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'''Robert Lacey''' (born 3 January 1944) is a British historian and biographer. He is the author of a number of bestselling biographies, including those of [[Henry Ford]]<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4DF173BF93BA15755C0A961948260&scp=2&sq=Robert%20Lacey%20best%20sellers&st=cse ''New York Times'', 28 June 1987]</ref> and [[Queen Elizabeth II]], as well as works of popular history.
'''Robert Lacey''' (born 3 January 1944) is a British historian and biographer. He is the author of a number of bestselling biographies, including those of [[Henry Ford]]<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4DF173BF93BA15755C0A961948260&scp=2&sq=Robert%20Lacey%20best%20sellers&st=cse ''New York Times'', 28 June 1987]</ref> and [[Queen Elizabeth II]], as well as works of popular history.


Lacey's 1981 work ''The Kingdom'' and its 2009 follow-up ''Inside the Kingdom'' have now both been cited as standard study texts for the diplomatic community working inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} - [[David Brancaccio]] said: "In Saudi Arabia, Robert Lacey had the kind of access most journalists only dream of."<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/cove-media/http/PBS_CP_NOW/70/650/transcript.html – PBS Transcript: Rehab for Terrorists?]</ref> This has led to Lacey being employed by American Television networks, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/inside-kingdom-robert-lacey/story?id=8835259 abcnews.go.com – EXCERPT: Inside the Kingdom]</ref> and [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] as a commentator on the subject.
Lacey's 1981 work ''The Kingdom'' and its 2009 follow-up ''Inside the Kingdom'' have now both been cited as standard study texts for the diplomatic community working inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. - [[David Brancaccio]] said: "In Saudi Arabia, Robert Lacey had the kind of access most journalists only dream of."<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/cove-media/http/PBS_CP_NOW/70/650/transcript.html – PBS Transcript: Rehab for Terrorists?]</ref>


In 2009 Lacey made the controversial documentary ''Rehab for Terrorists?: Can Terrorists be Rehabilitated with Kindness?'' for the ''Now'' show for the [[PBS]] channel.
In 2009 Lacey made the controversial documentary ''Rehab for Terrorists?: Can Terrorists be Rehabilitated with Kindness?'' for the ''Now'' show for the [[PBS]] channel.<ref>http://robertlacey.com/?q=media</ref>

This has led to Lacey being employed by American Television networks, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/inside-kingdom-robert-lacey/story?id=8835259 abcnews.go.com – EXCERPT: Inside the Kingdom]</ref> and [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] as a commentator on the subject.


Lacey is also ABC's ''[[Good Morning America]]'' Royal commentator and was in London for the channel covering the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. He was also seen on the [[BBC]]'s late evening coverage of the event.
Lacey is also ABC's ''[[Good Morning America]]'' Royal commentator and was in London for the channel covering the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. He was also seen on the [[BBC]]'s late evening coverage of the event.

Revision as of 14:51, 19 March 2014

For other people named Robert Lacey, see Robert Lacey (disambiguation).
Robert Lacey
Robert Lacey at Surrey County Library's speaking event in 2012
Born (1944-01-03) 3 January 1944 (age 80)
Occupation(s)British historian and biographer
Years active1964–present

Robert Lacey (born 3 January 1944) is a British historian and biographer. He is the author of a number of bestselling biographies, including those of Henry Ford[1] and Queen Elizabeth II, as well as works of popular history.

Lacey's 1981 work The Kingdom and its 2009 follow-up Inside the Kingdom have now both been cited as standard study texts for the diplomatic community working inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. - David Brancaccio said: "In Saudi Arabia, Robert Lacey had the kind of access most journalists only dream of."[2]

In 2009 Lacey made the controversial documentary Rehab for Terrorists?: Can Terrorists be Rehabilitated with Kindness? for the Now show for the PBS channel.[3]

This has led to Lacey being employed by American Television networks, ABC[4] and PBS as a commentator on the subject.

Lacey is also ABC's Good Morning America Royal commentator and was in London for the channel covering the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. He was also seen on the BBC's late evening coverage of the event.

Lacey is an alumnus of Bristol Grammar School and a graduate of Selwyn College in the University of Cambridge where he earned a B.A. in 1967, a diploma of education in 1967, and an M.A. in 1970.[5] He began his writing career as a journalist on the Illustrated London News, and later The Sunday Times.[6]

Family

His first marriage to Sandi (the former Alexandra Jane Avrach) ended in 2004 in a legal separation after 34 years and three children - Sasha, Scarlett and Bruno.[7] In August 2012 Lacey remarried[8] to Lady Jane Rayne, daughter of the 8th Marquess of Londonderry, and widow of property developer Max Rayne. She was a charity worker in the east end of London, and later with the Chiswick Women’s Shelter and the Chickenshed Theatre Company. She also served as maid of honour at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[9]

Works

  • Robert, Earl of Essex: An Elizabethan Icarus (1971)
  • The Life and Times of Henry VIII (1972)
  • The Queens of the North Atlantic (1973)
  • Sir Walter Ralegh (1973)
  • Majesty (1977)
  • The Kingdom (1981), History of Saudi Arabia to 1979.
  • Princess (1982) With Michael Rand.
  • Aristocrats (1983)
  • Ford (1986)
  • God Bless Her! (1987)
  • Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life (1991)
  • Grace (1994)
  • Sotherby's: Bidding for class (1998)
  • The Queen Mother's Century (1999) With Michael Rand.
  • The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium (1999, with Danny Danziger)
  • Royal (2002)
  • Monarch, Life and Reign of Elizabeth II (2002)
  • Great Tales from British History, Volume 1 (2003)
  • Great Tales from British History, Volume 2 (2005)
  • Great Tales from British History, Volume 3 (2006)
  • Inside the Kingdom (2009), History of Saudi Arabia from 1979 to date.
  • A Brief Life of the Queen (2012)
  • Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the Age of Terror and Beyond (2014) With Jonathan Benthall)

References

  1. ^ New York Times, 28 June 1987
  2. ^ – PBS Transcript: Rehab for Terrorists?
  3. ^ http://robertlacey.com/?q=media
  4. ^ abcnews.go.com – EXCERPT: Inside the Kingdom
  5. ^ http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Aristocrats.html?id=qp-UKm46MlkC&redir_esc=y
  6. ^ Sony ebook website
  7. ^ ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U43641
  8. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2189002/The-secret-bride--spry-80.html
  9. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2335835/Queens-Coronation-Elizabeths-maids-honour-Lady-Rosemary-Spencer-Churchill-Lady-Jane-Vane-Tempest-Stewart-Lady-Anne-Coke-Lady-Mary-Baillie-Hamilton-Lady-Moyra-Hamilton-Lady-Jane-Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby-reunited.html

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