| Birth name | Mary Luise Wellesley |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 16 December 1986 (age 39) |
| Education | Lincoln College, Oxford University College, London |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Parents | Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington Princess Antonia of Prussia |
Lady Mary Luise Wellesley (born 16 December 1986) is a British writer and historian specialising in Medieval studies. She is the author of Hidden Hands: The Lives of Manuscripts and Their Makers (2021), published in the U.S. as The Gilded Page: The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts.[1]
Early life, family, and education
Lady Mary Wellesley was born in 1986 to Charles Wellesley, Marquess of Douro and Princess Antonia of Prussia.[2] Her godmother was Diana, Princess of Wales.[2] She studied English language and literature at Lincoln College, Oxford and obtained a doctorate from University College, London in 2017.[3][1]
Career
Wellesley is an associate fellow at the University of London's Institute of Historical Research and an associate member of the English faculty at Oxford University.[3][1]
As a medievalist, she has studied and written about England during the 15th century.[4][5] Wellesley has also written about Francis of Assisi and people of the Victorian period, including Thomas Hardy.[6][7]
In 2021, Wellesley authored Hidden Hands: The Lives of Manuscripts and Their Makers,[8] published in the U.S. as The Gilded Page: The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts.[9][10]
References
- ^ "About | Mary Wellesley"
- ^ "OUR AUNTIE DIANA; Young ones who held a special place in the Princess's heart. – Free Online Library". thefreelibrary.com
- ^ "Mary Wellesley | Institute of Historical Research, University of London - Academia.edu". history.academia.edu
- ^ Wellesley, Mary (23 May 2019). "This place is pryson". London Review of Books. Vol. 41, no. 10. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Wellesley, Mary (10 June 2022). "Mary Wellesley | On Cravings". LRB Blog. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Wellesley, Mary (27 July 2023). "Mary Wellesley · At the National Gallery: St Francis of Assisi". London Review of Books. 45 (15). – via lrb.co.uk.
- ^ Wellesley, Mary (25 April 2023). "Podcast: Mary Wellesley and Mark Ford · Thomas Hardy's Medieval Mind". London Review of Books
- ^ "Linda Porter – Spirit of Parchment". Literary Review. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Magazine, Smithsonian & Solly, Meilan. "The Unheralded Women Scribes Who Brought Medieval Manuscripts to Life". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ DeGroot, Gerard (21 December 2023). "Hidden Hands: The Lives of Manuscripts and Their Makers by Mary Wellesley review — secrets and scribes". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-12-21.