Nicholas Foulkes

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]

Honors

In 2007, Foulkes was named Havana Man of the Year (Habano Hombre del Año) in the Communications category.[6][7]

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)
  • The Impossible Collection of Watches (2014)[8]
  • Bernard Buffet: The Invention of the Modern Mega-Artist (2016)
  • Patek Philipe: The Authorized Biography (2016)[9]
  • Cigars: A Guide (2017)
  • Automata : A Brief History of the Automata from Ancient Times to the Fée Ondine (2017)
  • Time Tamed (2019)
  • Ira: The Life and Times of a Princess (2019)
  • Jaeger LeCoultre: Reverso (2020)[10]

References
  1. Haden-Guest, Anthony (23 August 2015). "Why The Battle of Waterloo Began With Dancing". The Daily Beast.
  2. Sessa, Andrew (18 October 2019). "Tick-talk: Watch-buying advice from the pros". New York Post.
  3. Farmelo, Allen (14 August 2019). "Reading Time: The 5 Books Every Watch Collector Should Own". Robb Report.
  4. "Saudi Film Producer Hani Farsi Ventures Into TV Production With 'Jet Set,' 'Churchill' (EXCLUSIVE)". 14 May 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. Williams, Osian (4 January 2021). "Sundry Style With Nick Foulkes: "I Dug Deeply Into The Surface Of Things"". Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. "Habanos s.a. closes the 9th Habanos Festival with the launch of Reserva Montecristo No. 4". 4 March 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. "Edward Sahakian Crowned "Havana Man Of The Year"". 27 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. https://www.assouline.com/products/the-impossible-collection-of-watches
  9. https://lbabooks.com/books/patek-philippe
  10. https://www.assouline.com/products/jaeger-lecoultre-reverso
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