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J. H. Plumb (1911–2001)

Author of The American Heritage Book of The Revolution

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Works by J. H. Plumb
The American Heritage Book of The Revolution 547 copies, 2 reviews
England in the Eighteenth Century 500 copies, 4 reviews
The Italian Renaissance 336 copies, 3 reviews
The Horizon Book of the Renaissance 221 copies, 3 reviews
The First Four Georges 180 copies, 3 reviews
The Penguin Book of the Renaissance 102 copies, 1 review
Royal Heritage: The Story of Britain's Royal Builders and Collectors 79 copies
The Growth of Political Stability in England 1675-1725 74 copies
Royal Heritage: The Treasures of the British Crown 70 copies, 1 review
The Death of the Past 62 copies
The birth of a consumer society : the commercialization of… 33 copies
Crisis in the Humanities 32 copies
Georgian delights 21 copies
Royal Heritage: The Reign of Elizabeth II 19 copies
Sir Robert Walpole: The Making of a Statesman Volume 1 19 copies
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A Journal of the Plague Year [Norton Critical Editions] (Foreword, some editions) 2,995 copies, 55 reviews
Fanny Hill (Introduction, some editions) 2,899 copies, 53 reviews
Jonathan Wild (Foreword, some editions) 465 copies, 6 reviews
Revolutionary Europe, 1783-1815 (Editor, some editions) 272 copies, 1 review
The Dutch Seaborne Empire: 1600-1800 (Foreword, some editions) 177 copies, 2 reviews
England in the Eighteenth Century (Contributor) 114 copies
Renaissance Profiles (Editor) 92 copies
The development of a revolutionary mentality; papers (Contributor) 19 copies
Man Versus Society In Eighteenth Century (Contributor) 12 copies
The impact of the American Revolution abroad : papers presented at the… (Contributor) 10 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
Burial location
Gender
male
Nationality
UK (birth)
Country (for map)
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)
Agents
Short biography
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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