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John Julius Norwich

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in London, England, The United Kingdom

September 15, 1929

Died

June 01, 2018

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John Julius Norwich was an English historian, writer, and broadcaster known for his engaging books on European history and culture. The son of diplomat and politician Duff Cooper and socialite Lady Diana Manners, he received an elite education at Eton, Strasbourg, and Oxford, and served in the Foreign Service before dedicating himself to writing full-time.
He authored acclaimed works on Norman Sicily, Venice, Byzantium, the Mediterranean, and the Papacy, as well as popular anthologies like Christmas Crackers. He was also a familiar voice and face in British media, presenting numerous television documentaries and radio programs. A champion of cultural heritage, he supported causes such as the Venice in Peril Fund and the World Monuments Fund ...more

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	Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy 3.72 avg rating — 3,651 ratings — published 2011 — 38 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
	A Short History of Byzantium 4.11 avg rating — 2,654 ratings — published 1997 — 7 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
	France: A History: from Gaul to de Gaulle 3.97 avg rating — 2,468 ratings — published 2018 — 23 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
	A History of Venice 4.16 avg rating — 2,158 ratings — published 1977 — 37 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
	Byzantium: The Early Centuries 4.35 avg rating — 1,929 ratings — published 1988 — 21 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
	Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe 3.83 avg rating — 2,169 ratings — published 2017 — 2 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
	Sicily: An Island at the Crossroads of History 3.83 avg rating — 2,068 ratings — published 2015	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
	Byzantium: The Apogee 4.42 avg rating — 1,293 ratings — published 1991	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
	Byzantium: The Decline and Fall 4.44 avg rating — 1,158 ratings — published 1995	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 Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean 3.89 avg rating — 1,115 ratings — published 2006	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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Series by John Julius Norwich

A History of Byzantium (3 books)
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4.39 avg rating — 4,451 ratings

The Normans in Sicily (2 books)
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4.33 avg rating — 877 ratings

Christmas Crackers (11 books)
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3.97 avg rating — 111 ratings

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“The Patriarch Joseph, after agreeing with the Latins that their formula of the Holy Ghost proceeding FROM the Son meant the same as the Greek formula of the Holy Ghost proceeding THROUGH the Son, fell ill and died. An unkind scholar remarked that after muddling his prepositions what else could he decently do?' (Sir Steven Runciman, The Fall of Constantinople, pp. 17-18).”
― John Julius Norwich, A History of Venice

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“All forms of literature are dangerous; but in none is the danger more acute than in historical fiction...”
― John Julius Norwich

tags: count-belisarius, robert-graves

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“God has given us the Papacy,” the thirty-seven-year-old pope is said to have written to his brother Giuliano soon after his accession, “now let us enjoy it.” The”
― John Julius Norwich, Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy

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What book about the Tudors or Tudor England would you like for our Group Read in October 2019?

The Turbulent Crown: The Story of the Tudor Queens by Roland Hui

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The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory

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A Song of Sixpence: The Story of Elizabeth of York and Perkin Warbeck by Judith Arnopp

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Amy Robsart: A Life and Its End by Christine Hartweg

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The Spanish Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon by Carolly Erickson

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Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe by John Julius Norwich

6 votes, 10.0%

Murder by Misrule Anna Castle

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The Men Who Would Be King: Suitors to Queen Elizabeth I by Josephine Ross

3 votes, 5.0%

Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London by Liza Picard

3 votes, 5.0%

The Spanish Armada by Robert Hutchinson

2 votes, 3.3%

Bosworth 1485: The Battle that Transformed England by Michael K. Jones

1 vote, 1.7%

The Jesuit Letter by Dean Hamilton

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Nothing Like the Sun by Anthony Burgess

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