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'''Nicholas Foulkes''' is an English historian, author, and journalist. He has written extensively about 19th-century social history as well as the history of luxury goods.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Haden-Guest|first1=Anthony|title=Why The Battle of Waterloo Began With Dancing|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-the-battle-of-waterloo-began-with-dancing|work=The Daily Beast|date=23 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sessa|first1=Andrew|title=Tick-talk: Watch-buying advice from the pros|url=https://nypost.com/2019/10/18/tick-talk-watch-buying-advice-from-the-pros/|work=New York Post|date=18 October 2019}}</ref> [[Robb Report]] included his book, ''The Impossible Collection of Watches,'' in a list of "5 Books Every Watch Collector Should Own," and his book, ''Swans —Legends of the Jet Society,'' was optioned for production as a TV series.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Farmelo|first1=Allen|title=Reading Time: The 5 Books Every Watch Collector Should Own|url=https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/5-watch-books-every-watch-enthusiast-should-own-2863264/|work=Robb Report|date=14 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Saudi Film Producer Hani Farsi Ventures Into TV Production With ‘Jet Set,’ ‘Churchill’ (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/saudi-film-producer-hani-farsi-ventures-into-tv-production-with-jet-set-churchill-exclusive-1202809958/|access-date=12 August 2020|date=14 May 2018}}</ref> |
'''Nicholas Foulkes''' is an English historian, author, and journalist. He has written extensively about 19th-century social history as well as the history of luxury goods.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Haden-Guest|first1=Anthony|title=Why The Battle of Waterloo Began With Dancing|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-the-battle-of-waterloo-began-with-dancing|work=The Daily Beast|date=23 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sessa|first1=Andrew|title=Tick-talk: Watch-buying advice from the pros|url=https://nypost.com/2019/10/18/tick-talk-watch-buying-advice-from-the-pros/|work=New York Post|date=18 October 2019}}</ref> [[Robb Report]] included his book, ''The Impossible Collection of Watches,'' in a list of "5 Books Every Watch Collector Should Own," and his book, ''Swans —Legends of the Jet Society,'' was optioned for production as a TV series.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Farmelo|first1=Allen|title=Reading Time: The 5 Books Every Watch Collector Should Own|url=https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/5-watch-books-every-watch-enthusiast-should-own-2863264/|work=Robb Report|date=14 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Saudi Film Producer Hani Farsi Ventures Into TV Production With ‘Jet Set,’ ‘Churchill’ (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/saudi-film-producer-hani-farsi-ventures-into-tv-production-with-jet-set-churchill-exclusive-1202809958/|access-date=12 August 2020|date=14 May 2018}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
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Mr. Foulkes attended [[Christ's Hospital]] and [[Hertford College, Oxford]] at the [[University of Oxford]], where he matriculated in 1983.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Williams|first1=Osian|title=Sundry Style With Nick Foulkes: “I Dug Deeply Into The Surface Of Things”|url=https://www.theoxfordblue.co.uk/2021/01/04/sundry-style-with-nick-foulkes-i-dug-deeply-into-the-surface-of-things/|access-date=05 January 2021|date=4 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Edward Sahakian Crowned “Havana Man Of The Year”|url=http://www.cutthecap.com/edward-sahakian-habanos/|access-date=12 August 2020|date=27 March 2017}}</ref> |
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==Honors== |
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In 2007, Foulkes was named Havana Man of the Year (''Habano Hombre del Año'') in the Communications category.<ref>{{cite news|title=Habanos s.a. closes the 9th Habanos Festival with the launch of Reserva Montecristo No. 4.|url=http://www.habanos.com/en/noticias/habanos-clausura-el-ix-festival-con-el-lanzamiento-de-la-reserva-de-montecristo-no-4/|access-date=12 August 2020|date=4 March 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Edward Sahakian Crowned “Havana Man Of The Year”|url=http://www.cutthecap.com/edward-sahakian-habanos/|access-date=12 August 2020|date=27 March 2017}}</ref> |
In 2007, Foulkes was named Havana Man of the Year (''Habano Hombre del Año'') in the Communications category.<ref>{{cite news|title=Habanos s.a. closes the 9th Habanos Festival with the launch of Reserva Montecristo No. 4.|url=http://www.habanos.com/en/noticias/habanos-clausura-el-ix-festival-con-el-lanzamiento-de-la-reserva-de-montecristo-no-4/|access-date=12 August 2020|date=4 March 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Edward Sahakian Crowned “Havana Man Of The Year”|url=http://www.cutthecap.com/edward-sahakian-habanos/|access-date=12 August 2020|date=27 March 2017}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:56, 5 January 2021
Nicholas Foulkes is an English historian, author, and journalist. He has written extensively about 19th-century social history as well as the history of luxury goods.[1][2] Robb Report included his book, The Impossible Collection of Watches, in a list of "5 Books Every Watch Collector Should Own," and his book, Swans —Legends of the Jet Society, was optioned for production as a TV series.[3][4]
Education
Mr. Foulkes attended Christ's Hospital and Hertford College, Oxford at the University of Oxford, where he matriculated in 1983.[5][6]
Honors
In 2007, Foulkes was named Havana Man of the Year (Habano Hombre del Año) in the Communications category.[7][8]
Bibliography
- Scandalous Society: Passion and Celebrity in the Nineteenth Century (2004)
- Dancing into Battle: A social history of the battle of Waterloo (2007)
- High Society: The History of America’s Upper Class (2008)
- Gentlemen and Blackguards: Gambling mania and the plot to steal the derby of 1844 (2011)
- Swans: Legends of the Jet Society (2013)
- Bernard Buffet: The Invention of the Modern Mega-Artist (2016)
- Cigars: A Guide (2017)
- Time Tamed (2019)
- Ira: The Life and Times of a Princess (2019)
References
- ^ Haden-Guest, Anthony (23 August 2015). "Why The Battle of Waterloo Began With Dancing". The Daily Beast.
- ^ Sessa, Andrew (18 October 2019). "Tick-talk: Watch-buying advice from the pros". New York Post.
- ^ Farmelo, Allen (14 August 2019). "Reading Time: The 5 Books Every Watch Collector Should Own". Robb Report.
- ^ "Saudi Film Producer Hani Farsi Ventures Into TV Production With 'Jet Set,' 'Churchill' (EXCLUSIVE)". 14 May 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Williams, Osian (4 January 2021). "Sundry Style With Nick Foulkes: "I Dug Deeply Into The Surface Of Things"". Retrieved 05 January 2021.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ "Edward Sahakian Crowned "Havana Man Of The Year"". 27 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Habanos s.a. closes the 9th Habanos Festival with the launch of Reserva Montecristo No. 4". 4 March 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Edward Sahakian Crowned "Havana Man Of The Year"". 27 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2020.