John Julius Norwich (1929–2018)
Author of A Short History of Byzantium
About the Author
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 show more 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) show less
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Works by John Julius Norwich
Shakespeare's Kings: The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337-1485 (1999) 534 copies
Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe (2016) 341 copies
The Normans in Sicily: The Normans in the South 1016-1130 and the Kingdom in the Sun 1130-1194 (1992) 190 copies
Darling Monster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to her Son John Julius Norwich 1939-1952 (2013) — Editor — 95 copies
Vizantija 1 copy
Associated Works
The Condé Nast Traveler Book of Unforgettable Journeys: Great Writers on Great Places (2007) — Contributor — 251 copies
The Embassy to Constantinople and Other Works (Everyman Paperback (0971) — Editor, some editions — 34 copies
World Monuments: 50 Irreplaceable Sites to Discover, Explore, and Champion (2015) — Contributor. — 17 copies
James Plumptre's Britain: The journals of a tourist in the 1790s (1992) — Preface, some editions — 4 copies
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- Other names
- Norwich, John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount
- Birthdate
- 1929-09-15
- Date of death
- 2018-06-01
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- England, UK
Canada
France - Education
- University of Strasbourg
University of Oxford (New College)
Eton College
Upper Canada College - Occupations
- broadcaster
historian
editor
diplomat
travel writer - Relationships
- Cooper, Duff (father)
Cooper, Lady Diana (mother)
Cooper, Artemis (daughter)
Huston, Allegra (daughter)
Patten, William (brother) - Organizations
- British Foreign Service
Venice In Peril Fund
Civic Trust
National Trust - Awards and honors
- Royal Victorian Order (Commander ∙ 1992)
hereditary peerage - Agent
- Felicity Bryan
Clive Conway
Knight Ayton Management
The Nelson Agency
Spellbound Talks
Members
Discussions
Folio Archives 326: A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich 2007 in Folio Society Devotees (June 2023)
John Julius Norwich? in History at 30,000 feet: The Big Picture (June 2015)
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