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J. H. Plumb (1911–2001)

Author of The American Heritage Book of The Revolution

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British-born and educated historian John Plumb received his B.A. in 1933 from the University of London and his Ph.D. three years later from Cambridge University. After eight years as a research fellow at Cambridge, he became a member of the faculty and in 1966 professor of modern English history. During the same period and in the 1970s, he was a visiting professor in the United States at Columbia and at New York University. Plumb is the definitive authority on England's first prime minister, Robert Walpole, about whom he wrote a two-volume biography. Plumb presents a balanced study of the era of Whig supremacy and the earlier Hanoverian period, 1714--60. In addition to authoring books, Plumb has edited a number of multivolume works and has published numerous articles and book reviews. Says Crane Brinton, "Plumb writes firmly and well in the British academic tradition of his master, G. M. Trevelyan" (N.Y. Herald Tribune). (Bowker Author Biography)
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Works by J. H. Plumb
The American Heritage Book of The Revolution 582 copies, 4 reviews
England in the Eighteenth Century 515 copies, 5 reviews
The Italian Renaissance 355 copies, 3 reviews
The Horizon Book of the Renaissance (Author) 233 copies, 3 reviews
The First Four Georges 198 copies, 3 reviews
The Penguin Book of the Renaissance 107 copies, 1 review
Royal Heritage: The Story of Britain's Royal Builders and Collectors 83 copies
The Growth of Political Stability in England 1675-1725 77 copies
Royal Heritage: The Treasures of the British Crown 76 copies, 1 review
The Death of the Past 66 copies
The birth of a consumer society : the commercialization of… 36 copies
Crisis in the Humanities 35 copies
Georgian delights 22 copies
Royal Heritage: The Reign of Elizabeth II 19 copies
In the light of history 19 copies
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Also by J. H. Plumb
A Journal of the Plague Year (Foreword, some editions) 3,084 copies, 58 reviews
Fanny Hill (Introduction, some editions) 3,045 copies, 57 reviews
Jonathan Wild (Foreword, some editions) 492 copies, 6 reviews
Revolutionary Europe, 1783-1815 (Editor, some editions) 283 copies, 1 review
The Dutch Seaborne Empire: 1600-1800 (Foreword, some editions) 187 copies, 2 reviews
England in the Eighteenth Century (Contributor) 116 copies
Renaissance Profiles (Editor) 92 copies
The development of a revolutionary mentality; papers (Contributor) 20 copies
The Queen: A Penguin Special 15 copies
Man Versus Society In Eighteenth Century (Contributor) 13 copies
The impact of the American Revolution abroad : papers presented at the… (Contributor) 12 copies
Historical Perspectives: Studies in English Thought and Society in Honour… (Honoree) 5 copies
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Plumb, John Harold
Plumb, Jack
Plumb, Sir John Harold
Date of birth
1911-08-20
Date of death
2001-10-21
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Gender
male
Nationality
UK (birth)
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Birthplace
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
Place of death
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Cause of death
Places of residence
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
Education
University College, Leicester, England, UK
Christ's College, Cambridge University [1936]
Alderman Newton's School, Leicester, England, UK
Occupations
social historian
university professor emeritus
Relationships
Trevelyan, George Macaulay (teacher)
Snow, C.P. (friend)
Organizations
University of Cambridge (professor of English history)
Foreign Office (WWII)
Awards and honors
Fellow, British Academy (1968)
Knighthood (1982)
seven honorary degrees (five in US)
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Sir John Harold Plumb was a British historian and prolific writer, specializing in 18th century British history. He was also a mentor to many other young historians. During World War II, he worked at the secret British intelligence centre, Bletchley Park, where he headed a section trying to decipher German naval codes.
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