Frank Welsh (born 1931) is a historian,
novelist and former international banker.
He graduated from
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College ( ) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Ma ...
, and retired after a successful banking career. He has written extensively on
imperial British history, notably
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...
,
Australia
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and
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...
.
Bibliography
*''The History of the World: from the Dawn of Humanity to the modern age.'', London: Quercus, 2013.
*''The Battle for Christendom: The Council of Constance, 1415, and the Struggle to Unite Against Islam'', London: Constable, 2008.
*''Great Southern Land: A New History of Australia'', London : Allen Lane, 2004.
*''The Four Nations: A History of the United Kingdom'', London: HarperCollins, 2002.
*''Dangerous Deceits: The Secrets of Apartheid's Corrupt Bankers'', London : HarperCollins, 1999.
*''South Africa: A Narrative History'', New York: Kodansha America, 1999.
*''A History of South Africa'', London : HarperCollins, 1998.
*''The Companion Guide to the Lake District'', London: Companion Guides, 1997.
*''A Borrowed Place: The History of Hong Kong'', New York: Kodansha America, 1993.
*''A History of Hong Kong'', London: HarperCollins, 1993.
*''Building a Trireme'', London: Constable, 1988. - on the construction of the ''
Olympias
Olympias ( grc-gre, Ὀλυμπιάς; c. 375–316 BC) was a Greek princess of the Molossians, and the eldest daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus, the sister of Alexander I of Epirus, the fourth wife of Philip II, the king of Macedoni ...
''
*''Uneasy City: An Insider's View of the City of London'', London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986.
*''Bend'Or, Duke of Westminster : A Personal Memoir'', London: Robin Clark, 1985; with a foreword by
Anne Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, authored with George Ridley.
*''First blood: Tales of Horror from the Border Country'', London : Constable, 1985.
*''The Afflicted State: A Survey of Public Enterprise'', London: Century Pub., 1983.
*''The Profit of the State: Nationalised Industries and Public Enterprises'', London: Temple Smith, 1982.
References
English historians
1931 births
Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge
Living people
Historians of Australia
Historians of the British Empire
Historians of the United Kingdom
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