical subjects) in size. She ...
When the historical biographer, Elizabeth Longford died, aged 96, in October 2003, her granddaughter Flora Fraser and Peter Soros, Flora’s American husband, had the idea of founding a prize. Commemorating Elizabeth Longford’s name, it should celebrate annually a historical biography which, like hers, combined scholarship and narrative drive.
Elizabeth, Countess of Longford, was a British historian. She was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was on the board of trustees of the National Portrait Gallery in London. Her biographies include those of 19th century luminaries such as Queen Victoria (1964), Lord Byron (1976) and the Duke of Wellington (2 volumes […]
Elizabeth Longford’s many descendants felt the same way about her. “When I was a child, we thought of my mother as a goddess,” said her eldest son, Thomas Pakenham. One of her grandchildren ...
Lady Longford dies. Countess Longford, the widow of the renowned Catholic social reformer and peer Lord Longford, died today at the age of 96. Lady Elizabeth Longford was a distinguished biographer. She had eight children, several of whom are also established writers. Her death was announced by her daughter, Lady Antonia Fraser, who said she ...
13 de jun. de 2023 · Ramachandra Guha’s Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India’s Freedom was announced the winner of the 2023 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography on Monday. He was awarded ...
The Long Recessional: The Imperial Life of Rudyard Kipling. More Information. 2003. WINNER. The winners of the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography from 2003 onwards.
