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Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford (born 14 August 1933), known simply as Thomas Pakenham, is an Anglo-Irish historian and arborist who has written several prize-winning books on the diverse subjects of African history, Victorian and post-Victorian British history, and trees.
The book was written by historian and arborist Thomas Pakenham and published in 1991, by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the United Kingdom and Random House in the United States. [ 1 ] The book juxtaposes the motives of missionary David Livingstone , King Leopold II , and other leading figures in the southern African land-grab of the late 19th and ...
Thomas Pakenham may refer to: Thomas Pakenham (historian) (born 1933), 8th Earl of Longford, Anglo-Irish historian and arborist; Thomas Pakenham, 1st Baron Longford (1713–1766), Irish peer and politician; Thomas Pakenham (Augher MP) (1649–1703), grandfather of the preceding; Thomas Pakenham (Royal Navy officer) (1757–1836), British naval ...
Known simply as Thomas Pakenham, he is a writer and historian. Several other members of the Pakenham family have also gained distinction. Henry Pakenham, great-grandfather of the first Baron, represented Navan in the Irish House of Commons. His son Sir Thomas Pakenham, grandfather of the first Baron, sat as Member of Parliament for Augher.
According to historian Thomas Pakenham, in March 1901, Lord Kitchener initiated plans to deter guerrillas.In a series of systematic drives, organized like a sport, with success defined by a weekly 'bag' of killed, they captured and wounded Boers.
Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford; Edward Pakenham, 6th Earl of Longford ... Thomas Pakenham (historian) This page was last edited on 10 May 2019, at 20:38 (UTC ...
Born into the Anglo-Irish Longford family, Lady Mary was the fourth child of Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford. [1] After the Earl was killed at the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I in 1915, Lady Mary's mother, the daughter of the 7th Earl of Jersey, was greatly affected by her husband's death, and her sorrow affected her relationship with her six children. [1]
Thomas Frank Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford (b. 14 August 1933), historian; married with issue (four children) The Hon. Patrick Maurice Pakenham (17 April 1937 – 8 June 2005 [44]), barrister; married Mary Plummer, three children