Robert Rhodes James
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Sir Robert Rhodes James (10 April 1933–1999) was a British historian and Conservative Member of Parliament.
He won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for his book An Introduction to the House of Commons. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1976 for Cambridge, and held that seat until 1992. He was knighted in 1991 and died in 1999.
Works
- Albert, Prince Consort: a biography. (1983)
- Memoirs of a Conservative: J. C. C. Davidson's memoirs and papers, 1910-37 (edited). (1969)
- Ambitions and realities; British politics, 1964-70. (1972)
- Anthony Eden (1986)
- Britain's role in the United Nations. (1977)
- The British revolution: British politics, 1880-1939 (1976)
- (ed.) Chips: The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon (1967)
- Churchill: a study in failure, 1900-1939. (1970)
- Gallipoli. (1965)
- Henry Wellcome. (1994)
- Introduction to the House of Commons. (1961)
- Lord Randolph Churchill. (1959)
- Robert Boothby: a portrait of Churchill's ally. (1991)
- Rosebery, a biography of Archibald Philip, fifth earl of Rosebery. (1964)
- Staffing the United Nations Secretariat. (1970)
- Standardization and common production of weapons in NATO. (1967)
- United Nations. (1970)
- Victor Cazalet: a portrait. (1976)
Trivia
Robert Rhodes James was the nephew of the M. R. James noted as an author of ghost stories.
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