John William Fortescue

John William Fortescue

The Hon. Sir John William Fortescue (1859 – 1938) was a British statesman and historian. He was the Librarian and Archivist at Windsor Castle and historian of the British Army. He was an honorary fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge and a K.C.V.O.

Biography

He was born was born in 1859, the son of the third Earl Fortescue. His family owned the area around Simonsbath for much of the 20th century. [cite web |url=http://www.everythingexmoor.org.uk/_F/Fortescue_John_William.php |title=Sir John William Fortescue |accessdate=2007-11-27 |format= |work=Everything Exmoor ]

Fortescue was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was married in 1914 to Winifred Beech, of Barlavington, West Sussex, but they did not have children.

Fortescue is best known for his monumental work on the British Army, which he wrote between 1899 and 1930. During most of this time (from 1905 to 1926) he was working as the librarian of Windsor Castle. In 1911, he was elected to deliver the Ford Lectures at Oxford University.

Works by Fortescue

* 1895 "History of the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
* 1896 "Dundonald"
* 1897 "The Story of a Red Deer" Macmillan and Co Ltd, London
* 1899 "The Drummers Coat"
* 1899–1930 "A History of the British Army" in 20 volumes. A history of the British Army from the Norman Conquest to the First World War.
* 1909 "County Lieutenancies and the Army 1803–1814"
* 1916 "The Three Pearls"
* 1924 "My Native Devon"
* 1925 "Wellington"
* 1928 "Six British Soldiers"
* 1928 "The Empire and the Army"
* 1928 "Historical and Military Essays"
* 1928 "A Short Account of Canteens in the British Army"
* 1930–32 "Royal Army Service Corps. A history of transport and supply in the British Army"
* 1931 "Following the Drum"
* 1932 "Marlborough"
* 1933 "Author and Curator" (his autobiography) W Blackwood & Sons, London
* 1934 "The Last Post" W Blackwood & Sons, London

References

External links

* [http://www.perfumefromprovence.com/Sirjohnfortescue.htm Biography from a site about his wife, Lady Fortescue]


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