Elizabeth Longford
Elizabeth Longford
Elizabeth (Harman) Pakenham, Countess of Longford, CBE was born on 30 August 1906. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Bishop Harman. She married Sir Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, KG, PC, son of Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford and Lady Mary Julia Child-Villiers, on 3 November 1931. She died on 23 October 2002. Her married name became Pakenham. The Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography was established in 2003 in memory of Elizabeth Longford (1906-2002), the British author, biographer and historian. The £5,000 prize is awarded annually for a historical biography published in the preceding year. The Elizabeth Longford Prize is sponsored by Flora Fraser and Peter Soros and administered by the Society of Authors.
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Victoria
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A pilgrimage of passion
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The pebbled shore
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Queen Victoria
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Poets' corner
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Wellington
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The Oxford Book of Royal Anecdotes
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Wellington
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The Royal House of Windsor
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Piety in Queen Victoria's reign
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