Helen H. Carr
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Helen H. Carr | |
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| Born | Helen Maria Hallett Carr 1988 (age 35–36) Peterborough, England |
| Occupation | Historian |
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| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Subject | Medieval England |
| Spouse | Henry Charlton-Weedy |
| Relatives | E. H. Carr (great-grandfather) |
Helen Maria Hallett Carr (born 1988) is a writer and historian of Medieval England.
Early life and education
[edit]Carr was born in Peterborough.[1] She has an undergraduate degree in History of Art from the University of York, graduating in 2010 and a Research Master's degree in Medieval History from the University of Reading graduating in 2014.[2] She is currently working on a PhD at Queen Mary University London under the supervision of Professor Miri Rubin.[3] She is married to Henry Charlton-Weedy.[4]
Career
[edit]Writer/producer
[edit]Carr has presented several documentaries for HistoryHit TV, including Captain Cook's Endeavour[5] and The Trail of Guy Fawkes.[6]
Carr has appeared as an expert on Richard II as part of the Medieval Kings series and presented a documentary for Cambridge University on its history, shared globally.
She has produced history documentaries for BBC4, BBC2, SkyArts, Discovery, CNN and HistoryHit TV and has worked on BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time.[7]
Carr is a regular features writer for BBC History magazine and History Extra. She has also contributed to the New Statesman, The TLS, The Spectator and History Today.
Between 2019 and 2021, Carr produced and presented the podcast Hidden Histories.
Carr covered the death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II for Sky News Australia and City News TV Canada in September 2022 and the coronation of King Charles III for CNN, NBC and City News TV Canada in May 2023.
Author
[edit]In April 2021, Carr published her first book, The Red Prince: John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster (Oneworld, 2021).[8] This title was featured as a Times and Sunday Times best book of 2021 and became a Times best-seller in March 2022.[9][10]
The Red Prince: John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster was shortlisted for the 2022 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography in May 2022.[11]
Carr is the co-author and editor of What Is History, Now? (W&N), alongside Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. This book, published in September 2021 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson[12] was a follow-up to What Is History? (1961), the seminal work by her great-grandfather, the historian and diplomat E. H. Carr.[13] According to historian Dan Snow:[14]
"Helen Carr is one of the most exciting and talented young historians out there. She has a passion for medieval history which is infectious and is always energetic and engaging, whether on the printed page or the screen."
Carr's next book, This England, will be published by Hutchinson Heinemann (Penguin Random House) in 2024.[15]
In July 2022, Carr was elected a fellow of the Royal Historical Society[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Helen Maria H Carr". England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "the York Press". 16 July 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Queen Mary University London". Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Bishopsgate stabbing hero needed 52 stitches across his face, wife reveals". LBC. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Captain Cook's Endeavour". History Hit TV.
- ^ "Guy Fawkes: The Yorkshireman Behind the Plot". History Hit TV.
- ^ "Knight Ayton". Knight Ayton.
- ^ "Oneworld Publications". Oneworld Publications.
- ^ "The Times & Sunday Times Best Books of 2021". The Times. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "@oneworldnews". Twitter. Oneworld Publications. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography". Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ What Is History, Now?. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2 March 2021. ISBN 9781474622455. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Reviews in History". November 1997.
- ^ "Book Reviews". Oneworld Publications.
- ^ Bayley, Sian (8 July 2021). "Hutchinson Heinemann scoops Carr's 'thrilling' history in four-way auction". The Bookseller. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Royal Historical Society". The Royal Historical Society. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1988 births
- Living people
- 21st-century English women writers
- Academics of Queen Mary University of London
- Alumni of the University of Reading
- Alumni of the University of York
- British women medievalists
- British women podcasters
- British women television presenters
- Fellows of the Royal Historical Society
- Historians of England
- People from Peterborough
- British podcasters