C. V. Wedgwood
Dame Cicely Veronica Wedgwood, OM, DBE, FBA, FRHistS (20 July 1910 – 9 March 1997) was an English historian who published under the name C. V. Wedgwood. Specializing in the history of 17th-century England and continental Europe, her biographies and narrative histories are said to have provided a clear, entertaining middle ground between popular and scholarly works.
Veronica Wedgwood OM DBE FBA FRHistS | |
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Wedgwood in 1969, by Godfrey Argent | |
| Born | Cicely Veronica Wedgwood 20 July 1910 Stocksfield, England |
| Died | 9 March 1997 (aged 86) London, England |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford |
| Period | 1935–1987 |
| Subject | 17th century Europe |
| Notable works | The Thirty Years War (1938) |
| Partner | Jacqueline Hope-Wallace |
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