Plumb, Sir John Harold (1911–2001)
© Christ's College, Cambridge
Plumb was both an eminent historian of the 18th century and an extremely popular one (via the written word and the small screen), and through his tutelage had a significant impact on succeeding generations of scholars.
- Forenames:
- John Harold
- Surname:
- Plumb
- Title:
- Sir
- Dates:
- 1911–2001
- Institutions:
- University of Cambridge (Christ's College)
- Significant posts:
- Professor of History, University of Cambridge (Christ's College)
- Influences:
- Snow, Charles Percy
Trevelyan, George Macaulay - Contemporaries:
- Elton, Geoffrey Rudolph
Stone, Lawrence - Influenced:
- Cannadine, David
Colley, Linda
Schama, Simon - Themes:
- Eighteenth century
Popular history
Political history
Social history
- Biographies:
- Blackwell Dictionary of Historians
Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Proceedings of the British Academy
- Obituaries:
- Guardian
Independent
Bibliography
Personal papers
Significant publications
- J. H. Plumb, Sir Robert Walpole (2 vols., London, 1956–61)
- J. H. Plumb, The Growth of Political Stability in England 1675–1725 (London, 1967)
Other reading
- David Cannadine, 'Historians in "the liberal hour": Lawrence Stone and J. H. Plumb re-visited', Historical Research, 75 (2002), 316–54
