Jonathan Beckman
Jonathan Beckman is a British journalist and historian. He was educated at Cambridge University and the University of London. He is best known for his book How to Ruin a Queen: Marie Antoinette and the Diamond Necklace Affair, which received widespread critical acclaim.[1][2][3][4] It won Beckman the Somerset Maugham Award and the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction.
He has worked at the Literary Review and the Economist magazine.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Henley, Jon (21 August 2014). "How to Ruin a Queen by Jonathan Beckman – review". The Guardian.
- ^ "Anne Somerset - Diamonds Aren't a Girl's Best Friend".
- ^ "How to Ruin a Queen by Jonathan Beckman, book review: Tale of greed". The Independent.
- ^ "How to Ruin a Queen by Jonathan Beckman, review: 'deft and rock-solid scholarship'". 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Jonathan Beckman".