Christopher Hibbert (Author of The House of Medici)

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Christopher Hibbert

Born

in Enderby, Leicestershire, The United Kingdom

March 05, 1924

Died

December 21, 2008

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Christopher Hibbert, MC, FRSL, FRGS (5 March 1924 - 21 December 2008) was an English writer, historian and biographer. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the author of many books, including Disraeli, Edward VII, George IV, The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici, and Cavaliers and Roundheads.

Described by Professor Sir John Plumb as "a writer of the highest ability and in the New Statesman as "a pearl of biographers," he established himself as a leading popular historian/biographer whose works reflected meticulous scholarship. ...more

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	The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall 3.87 avg rating — 8,329 ratings — published 1975 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Borgias and Their Enemies: 1431-1519 3.73 avg rating — 2,887 ratings — published 2008 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Days of The French Revolution 3.77 avg rating — 2,035 ratings — published 1980 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I, Genius of the Golden Age 4.11 avg rating — 1,663 ratings — published 1990 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queen Victoria: A Personal History 4.02 avg rating — 1,222 ratings — published 2000 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Redcoats and Rebels: The American Revolution Through British Eyes 3.83 avg rating — 613 ratings — published 1990 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	George III: A Personal History 3.83 avg rating — 383 ratings — published 1998 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of England 3.56 avg rating — 408 ratings — published 1994 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great Mutiny: India 1857 3.99 avg rating — 360 ratings — published 1978 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edward VII: The Last Victorian King by Christopher Hibbert, Hugh Thomas (Foreword) 3.94 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I f you sound your trumpets, we will ring our bells.”
― Christopher Hibbert, The House Of Medici: Its Rise and Fall

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“Yet, although many priests were extremely poor, the Church as an institution was not only very rich but also powerful. It paid no taxes, voluntarily contributing instead a grant to the state every five years, and, as the amount of this grant was decided in the quinquennial Church Assemblies, the clergy were able to exercise a considerable influence over the policies of the Government.”
― Christopher Hibbert, The Days of the French Revolution

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“I do not deny my past. I have been a great wanderer from what is right, but at least I know it and hope that the knowledge has not come too late.”
― Christopher Hibbert, The Borgias And Their Enemies: 1431-1519

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Which book would you like to read for our August 15 - September 15 European Royalty group read?

Murder of a Medici Princess by Caroline P. Murphy

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Niccolo Rising The First Book of The House of Niccolo by Dorothy Dunnett

3 votes, 11.1%

I, Claudius From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered & Deified A.D. 54 by Robert Graves

3 votes, 11.1%

Antony and Cleopatra A Novel by Colleen McCullough

2 votes, 7.4%

The Borgias and Their Enemies 1431-1519 by Christopher Hibbert

1 vote, 3.7%

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