Antonia Fraser is the prize-winning author of many widely acclaimed historical works which have been international bestsellers including Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant, The Six Wives Of Henry VIII, Perilous Question: The Drama of the Great Reform Bill 1832, Mary Queen Of Scots, The Gunpowder Plot: Terror And Faith In 1605. She was made DBE in 2011 for services to literature.
Antonia Fraser’s memoir My History: A Memoir of Growing Up describes her life in the 1930s and 1940s but its real concern is with her growing love of History. The fascination began as a child – and developed into an enduring passion; as she writes, ‘for me, the study of History has always been an essential part of the enjoyment of life’.
This podcast was recorded live on 25 January 2015.
24 February 2015
TNA Podcast: Antonia Fraser
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With a father like Lord Longford, and a mother who wrote a terrific bio of Queen Victoria, she could hardly help but be fascinated ... Her daughter Flora Fraser has also authored at least one book, which I have entitled Princesses: the Six Daughters of George III (2004.) Cheers.
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