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Vincent Cronin (born 24 May 1924 in Tredegar, Wales) is a British historical, cultural, and biographical writer. He is known for his biographies of Louis XIV, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Catherine the Great, and Napoleon, as well as for his books on the Renaissance.

Cronin was educated at Ampleforth College, Harvard University, the Sorbonne, and Trinity College, Oxford, from which he graduated with honours in 1947, earning a degree in ancient history and philosophy. During the Second World War, he served as a lieutenant in the British Army. In 1949, he married Chantal de Rolland, and they have five children. The Cronins are long-time residents of London, Marbella, and Dragey, in Avranches, Basse-Normandie, where they live at the Manoir de Brion.

Cronin is a recipient of the Richard Hillary Award, the W.H. Heinemann Award (1955), and the Rockefeller Foundation Award (1958). He also contributed to the Revue des Deux Mondes, was the first General Editor of the Companion Guides series, and was on the Council of the Royal Society of Literature. His father is the novelist A. J. Cronin.

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Total Books: 70
Italy A History
2018 - Italy a History (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781640193147
ISBN-10: 1640193146
Genre: History
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Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology
2017 - Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology [11th Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780134446608
ISBN-10: 0134446607
Genre: Science & Math
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The Wise Man from the West Matteo Ricci and His Mission to China
Catherine Empress of All the Russias
2011 - Catherine Empress of All the Russias (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781846555572
ISBN-10: 1846555574
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
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Nero
2010 - Nero (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781906768140
ISBN-10: 1906768145
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Matteo Ricci
2010 - Matteo Ricci [French Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782226207432
ISBN-10: 2226207430
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Chile Rediscovered
2009 - Chile Rediscovered (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781906768027
ISBN-10: 1906768021
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Napoleon
2009 - Napoleon (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780007329588
ISBN-10: 000732958X
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
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Katharina die Groe
2006 - Katharina Die Groe (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9783492248310
ISBN-10: 3492248314
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Ludwig XVI und MarieAntoinette
2005 - Ludwig XVi Und Marieantoinette (Other)
ISBN-13: 9783548605913
ISBN-10: 3548605915
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Napoleon Bonaparte
2003 - Napoleon Bonaparte [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9788466610445
ISBN-10: 8466610448
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Nonfiction
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Louis and Antoinette
1996 - Louis and Antoinette (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780809592166
ISBN-10: 0809592169
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Louis XIV
1996 - Louis XIV (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780002720724
ISBN-10: 0002720728
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
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Napoleon Stratege und Staatsmann
1995 - Napoleon Stratege Und Staatsmann (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783453090477
ISBN-10: 3453090470
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Ludwig XVI und Marie Antoinette Eine Biographie
1993 - Ludwig XVi Und Marie Antoinette Eine Biographie (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783546000642
ISBN-10: 3546000641
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The Renaissance
1992 - The Renaissance (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780002154116
ISBN-10: 0002154110
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The Florentine Renaissance
1992 - The Florentine Renaissance (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780712698740
ISBN-10: 0712698744
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Paris on the Eve 19001914
1989 - Paris on the Eve 19001914 (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780002176200
ISBN-10: 0002176203
Genre: History
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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The Wise Man From the West  Matteo Ricci and his Mission to China
Catherine Empress of all the Russias
1978 - Catherine Empress of All the Russias (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780688033057
ISBN-10: 0688033059
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Napoleon Bonaparte An Intimate Biography
1972 - Napoleon Bonaparte an Intimate Biography (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780688001001
ISBN-10: 0688001009
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
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