David Thomson

Who was David Thomson?

David Thomson was an English historian who wrote several books about British and European history.

He was a Scholar of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge from 1931 to 1934 where he took First Class Honours in both parts of the Historical Tripos. He had a long association with the college and was subsequently a Research Fellow, a Fellow and finally Master. He worked as a university lecturer in history and was a visiting professor at Columbia University in New York. His works include Europe Since Napoleon; World History from 1914 to 1961; Democracy in France since 1870 and two volumes of the Pelican History of England covering the 19th and 20th centuries.