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British writer
Peter Chrisp (born 20 May 1958) is a British
children's author of books on history. With over ninety books published,
[1] his various works include Blitzkrieg! ,
Dorling Kindersley's
Ancient Egypt Revealed and
Ancient Rome Revealed , The Spanish Conquests of the
New World , and many more.
He first began writing history after working on the
Mass-Observation archive at the
University of Sussex . He has also worked as a writer on the online project "Icons of England".
[2]
Aside from his publications in literature, he is also an artist, who has exhibited collections of his cartoons and hand-drawn
postcards during
Brighton Festival .
[3]
[4] In 2014, his portraits of the
Magna Carta barons were displayed in an exhibition in St Edmunsbury Cathedral, and 'were very popular with visiting families and schools'.
[5] The illustrations were later displayed as a trail on bollards around the town.
[6] In 2017, his Christmas tableaux photographs, with Lisa Wolfe, were featured in
The Observer ,
[7]
Der Spiegel ,
[8] the New Zealand
Stuff.co.nz news website,
[9] and Brighton's Viva magazine.
[10] In 2019, his illustrations of the diary of
Thomas Turner began appearing in a monthly column, edited by Mathew Clayton, in Caught by the River.
[11]
Since 2013, Chrisp has been writing
From Swerve of Shore to Bend of Bay , a blog about
James Joyce 's
Finnegans Wake . The blog has been featured in the
Irish Times , where Chrisp was described as an 'eminent Wake scholar'
[12] and 'a self-confessed Joyce obsessive'.
[13]
Bibliography
Chrisp, Peter (1988). Conscientious Objectors: 1916 to the Present Day . Tressell Publications.
ISBN
0-907586511 .
Chrisp, Peter (1990). Blitzkrieg! . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750200097 .
Chrisp, Peter (1991).
The Crusades . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750204750 .
Chrisp, Peter (1991). The Roman Empire . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750201995 .
Chrisp, Peter (1991). The Rise of Islam . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750202855 .
Chrisp, Peter (1991). The Rise of Fascism . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750200240 .
Chrisp, Peter (1992). The Farmer through History . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750203845 .
Chrisp, Peter (1992). The Soldier through History . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750203838 .
Chrisp, Peter (1993). Voyages to the New World . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750207133 .
Chrisp, Peter (1993).
The Search for the East . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750207126 .
Chrisp, Peter (1993). The Search for a Northern Route . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750208116 .
Chrisp, Peter (1993).
The Romans . Two-Can.
ISBN
978-1854342157 .
Chrisp, Peter (1994).
History Makers of the Middle Ages . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750212687 .
Chrisp, Peter (1994).
Clothes (Tudors and Stuarts) . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750211512 .
Chrisp, Peter (1994). Food (Tudors and Stuarts) . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750211116 .
Chrisp, Peter (1994). Family Life in Roman Britain . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750210058 .
Chrisp, Peter (1994). The Incas . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750210683 .
Chrisp, Peter (1994).
The Maya . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750210669 .
Chrisp, Peter (1995). The Whalers . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750212014 .
Chrisp, Peter (1996). Mapping the Unknown . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750213844 .
Chrisp, Peter (1996).
History of Toys and Games . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750216791 .
Chrisp, Peter (1996). Great Journeys . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750218313 .
Chrisp, Peter (1996).
The Norman Conquest . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750217439 .
Chrisp, Peter (1997). A Tudor Kitchen (Living in History) . Heinemann.
ISBN
978-0431068237 .
Chrisp, Peter (1997).
A Victorian Kitchen (Living in History) . Heinemann.
ISBN
978-0431068213 .
Chrisp, Peter (1997).
A Victorian School (Living in History) . Heinemann.
ISBN
978-0431068275 .
Chrisp, Peter (1997). The Colosseum . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750219891 .
Chrisp, Peter (1997).
The Parthenon . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750219938 .
Chrisp, Peter (1997).
Invaders . BBC Active.
ISBN
978-0563376262 .
Chrisp, Peter (1998). Look Inside a Shakespearean Theatre . Hodder Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750222822 .
Chrisp, Peter (1998). A Tudor School (Living in History) . Heinemann.
ISBN
978-0431068251 .
Chrisp, Peter (1999). The World of the Roman Emperor . Macdonald Young Books.
ISBN
978-0750026918 .
Chrisp, Peter (1999). Ancient Greece (My World) . Two-Can.
ISBN
978-1587280665 .
Chrisp, Peter (1999). The Aztecs (History Beneath Your Feet) . Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750223638 .
Chrisp, Peter (1999).
On the Trail of the Victorians in Britain . Franklin Watts.
ISBN
978-0749632304 .
Chrisp, Peter (1999). On the Trail of the Celts in Britain . Franklin Watts.
ISBN
978-0749638191 .
Chrisp, Peter (1999).
On the Trail of the Vikings in Britain . Franklin Watts.
ISBN
978-0749635916 .
Chrisp, Peter (1999).
Vikings (My World) . Two-Can.
ISBN
978-1854346032 .
Chrisp, Peter (2000).
Look Inside a Greek Theatre . Hodder Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750225892 .
Chrisp, Peter (2000).
Welcome to the Globe! (The Story of Shakespeare's Theatre) . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-0789466402 .
Chrisp, Peter (2000).
The Illustrated World of the Tudors . Hodder Wayland.
ISBN
9780-750226080 .
Chrisp, Peter (2001). Disasters and Diseases . Marks and Spencers.
ISBN
978-1842731925 .
Chrisp, Peter (2001). Crime and Punishment . Marks and Spencers.
ISBN
978-1842733448 .
Chrisp, Peter (2001). The Cuban Missile Crisis . Hodder Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750233897 .
Chrisp, Peter (2001).
Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-0751313888 .
Chrisp, Peter (2002).
Victorian Crime (The History Detective Investigates) . Hodder Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750237406 .
Chrisp, Peter (2002).
Shakespeare (Eyewitness Guide) . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-0750235860 .
Chrisp, Peter (2002).
Kennedy (20th Century Leaders) . Hodder Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750235860 .
Chrisp, Peter (2002).
Joseph Stalin (20th Century Leaders) . Hodder Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750235853 .
Chrisp, Peter (2003).
Ancient Greece Revealed . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-0751367737 .
Chrisp, Peter (2003).
The Vikings (Strange Histories) . Belitha Press.
ISBN
978-1841386669 .
Chrisp, Peter (2003). Ancient Rome Revealed . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-0789497482 .
Chrisp, Peter (2003). Alexander the Great: Legend of a Warrior King . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-0751337495 .
Chrisp, Peter (2004). Mummy (E Guide) . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-0756622954 .
Chrisp, Peter (2004).
Ancient Rome (History in Art) . Raintree.
ISBN
978-1844433605 .
Chrisp, Peter (2004).
Mesopotamia: Iraq in Ancient Times . Franklin Watts.
ISBN
978-0749654542 .
Chrisp, Peter (2004).
Warfare (Medieval Realms) . Hodder Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750244350 .
Chrisp, Peter (2004). The War in the Pacific . Hodder Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750240147 .
Chrisp, Peter (2004).
Warfare (Medieval Realms) . Hodder Wayland.
ISBN
978-0750244350 .
Chrisp, Peter (2006).
Ancient Greece (E Explore) . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-0756619565 .
Chrisp, Peter (2006).
Pyramid . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-1405311267 .
Chrisp, Peter (2006).
Ancient Rome . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-0756652203 .
Chrisp, Peter (2008).
Prehistory . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-0756634605 .
Chrisp, Peter (2009). Atlas of Ancient Worlds . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-1405336659 .
Chrisp, Peter (2009). Imagine You're a Knight . Barron's Educational.
ISBN
978-0764162039 .
Chrisp, Peter (2009). Dinosaur Detectives . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-1405341097 .
Chrisp, Peter (2010).
The Most Brilliant, Boldly Going Book of Exploration Ever…by the Brainwaves . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-1405352079 .
Chrisp, Peter (2011). Explore Titanic . Carlton Books.
ISBN
978-1847328830 .
Chrisp, Peter (2011).
Pirates . Kingfisher.
ISBN
978-0753430736 .
Chrisp, Peter (2011). The Second World War: Fighting for Freedom . Carlton.
ISBN
978-1847324863 .
Chrisp, Peter (2013). Chrisp's Crime Miscellany . Ilex.
ISBN
978-1781570968 .
Chrisp, Peter (2013). Civil War . Sandy Creek.
ISBN
978-1435149441 .
Chrisp, Peter (2014). The Vietnam War: The Causes, Events and Legacy . Scholastic.
ISBN
978-0545793957 .
Chrisp, Peter (2015). Explore 360° Pompeii . Barron's Educational Series.
ISBN
978-0764167669 .
Chrisp, Peter (2016). Ancient Rome (DKfindout!) . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-0241250235 .
Chrisp, Peter (2018). Bible Characters . Dorling Kindersley.
ISBN
978-0241309612 .
As co-author or contributor
See also
References
^
"Peter Chrisp – DK.com authors" .
^
"About Us - Icons of England" . Archived from
the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2009 .
^
"Open Houses in Brighton and Hove – Artists and Makerss" .
^
"Sevendialsartists.co.uk" .
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'800th Centenary Celebrations of the sealing of the Magna Carta', Bury St Edmunds Town Council website
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Magna Carta Barons' Prize Trail, Ourburystedmunds website
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'Merry little Christmases: one couple's tableau tradition – in pictures', The Observer, 26 November 2017
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'Grußkarten aus 31 Jahren: Frohe Weihnachten wünschen Lisa und Peter', Der Spiegel online, 22 December 2017
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Anabela Rea, 'British couple's kooky Christmas cards are the best around', Stuff, 27 November 2017
^
Lizzie Lower, 'Lisa Wolfe and Peter Chrisp: Christmas Crackers', Viva Magazine, December 2017
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'The World of Thomas Turner', Caught by the River, 27 March 2019
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Frank McNally, 'Life sentence – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce and Edgar Quinet', The Irish Times, 30 August 2017
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Frank McNally, 'Larks in the Park – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce, cricket and running in the dark', The Irish Times, 3 May 2017
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