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Lord peter hennessy networks of evidence and expertise for. Oct 07, 2014 in 1958, just before hennessy started at his grammar school, michael young published a book that introduced a new word to the language. Professor peter hennessy peter hennessy will examine the most secret files recently declassified from the cold war years and contrast the secret state of the 1940s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s with the the new protective state the. Oct, 2006 professor peter hennessy leads me past the stacks of books in the library at his home in walthamstow, east london, to show me something special. Professor peter hennessy baron hennessy of nympsfield is attlee professor of contemporary british history at queen mary university and a crossbench member of the house of lords. Peter hennessy is an english historian and academic specialising in the. Peter hennessy has 31 books on goodreads with 3202 ratings. Since 1992, he has been attlee professor of contemporary b. Authors peter hennessy right and james jinks behind on stage talking about their new book the silent deep an authorative history of britains submarine service since the second world war. Cabinets and the bomb peter hennessy oxford university press. Hennessy announced that he would step down in the summer of 2016. Professor peter hennessy is a fine historian of latetwentiethcentury britain.
He started his career as a journalist, writing for the times as a leader writer and whitehall correspondent, the financial times as its lobby correspondent a westminster, and the economist for over twenty years. Longtime queens professor took an interest in prison system. Lord peter hennessy addressing the book launch, 1st december, 2017, westminster cathedral, london. Peter hennessy and the writing down of the british constitution posted on october, 20 by andrew defty professor peter hennessy is one of the best chroniclers of the british constitution, partly because his work is so readable, because he is so wellconnected, and also because of his fondness for asking the what if. Professor peter hennessy leads me past the stacks of books in the library at his home in walthamstow, east london, to show me something special. Peter hennessys sensational book draws on recently declassified intelligence and warplanning documents, and interviews with key officials to reveal a chilling behindthescenes picture of the corridors of power when the. Before joining the department in 1992, he was a journalist for twenty years with spells on the times as a leader writer and whitehall correspondent, the. Hennessy is chairman of the board of alphabet and director of knighthennessy scholars, the largest fully endowed graduatelevel scholarship program in the world. A history of britains secret intelligence service murder and mayhem 19091939, an unofficial history of the secret intelligence service sis with professor peter hennessy.
Lord hennessy of nympsfield is a crossbench life peer who has sat under this title in the lords since 8 november 2010. Like so many of his postwar generation, peter hennessy climbed the ladders of opportunity set up by the 1944 education act that were designed to craft a more meritocratic society. His full title is the lord hennessy of nympsfield, and his given name is peter john hennessy. Peter hennessy has written a popular history of britain under prime minister clement attlees. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Professor peter hennessy leads me past the stacks of books in the. Peter hennessy is attlee professor of history at queen mary college, london, and the director of the mile end institute of contemporary british government, intelligence and society. Peter hennessy and the writing down of the british. Forty shades of blue is a well researched and well written book that contributes much to an understanding of the british conservative party, especially in the areas of factionalism and ideological divisions over the past seven decades since. Winds of change by peter hennessy overdrive rakuten. Britain 194551 winner of the ncr and duff cooper prizes, the bestselling the prime mini.
Peter hennessy is attlee professor of contemporary british history at queen mary, university of london, a fellow of the british academy and president of the fri. Professor peter hennessy has obtained the previously secret plan for the queen, the duke of edinburgh and the home secretary to use. Peter hennessy s most popular book is the secret state. Since 1992, he has been attlee professor of contemporary british history at queen mary university of london.
The centre of the book is 1963 the year of the profumo crisis, the great train. Fish fingers sit alongside churchills cabinet in his new book, having it so. Contact information for lord hennessy of nympsfield mps and. Catherine university s archives and special collections to read letters between dorothy day, an american journalist, social activist, and ade bethune, an artist for the catholic worker movement. Peter hennessy author peter hennessy, one of britains bestknown historians, is attlee professor of history at queen mary, univeristy of london. Floating bunker plan to help queen escape nuclear attack. Harold macmillanthe presiding figure in peter hennessys magnificent new. Professor the lord hennessy peter hennessy is attlee professor of contemporary british history at queen mary, university of london, and was recently elected a fellow of the british academy. Professor peter hennessy, queen mary, university of london. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available. This channel is your onestop shop for exclusive interviews with. Professor peter hennessy, of queen mary college in mile end, east london, nipped down the road to stratford library to talk about his new book on 1950s britain, having it so good. Peter hennessy, 51, is professor of contemporary history at queen mary and westfield college, london. Need another excuse to treat yourself to new book this week.
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Queens university professor peter hennessy is being remembered as a thoughtful and caring supporter of the people in the canadian prison system. As journalist for over 20 years with spells on the times, the financial times and the economist i unearthed the hidden wiring of the constitution and the power of the machinery of government in britain those themes remained at the heart of my research and teaching at queen mary when i moved from journalism to academia in 1992. It represents part of the hidden history of twentiethcentury britain, given the high level of technical secrecy and political sensitivity in which the bomb was and is embedded. Peter hennessy peter hennessy used books, rare books and new books. Peter hennessy was described by the late ben pimlott as a political historian and journalist who has himself become something of a national institution. Peter hennessy reported whitehall for ten years, mainly for the times, the economist and the financial times. Hennessy shares the core elements of leadership that helped him become a successful tech entrepreneur, esteemed academic, and venerated administrator. Peter hennessy, author of the new book whitehall, what is whitehall. Peter hennessy, one of britains bestknown historians, is attlee professor of history at queen mary. Peter hennessy, one of britains bestknown historians, is attlee professor of history at queen mary, univeristy of london. He is the leading historian of post1945 britain, especially its politics and politicians, which he writes and speaks about in a vivid and witty way.
Peter hennessy is professor of contemporary history at queen mary and westfield college, university of london. Kates to share her new book thursday, october 19, 2017 almost six years ago, kate hennessy visited st. In 1986 he was a cofounder of the institute of contemporary british history. Peter riddell and lord butler of brockwell house of commons papers public administration committee on. Lord lexden is a conservative peer and historian distilling the frenzy. Wilson, who would end years of conservative rule and usher in a new era. The nuclear weapons question runs through post1940 british history like an irradiated thread. How did professor peter hennessy view the attlee legacy.
Peter hennessy, one of britains bestknown historians, is attlee professor of history at queen mary, university of london. A history of britains secret intelligence service murder and mayhem 1. Writing the history of ones own times peter hennessy publisher. Hennessy, unique among contemporary historians, understands politics from the inside out. Hennessy by his marriage to edith woodjohnson hennessy. Revisiting my 1994 lecture on the pleasures and pains of contemporary history is pure pleasure. The book s title is taken from prime minister macmillans speech in cape town in 1960. Oct 05, 2006 peter hennessy was described by the late ben pimlott as a political historian and journalist who has himself become something of a national institution. Lord peter hennessy networks of evidence and expertise. This is the first volume of a history of britain from 1945 to the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. Peter hennessy project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. He combines the rigour of the scholar with the gimlet eye of the insider. Politics and the economy, 195157 flashcards quizlet. Peter hennessy author peter hennessy, one of britains bestknown historians, is attlee professor of history at queen mary, university of london.
Because, though i scarcely sensed it at the time, we historians of post1945 britain, especially those of us with an itch to reconstruct the cold war secret state successive british governments constructed from the late forties to the late eighties, were on the rim of a boom. Peter john hennessy, baron hennessy of nympsfield, fba born 28 march 1947 is an english historian and academic specialising in the history of government. He was born in edmonton, the youngest child of william g. Admirers include tv presenter and political expert andrew marr, who has written that peter hennessy has become the irreplaceable analyst of the inner core of the british system of government. Britain, 19451951 hardcover april 5, 1994 by peter hennessy author.
Michael smith will discuss the first volume of his new book six. He is a master of all the published sources, and his generous personality, academic distinction and unquestioned integrity have meant that he adds to them a lifetime of the confidences and insights of most of those who have. The pressures of the times, as well as the foibles and weaknesses of statesmen and most of them were men, then come into sharp relief. And who better to chronicle the period than peter hennessy, the doyen of postwar british history. This book covers the years from 1945 to 1951 an age dominated by the shadow of war and creates a complete picture of life in britain, embracing both high politics and everyday experience. Lord hennessy of nympsfield is the attlee professor. Peter davies has done what he set out to do to shed light on the dark matter of the economic side of defence intelligence in whitehall, especially during the first cold war. He is professor of contemporary history, at the university of london, and is married with two daughters.
Authors james jinks background and peter hennessy foreground on stage talking about their new book the silent deep an authorative history of britains submarine service since the second world war. Before joining qmul, professor hennessy was a journalist for 20 years, including as a leader writer and whitehall correspondent with the times, and as lobby correspondent for the financial times. This cooks tour of whitehall begins with the departments foreign office, defence, trade, energy, agriculture et al. Rodric braithwaite spectator professor peter hennessy is a fine historian of latetwentiethcentury britain. Explore books by peter hennessy with our selection at. Peter hennessy is attlee professor of contemporary british history at qmul. Nov 11, 2006 professor peter hennessy, of queen mary college in mile end, east london, nipped down the road to stratford library to talk about his new book on 1950s britain, having it so good. In 1958, just before hennessy started at his grammar school, michael young published a book that introduced a new word to the language. Britain 194551 winner of the ncr and duff cooper prizes. Professor of renaissance history and culture, and codirector of the centre for renaissance and early modern studies crems artstwo 2. Join facebook to connect with peter hennessy and others you may know. In this updated edition, which uses new material released from government. Hennessy is one of the founders of mips computer systems inc.
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