Simon Thurley
Simon Thurley Chief Executive Officer of English Heritage | |
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| In office 2002–2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Kate Mavor |
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| Born | Simon John Thurley 29 August 1962 Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
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| Children | 2 |
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Simon John Thurley,
Early life and education
Thurley was born in
He passed with a 2:1, and continued his studies at the
Career
Whilst working on his doctoral research, he took up a post as
In 2002, at the age of 39, Thurley was appointed Chief Executive of English Heritage; his relative youth at taking this post led him to be dubbed a "boy wonder".[3] Thurley was the highest-paid member of English Heritage's staff: his emoluments in 2009 totalled £163,000, comprising a basic salary of £136,000 and a performance-related award of £27,000, twenty per cent of basic salary.[4]
Personal life
Thurley married Katharine Goodison (born 1963), a lawyer-turned-hat-designer and daughter of Sir
Thurley married secondly
Honours
He was appointed
Fellowships and other memberships
- Visiting Professor of the Built Environment at Gresham College
- Honorary Fellow and Visiting Professor of London Medieval History at Royal Holloway, University of London
- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (F.R.Hist.S.)
- Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA)
- Senior Fellow of the Institute of Historical Research
- President of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society (2005–2008)
- President of the Huntingdonshire History Society
- Chairman of the Society for Court Studies
- Serves on the Council of St Paul's Cathedral
- Trustee for the Canal and River Trust[8]
- Founder of the European Heritage Heads Forum (EHHF)
Publications
- The Royal Palaces of Tudor England: A Social and Architectural History, Yale University Press, 1993 ISBN 9780300054200, 9780300054200
- Royal Lodgings at the Tower of London 1216-1327, 1995
- Hampton Court Palace: The Official Guidebook, 1996
- Whitehall Palace: An Architectural History of the Royal Apartments 1240–1698, 1999
- Hampton Court: A Social and Architectural History, 2003
- Lost Buildings of Britain, 2004 (accompanying the Channel Four TV series)
- Whitehall Palace: The Official Illustrated History, 2008
- Somerset House: The Palace of England's Queens 1551–1692, 2009
- Excavations at Oatlands Palace 1968–73 and 1983–4, 2010 (with Rob Poulton and Alan Cook)
- Men from the Ministry: How Britain Saved its Heritage. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. 2013. ISBN 978-0-300-19572-9.
- Houses of Power: The Places that Shaped the Tudor World, Bantam Press, 2017 ISBN 0593074947, 978-0593074947
- Palaces of Revolution: Life, Death and Art at the Stuart Court, William Collins, 2021 ISBN 978-0008389963
- St James's Palace From Leper Hospital to Royal Court, Yale University Press, 2022 ISBN 9780300267464
Notes
- ^ Thurley, Simon (16 July 2006). "My hols". The Times. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Simon Thurley - CV". Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ "ViaMichelin Magazine". 5 December 2003. Archived from the original on 5 December 2003. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "English Heritage" (PDF). www.english-heritage.org.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Anna Keay: Biography". Anna Keay. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "No. 59808". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 8.
- ^ "Main list of the 2011 Queen's birthday honours recipients" (PDF). BBC News UK. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Trustees". Canal and River Trust. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
External links
- Simon Thurley – official website
- Anna Keay – official website
- English Heritage – Executive Board
- Interview – Channel 4
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