Munro Price is a British historian noted for his award-winning work on French history.

Early life

Price was born (February 1963) in

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to playwright and author

Stanley Price Stanley Price (December 31, 1892July 13, 1955) was an American film supporting actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1922 and 1956. He was a charter member of the Screen Actors Guild. Career Price was an actor whose artistic career sp ...

and his wife Judy ( Fenton) and raised in

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Education

Price was educated at

University College School ("Slowly but surely") , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day school , religion = , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = Mark Beard , r_head_label = , r_hea ...

and

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

, where he gained a First Class Degree in History before going on to study for his PhD under the supervision of T. C. W. Blanning. Price was active in politics while at Cambridge, becoming president of

Cambridge University Social Democrats Cambridge University Liberal Association (CULA) is the student branch of the Liberal Democrats for students at Cambridge University. It is the successor to the Cambridge Student Liberal Democrats, which in turn was formed from the merger of Cam ...

, the university's SDP society.

Career

For much of his academic career Price has been based at the

University of Bradford The University of Bradford is a Public university, public research university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. A plate glass university, it received its royal charter in 1966, making it the 40th university to be creat ...

, where he is currently professor of Modern European History and director of MA Programme in the Department of Peace Studies. He has also taught at the

University of Swansea Swansea University ( cy, Prifysgol Abertawe) is a public university, public research university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. It was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. ...

and the

University of Lyon The University of Lyon (french: Université de Lyon), located in Lyon and Saint-Étienne, France, is a center for higher education and research comprising 11 members and 24 associated institutions. The three main universities in this center are: ...

Noted works

Known for his writings on French history from the time of the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

through to

Louis Philippe Louis Philippe (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, and the penultimate monarch of France. As Louis Philippe, Duke of Chartres, he distinguished himself commanding troops during the Revolutionary War ...

, Price has published several books and articles on the period, including ''The Fall of the French Monarchy: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and the baron de Breteuil'' (2002), winner of the Franco-British Society's Enid McLeod Literary Prize, and ''Napoleon: the End of Glory'' (2015) which has since been translated into German. Price has also co-authored ''The Road to Apocalypse: The Extraordinary Journey of

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'' with his father, Stanley Price, focussing on the origins of the

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Christian Zionist movement in early 19th century Britain and Europe.

Media

Contributing towards television programmes focussed on his area of expertise, Price has appeared in several documentaries in English and French language.

Bibliography

*''Preserving the Monarchy: the comte de Vergennes. 1774-1787'', (Cambridge University Press, 1995) *''Louis XVI and the comte de Vergennes: correspondence, 1774-1787'', with John Hardman, (Voltaire Foundation, Oxford, December 1998) *''The Fall of the French Monarchy: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and the baron de Breteuil'' (Macmillan, 2002) won the Franco-British Society’s Enid McLeod Literary Prize. It was shortlisted for the Longman-History Today Prize, and the

Hessell-Tiltman Prize The Hessell-Tiltman History Prize is awarded to the best work of non-fiction of historical content covering a period up to and including World War II, and published in the year of the award. The books are to be of high literary merit, but not pr ...

. **It was published in the U.S. in 2003 with the title ''The Road from Versailles: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the Fall of the French Monarchy'' by

St. Martin's Press St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...

. **It was published in Brazil in 2007 with the title ''A Queda da Monarquia Francesa. Luis XVI, Maria Antonieta et o barao de Breteuil''. Editora Record, Rio de Janeiro. *''The Perilous Crown: Ruling France 1814-1848'' (Macmillan, 2007) was well received in the UK, and France where it was published as ''Louis-Philippe, le prince et le roi : La France entre deux révolutions'' (Éditions de Fallois, 2009). *''The Road to Apocalypse: The Extraordinary Journey of

'' (Notting Hill Editions, 2011) with

. This book was shortlisted for the

Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize The Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Literary Prize is an annual British literary prize inaugurated in 1977. It is named after the host ''Jewish Quarterly'' and the prize's founder Harold Hyam Wingate. The award recognises Jewish and non-Jewish writers r ...

.2013 Shortlist
*'' Napoleon The End Of Glory''

OUP Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...

, Oxford, 2014 **It was published in Germany in 2015 with the title ''Napoleon. Der Untergang''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Munro Living people British historians Historians of France People educated at University College School Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Academics of the University of Bradford 1963 births