Roberts, J M

Roberts, J M
▪ 2004

      British historian (b. April 14, 1928, Bath, Somerset, Eng.—d. May 30, 2003, Roadwater, Somerset, Eng.), was a respected academician, scholar, and writer, but he captured the viewing public's fancy as the presenter of The Triumph of the West (1985), a 13-part television series in which he analyzed how Western civilization came to dominate the modern world. His books included History of the World (1976), The French Revolution (1978), The Triumph of the West (1985; an expansion of the TV series), A History of Europe (1996), and The Twentieth Century (1999). He was also editor (1967–77) of The English Historical Review and general editor of Purnell's History of the 20th Century, The Short Oxford History of the Modern World, and The New Oxford History of England. Roberts was appointed CBE in 1996.

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