Name Lawrence James Role Writer | Education University of York | |
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Books The rise and fall of the British, Raj: The Making and Unm, Churchill and Empire: A, Aristocrats: Power - Grace - an, Aristocrats: Power - Grace an | ||
Edwin James Lawrence (born 26 May 1943, Bath, England), most commonly known as Lawrence James, is an English historian and writer.
Biography
James graduated with a BA in English & History from the University of York in 1966, and subsequently undertook a research degree at Merton College, Oxford. Following a career as a teacher, James became a full-time writer in 1985.
James has written several works of popular history about the British Empire, and has contributed pieces for Daily Mail, The Times and the Literary Review.
His wife Mary James was headmistress of St Leonards School from 1988 to 2000.
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