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Bettany Hughes

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West London, The United Kingdom

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http://www.bettanyhughes.co.uk/

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Bettany grew up in West London with her brother, the cricketer Simon Hughes. Her parents were in the theatre: she learnt early the importance and delight of sharing thoughts and ideas with a wider public. Bettany won a scholarship to read Ancient and Modern History at Oxford University and then continued her post-graduate research while travelling through the Balkans and Asia Minor. In recognition of her contribution to research, she has been awarded a Research Fellowship at King's London.

Bettany lectures throughout the world. She has been invited to universities in the US, Australia, Germany, Turkey and Holland to speak on subjects as diverse as Helen of Troy and the origins of female 'Sophia' to concepts of Time in the Islamic world. She...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 299 ratings · 59 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore 3.99 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens, and the Search for the Good Life 3.77 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Sin City: London in Pursuit of Pleasure by Bettany Hughes, Giles Emerson 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Nutty Knows All by Bettany Hughes, Dran Hughes 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	City of Sin by Giles Emerson, Bettany Hughes 2.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2003	My rating:

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