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Benjamin Woolley

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Benjamin Woolley is an author, media journalist and television presenter.[1]

In 2018, he published The King's Assassin,[2] about the affair between James VI and I and George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. In its review, Kirkus reviews considered it a "perfect choice for readers who love English history, especially the Stuart period."[3] In 2024, it formed the basis for Mary & George, a British historical drama miniseries created by D. C. Moore starring Julianne Moore.[4]

Biography

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Woolley studied Philosophy & Politics at Durham University, graduating in 1979.[5] Woolley currently teaches English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Books

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  • Woolley, Benjamin (17 July 2018). The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-250-12505-7.
  • Woolley, Benjamin (2007). Savage kingdom: The true story of Jamestown, 1607, and the settlement of America (1st ed.). New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-009056-2. OCLC 122571096. LCC F234.J3 W66 2007.[6]
  • Woolley, Benjamin (2005) [2004]. The herbalist : Nicholas Culpeper and the fight for medical freedom. London: Harper Perennial. ISBN 978-0-00-712658-3. OCLC 61476864. LCC RS164.C89 W635 2004.
  • Woolley, Benjamin (2001). The Queen's conjuror : the life and magic of Dr. Dee, adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1st ed.). New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 978-0-8050-6509-1. OCLC 45376415.[7]
  • Woolley, Benjamin (2002) [1999]. The bride of science : romance, reason, and Byron's daughter. New York : London: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-138860-3. OCLC 59421218.
  • Woolley, Benjamin (1993) [1992]. Virtual worlds : a journey in hype and hyperreality. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-015439-9. OCLC 475636749. LCC BD331 .W866 1992.

TV programmes

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Woolley presented Games Britannia,[8] a documentary on the painting An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump for BBC Four,[9] and an episode of The Late Show, Libraries and Civilization.[10] Together with Martyn Ives, David H. Levy, and David Taylor, Woolley won a 1998 News & Documentary Emmy Award in the "Individual Achievement in a Craft, Writer" category for the script of the documentary 3 Minutes to Impact produced by York Films for the Discovery Channel.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Mr. Benjamin Woolley from HarperCollins Publishers". New York, NY: HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  2. ^ "The King's Assassin | Benjamin Woolley | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ "THE KIng's ASSASSIN | Kirkus Reviews".
  4. ^ "Showatch". www.thefutoncritic.com.
  5. ^ "St Cuthbert's Society : Famous Alumni". Durham University. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. ^ Wright, Ronald (2007). "Review: Savage Kingdom by Benjamin Woolley". The Liberal.
  7. ^ Jardine, Lisa (30 March 2003). "Review: The Queen's Conjuror by Benjamin Woolley". The Guardian.
  8. ^ "BBC Four Programmes - Games Britannia". BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  9. ^ "The Century that Made us. Bird In The Air Pump". BBC. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  10. ^ Libraries and Civilization Part 1 Youtube. Uploaded by bwoolley on Apr 26, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  11. ^ International Documentary Association (1998). International documentary: the newsletter of the International Documentary Association. Vol. 17. International Documentary Association. p. 59.; see also [1] and [2].
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