Amanda Vickery
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Amanda Vickery is a British
historian and television presenter.
She graduated from the former Bedford College, London (now part of Royal Holloway, University of London
) where she completed her PhD in Modern History. She is professor of Modern History
at Queen Mary, University of London
and has held academic posts at Royal Holloway, University of London
and the University of York
. Her academic interests encompass the Late Modern period from the seventeenth century to the present with a strong emphasis on the Georgian
period in England
.
She has written widely on social history, literature, the history of romance and the home, politics, law and crime with an emphasis on women's studies and feminism.
In 1998 she published her first book The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England, for which she received the Whitfield prize, the Wolfton History prize
and the Longman-History Today prize.
In 2006 she co-edited Gender, Taste, and Material Culture in Britain and North America, 1700-1830.
In 2009, Vickery authored Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England to wide critical acclaim.
In March 2011 she was a guest on Private Passions
, the biographical music discussion programme on BBC Radio 3
.
and has appeared on BBC Radio 4
's In Our Time
.
In 2009 she wrote and presented the 30-part series A History of Private Life on BBC Radio 4, which received critical acclaim. It has since been made into a BBC CD.
In 2010, she presented the four-part BBC Radio 4 history series Voices from the Old Bailey. Vickery makes programmes for Radio 4 through independent production company Loftus Audio.
In November 2010 she presented At Home with the Georgians, a three-part television series for BBC Two based on her book Behind Closed Doors. Amanda Vickery has also appeared on "The Review Show" (the programme on a Friday night on BBC Two
after Newsnight
) as on September 30, 2011.
United Kingdom
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historian and television presenter.
She graduated from the former Bedford College, London (now part of Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London is a constituent college of the University of London. The college has three faculties, 18 academic departments, and about 8,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 130 different countries...
) where she completed her PhD in Modern History. She is professor of Modern History
Modern history
Modern history, or the modern era, describes the historical timeline after the Middle Ages. Modern history can be further broken down into the early modern period and the late modern period after the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution...
at Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
and has held academic posts at Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London is a constituent college of the University of London. The college has three faculties, 18 academic departments, and about 8,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 130 different countries...
and the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
. Her academic interests encompass the Late Modern period from the seventeenth century to the present with a strong emphasis on the Georgian
Georgian era
The Georgian era is a period of British history which takes its name from, and is normally defined as spanning the reigns of, the first four Hanoverian kings of Great Britain : George I, George II, George III and George IV...
period in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
She has written widely on social history, literature, the history of romance and the home, politics, law and crime with an emphasis on women's studies and feminism.
In 1998 she published her first book The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England, for which she received the Whitfield prize, the Wolfton History prize
Wolfson History Prize
The Wolfson History Prizes are literary awards given annually in the United Kingdom to promote and encourage standards of excellence in the writing of history for the general public...
and the Longman-History Today prize.
In 2006 she co-edited Gender, Taste, and Material Culture in Britain and North America, 1700-1830.
In 2009, Vickery authored Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England to wide critical acclaim.
In March 2011 she was a guest on Private Passions
Private Passions
Private Passions is a weekly music discussion programme which has been running for over 10 years on BBC Radio 3, presented by the composer Michael Berkeley...
, the biographical music discussion programme on BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
.
Broadcasts
Vickery has contributed to a number of Open University history programmes for the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and has appeared on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's In Our Time
In Our Time (BBC Radio 4)
In Our Time is a live BBC radio discussion series exploring the history of ideas, presented by Melvyn Bragg since 15 October 1998.. It is one of BBC radio's most successful discussion programmes, acknowledged to have "transformed the landscape for serious ideas at peak listening time"...
.
In 2009 she wrote and presented the 30-part series A History of Private Life on BBC Radio 4, which received critical acclaim. It has since been made into a BBC CD.
In 2010, she presented the four-part BBC Radio 4 history series Voices from the Old Bailey. Vickery makes programmes for Radio 4 through independent production company Loftus Audio.
In November 2010 she presented At Home with the Georgians, a three-part television series for BBC Two based on her book Behind Closed Doors. Amanda Vickery has also appeared on "The Review Show" (the programme on a Friday night on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
after Newsnight
Newsnight
Newsnight is a BBC Television current affairs programme noted for its in-depth analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians. Jeremy Paxman has been its main presenter for over two decades....
) as on September 30, 2011.
Books
- The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England (1998)
- [ed.] Gender, Taste, and Material Culture in Britain and North America, 1700-1830 (2006)
- Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England (2009)