Carolly Erickson
Author of The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette
About the Author
Carolly Erickson (born 1943) is an author of historical fiction and non-fiction. She lives in Hawaii. She is a historian and the author of The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette, The First Elizabeth, Great Catherine, Alexandra and many other prize-winning works of fiction and nonfiction. She earned show more her doctorate in history from Columbia University. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Carolly Erickson
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The Frontier in American Development: Essays in Honor of Paul Wallace Gates (1969) — Contributor — 4 copies
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- Canonical name
- Erickson, Carolly
- Birthdate
- 1943-04-12
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Hawaii, USA
- Education
- University of Washington (B.A., 1963)
Columbia University (Ph.D, History, 1969) - Occupations
- historian
novelist
professor (history) - Organizations
- University of California Santa Barbara
Mediaeval Academy of America
American Historical Association
Medieval Association of the Pacific
West Coast Association of Women Historians
Phi Beta Kappa - Short biography
- Carolly Erickson is a distinguished biographer and historian as well as an historical novelist. She writes primarily about famous women in European history. "I have found the past compelling since the age of fourteen or so," she once remarked. Even before she began her undergraduate work in history at the University of Washington, she had "a feeling I might some day write history for the general reader." To support herself, she has played the piano in cocktail lounges in New York City. She currently spends part of her year in Hawaii and part in the Lake Chelan Valley in Washington State.
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Our Tempestuous Day: A History of Regency England by Carolly Erickson
This book serves as a readable and interesting history of Regency England. Erickson explores a range of topics from the political and military to Luddite risings and social happenings. I learned new things about the period and was fascinated by the presentation of a much darker era than what is often reflected in popular fiction.
Here's what I wrote in 2008 about this read: "OK, a quick read that taught some good history regarding the final wife of Henry VIII, Catherine Parr. She was scholarly and a good stepmother to his children, and risked losing her life in his court, too."
Awesome book...I couldn't put it down.
This was an interesting read, and Erickson worked with information she had access to (I’m speculating here, and I am giving Erickson the benefit of the doubt here). I did a bit of research on Alexandra after reading this, and there are some things that are left out; whether it’s due to Erickson’s deliberate ignoring of the information or if the information hadn’t been found/realized in 2001 when it was published. This is mainly why I gave it 3 stars. I think Alexandra’s life was interesting, and I hope to find more books on her.… (more)
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