Elizabeth Norton is a British historian specialising in the queens of England and the
Tudor period
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. She obtained a
Master of Arts
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in
archaeology
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and
anthropology
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from the
University of Cambridge
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, being awarded a Double First Class degree, and a
master's degree
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European archaeology
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Afghanistan
* Aï Khānum
*Bagram
*Buddhas of Bamiyan
* Ha ...
from the
University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
. She is the author of thirteen non-fiction books.
Biography
Norton grew up in
Steyning
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The smaller ...
, West Sussex, and attended
Steyning Grammar School. She studied archaeology and anthropology at
New Hall, Cambridge
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, and later completed a master's degree in European archaeology at
Hertford College
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, Oxford.
She was a member of a university research group led by
Jeremy Keenan to the
Algerian Sahara which surveyed prehistoric rock art and travelled with the
Tuareg
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people. The anthropologist
Mary Ann Craig was also a member of this group. Norton has also carried out archaeological fieldwork in
Hungary
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.
Her television appearances include ''Bloody Tales of the Tower'' (National Geographic), ''The Book Show'' (
Sky Arts
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), ''
Flog It!
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Description
The show follows a similar formula to ''Antiques Roadsho ...
'' (
BBC One
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) and ''
BBC Breakfast'' (BBC One). She regularly appears as an expert on ''
BBC London News'' and is often featured on radio, including ''The
Robert Elms
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Show'' on
BBC Radio London.
In 2019, she completed a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. Her thesis was titled ''The Blount Family in the long Sixteenth century'' and she was supervised by Hannah Dawson and
Laura Gowing
Laura Gowing is professor of early modern history at King's College London.[Kingston upon Thames
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with her husband and sons.
[
]
Published works
Elizabeth Norton is the author of thirteen non-fiction works:
*''She Wolves, The Notorious Queens of England'' (The History Press
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, 2008)
*''Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's Obsession'' ( Amberley, 2008)
*''Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's True Love'' (Amberley, 2009)
*''Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's Discarded Bride'' (Amberley, 2009)
*''Catherine Parr'' (Amberley, 2010);
*''Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudor Dynasty'' (Amberley, 2010)
*''Anne Boleyn, In Her Own Words and the Words of Those Who Knew Her'' (Amberley, 2011)
*''England's Queens: The Biography'' (Amberley, 2011)
*''Bessie Blount'' (Amberley, 2011)
*''The Boleyn Women'' (Amberley, 2013)
*''Elfrida: The First Crowned Queen of England'' (Amberley, 2013)
*''The Tudor Treasury'' (Andre Deutsch, 2014)
*''The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor'' (Head of Zeus, 2015)
*''The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women – a Social History (''Pegasus, 2017)
She is also the author of a number of articles, including
*"Anne of Cleves and Richmond Palace" (''Surrey History'', 2009)
*"Scandinavian Influences in the Late Anglo-Saxon Sculpture of Sussex" ('' Sussex Archaeological Collections'', 2009).[The article is online: ]
She regularly writes for history and family history magazines, including ''BBC History
''BBC History Magazine'' is a British publication devoted to both British and world history and aimed at all levels of knowledge and interest. The publication releases thirteen editions a year, one per month and a Christmas special edition, an ...
'', ''Who Do You Think You Are?'' and ''Your Family Tree''.
References
External link
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Norton, Elizabeth
1986 births
Living people
Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford
Alumni of New Hall, Cambridge
British women historians
British writers
English historians
People educated at Steyning Grammar School
People from Steyning