Peter Hennessy
The Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield | |
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Peter Hennessy in 2019 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 8 November 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1947 Edmonton, London |
| Party | None (crossbencher) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Historian and academic; formerly journalist |
| Profession | Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History |
| Awards | |
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Peter John Hennessy, Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield, FBA (born 28 March 1947) is an English historian and academic specialising in the history of government. Since 1992, he has been Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary University of London.