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H.F.M. Prescott

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in The United Kingdom

February 22, 1896

Died

January 01, 1972

Genre

History, Travel, Historical Fiction

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Hilda Francis Margaret Prescott, MA, MA, D.Litt, FRSL was born in Cheshire, the daughter of Rev. James Mulleneux Prescott and his wife Margaret (née Warburton).

She was educated at Wallasey High School and subsequently read Modern History at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford where she received her first MA. Later, she studied Medieval and Modern History at Manchester University, from which she earned a second MA. She was awarded an honorary D.Litt. by the University of Durham. In 1958, she was elected Jubilee Research Fellow at Royal Holloway College in the University of London where she researched the life of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.

She is perhaps best known for her historical novel 'The Man on a Donkey;' written in the form of a chro ...more

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	Mary Tudor: The Spanish Tudor 3.99 avg rating — 1,010 ratings — published 1940 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man on a Donkey: A Chronicle 4.17 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 1952 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man on a Donkey: Part 1: A Chronicle by H.F.M. Prescott, Amy Welborn (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Son of Dust by H.F.M. Prescott, Mike Aquilina (Introduction) 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1932 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man on a Donkey: Part 2: A Chronicle by H.F.M. Prescott, James P. Campbell MA DMin (Introduction), Amy Welborn (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead and Not Buried 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1954 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unhurrying Chase 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1925 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Friar Felix At Large: A Fifteenth Century Pilgrimage To The Holy Land 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1950 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jersualem Journey - Pilgrimage to the Holy Land in the Fifteenth Century 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1954 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once To Sinai - The Further Pilgrimage Of Friar Felix Fabri it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1957 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“So, on May 19th, the woman who had never been the king's wife was executed, for adultery against the king.”
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