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Paul Bede Johnson

Paul Bede Johnson is an English journalist, historian, speechwriter and author. He was educated at the Jesuit independent school Stonyhurst College, and at Magdalen College, Oxford. Johnson first came to prominence in the 1950s as a journalist writing for and later editing the New Statesman magazine.

A prolific writer, he has written over 40 books and contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers. His first book, about the Suez War, appeared in 1957. He was successively lead writer, deputy editor and editor of the New Statesman magazine from 1965 to 1970. Source: Wikipedia

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Born 2 November 1928
Died 12 January 2023

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  • Cover of: The civilization of ancient Egypt

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  • Cover of: Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle

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  • Cover of: A history of the Jews

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  • Cover of: The National Trust book of British castles

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  • Cover of: Modern times: a history of the world from the 1920s to the 1990s

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  • Cover of: The birth of the modern: world society, 1815-1830

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    First published in 1992 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: British cathedrals

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  • Cover of: Castles of England, Scotland, and Wales

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Born 2 November 1928
Died 12 January 2023

Subjects

History, Biography, Histoire, Nonfiction, Civilization, Modern History, Politics and government, Modern Civilization, Castles, Historia, Church history, English National characteristics, Great britain, biography, History, modern, 20th century, Large type books, World history, Biography & Autobiography, Cathedrals, great britain, Christian education, Christianity, Drama in education, Emperors, France, history, 1789-1815, Great britain, history, Intellectual life

Places

Great Britain, England, United States, Egypt, France, Ireland, South Africa, Europa, Europe, Highlands (Scotland), Italia, Italy, London (England), Middle East, Palestine, Potteries (England), Stoke-on-Trent (England)

People

Jesus Christ, Paul Johnson (1928-), Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), Winston Churchill Sir (1874-1965), Charles Darwin (1809-1882), Edward III King of England, Edward III King of England (1312-1377), Elizabeth I Queen of England (1533-1603), George Washington (1732-1799), John Paul II Pope, John Paul II Pope (1920-2005), John XXIII Pope (1881-1963), Paul Johnson, Socrates

Time

20th century, 1789-1815, 1950-, 1964-1979, 19th century, 1268-1559, 1492-1648, 15th century, 16th century, 1789-1797, 1945-1989, 1965-, 1979-, 1979-1997, 1981-, 1989-, 20e siècle, 332 B.C.-638 A.D., Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815, Edward III, 1327-1377, Intervention, 1956, Revolution, 1775-1783, Siglo XV, Siglo XVI, To 332 B.C.

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April 24, 2024 Edited by dcapillae add id
June 5, 2023 Edited by kolakowj7580 added link to obituary
January 13, 2023 Edited by kolakowj7580 Added death date
February 25, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar Author bio & photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import