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Christopher Hibbert, MC, (born March 5, 1924), is an English writer, historian and biographer. The Military Cross ( MC) is the third level Military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993 other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it

Born in Leicestershire to Canon H. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics A canon (from the Latin canonicus, itself derived from the Greek κανωνικος 'relating to a rule' is a priest who is a member of certain bodies of the V. Hibbert (d. 1980), Christopher Hibbert was educated at Radley College, before going up to Oriel College at the University of Oxford (MA). Radley College ( St Peter's College Radley) is a famous English public school situated on the edge of the village of Radley near Oriel College, located in Oriel Square, Oxford, is the fifth oldest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the In the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin, the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts ( MA) is awarded to Bachelors He served as an infantry officer in the London Irish Rifles regiment in Italy during World War II, was wounded twice and awarded the Military Cross in 1945. The London Irish Rifles (LIR is now known more formally known as "D (London Irish Rifles Company London Regiment " and is a volunteer Rifle Regiment with a distinguished Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Military Cross ( MC) is the third level Military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993 other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to

From 1945 to 1959 he was a partner in a firm of land agents and auctioneers, and commenced his writing career in 1959.

He was awarded the Heinemann Award for Literature in 1962, and the McColvin Medal in 1989.

Christopher Hibbert is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Geographical Society, and has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Literature by the University of Leicester. The Royal Society of Literature is the "senior literary organisation in Britain " History Founding members of the Society include Sir John Barrow, Sir John Franklin and Francis Beaufort. A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement The University of Leicester is a research led university based in Leicester, England, with approximately 19000 registered students - about 12000 of them full-time

He married in 1948, Susan, daughter of Rayner Piggford (d. 1978), with issue:

Hibbert is a member of the Army and Navy Club and the Garrick Club. The Army and Navy Club in London is a Gentlemen's club founded in 1837 also known informally as The Rag. The Garrick Club is a gentlemen's club in London. Founded in 1831 it moved to its present home at 13 and 15 Garrick Street in 1864 close to the theatre and legal The family resides at Henley-on-Thames. Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from

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