Christopher Simon Sykes
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Christopher Simon Sykes (born 1948) is an English writer and photographer. He was born into the northern English landed gentry Sykes family of Sledmere, the third son of Sir (Mark Tatton) Richard Tatton-Sykes, 7th Baronet of Sledmere.[1][2] In addition to authoring fourteen books, his work has appeared in many magazines. He has also written and presented Upper Crust, a six-part television series on country house cookery for BBC Two.[3] He is married, and has two children by his first wife.[1]
Bibliography
- The Visitors' Book: A Family Album (1978)
- Black Sheep (1982)
- Ancient English Houses 1240 - 1612 (1988)
- The National Trust Country House Album (1991)
- Private Palaces (1992)
- The Big House: The Story of a Country House and its Family (2004)
- David Hockney: The Biography, 1937-1975
- The Man Who Created the Middle East: A Story of Empire, Conflict and the Sykes-Picot Agreement (2018)
References
- ^ a b Belfield, Gervase (ed.), et al, Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019, Debrett's, London, p1743.
- ^ Waugh, Alexander (November 2004). "The Adventures of Lady Satin Tights". Literary Review. No. 316.
- ^ "Christopher Simon Sykes". HarperCollins.
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