| First Name |
Kate
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| Last Name |
Williams
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| Maiden Name |
Williams
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| Full Name at Birth |
Kate Williams
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| Alternative Name |
Katewilliamsme (instagram), @KateWilliamsme (twitter)
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1974
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| Birthplace |
Stourbridge, Dudley, West Midlands, England
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Red
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| Distinctive Feature |
> Bright red hair, > Slightly goofy smile, > Welsh ancestry & typical Celtic features, > Petite frame
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| High School |
Edgbaston High School for Girls, Birmingham
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| University |
[2000-2004] University of Oxford, Somerville College (BA in English), [????-????] University of Oxford, Somerville College (PhD in History)), [????-????] Queen Mary, University of London (MA in History), [????-????] Royal Holloway, University of London (MA in Creative Writing)
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| Occupation Text |
History Professor, Author, TV & Radio Historian, Royalty Expert, Public Speaker
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| Occupation |
Historian
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| Claim to Fame |
frequently seen tv go-to expert on all aspects of the present Royal family
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| Music Genre (Text) |
English History, Non-Fiction Literature, Fiction Literature
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| Year(s) Active |
2017 > 2017
(actress: tv series), 2008 > 2008
(writer: tv series documentary), 2008 > present
(herself: tv series documentary), 2010 > 2015
(lecturer, Chair of Exams, MA Convenor: Royal Holloway, University of London), 2005 > present
(author:10 books), 2013 > present
(tv expert on history, constitution & royalty: CNN International and CNN), 2015 > present
(professor of Public Engagement with History: University of Reading), ???? > ????
(lecturer: MA degree in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London), ???? > present
(writer of history articles: the Daily Telegraph, the Financial Times, The Independent, The Spectator, Time Out), 2010 > ????
(literature judge: Book Drum Tournament 2010, the Litro/IGGY International Young Person's Short Story Award, etc), 2012 > 2012
(voice artist: her audio book "Young Elizabeth: The Making of Our Queen"), ???? > ????
(radio guest: Radio 4), ???? > present
(reviewer of history books: for History Today and BBC History Magazine), ???? > present
(fiction short stories: for The Financial Times and Mslexia)
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| Record Label |
Random House (book publisher), Picture Palace (film production company: adapting book "England's Mistress"), Weidenfeld & Nicolson (book publisher), Daily Telegraph (book serializer), Disney Hyperion (book publisher), Penguin Books (book publisher), Orion (book publisher), Hutchinson (book publisher)
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
1> Agency : United Agents, 2> url : https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/, 3> profile : https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/kate-williams, 4> Agent: Ariella Feiner, 5> Assistant: Molly Jamieson, 6> Agent: Robert Kirby, 7> Assistant: Kate Walsh
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| Official Websites |
kate-williams.com, twitter.com/KateWilliamsme, www.instagram.com/katewilliamsme/?hl=en, www.instagram.com/katewilliamsme/tagged/?hl=en, en-gb.facebook.com/pages/category/Public-Figure/Kate-Williams-105791720544/, uk.linkedin.com/in/prof-kate-williams-52b2a89b, sites.google.com/site/kwilliamsauthor/home, https://sites.google.com/site/kwilliamsauthor/home
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| Pets |
Pet Cat, Marcus Gipp (partner)
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| Favorite People |
Robin Ince, Queen Victoria
(monarch), George Elliot
(author), Henry James
(author), Jane Austin
(author), Josephine Bonaparte
(shortie's wife), Emma Hamilton
(Nelson's mistress)
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| Favorite Movies |
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
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| Favorite TV Shows |
The Only Way is Essex, Masterchef, Towie
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| Favorite Books |
PRIDE & PREJUDICE by Jane Austen, CLARISSA by Samuel Richardson, THE GREAT GATSBY by F Scott Fitzgerald, ALL CHANGE by Elizabeth Jane Howard, MARIE ANTOINETTE by Antonia Fraser, KILLERS OF THE KING by Charles Spencer, GEORGIANA, DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE by Amanda Foreman, WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Brontë, The Awful Egyptians (Horrible Histories), The Gorgeous Georgians (Horrible Histories)
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| Favorite Places |
The British Library, King’s Cross, London, ''Jumble Sales'', Zara (store chain), Oasis (store chain), Jigsaw (store chain), the Telegraph Hay Festival, the Times Cheltenham Festival, the Sunday Times Oxford Festival, Dartington Ways with Words, India, China, Australia, America, Paris, France, Notre Dame, Cathedral, Paris
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| Favorite Foods |
Carrots
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| Favorite Colors |
Green, Grey, Black
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| Favorite Accessories |
Armani Collezioni (clothing), Hobbs shoes (shoes), The Kooples (clothing), Kookaï denim jacket (clothing), Zara lace top (clothing), Jigsaw skirt (clothing), Vivienne Westwood jacket (clothing), Oasis dress (clothing), Reiss shoes (clothing), Crinoline petticoat (clothing), ''Fitted Jackets" (clothing), ''Amber Jewellery" (jewellery), Elisa Atheniense (handbag)
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Kate Williams (born 30 November 1974) is a British historian, author, and television presenter. She is a Professor of Public Engagement with History at the University of Reading.
