Sir Ernest Llewellyn Woodward (1890–1971) was a British historian known for his contributions to modern European history, international relations, and British foreign policy. His work shaped perspectives on World Wars I and II, diplomacy, and political reform.
Born in England, he studied at Merchant Taylors’ School and Corpus Christi College-Oxford. After serving in World War I, he became a lecturer in Modern History and a fellow at All Souls College (1919–44) and New College-Oxford (1922–39.) He later held the Montague Burton Professorship of International Relations (1944–47) and was Professor of Modern History at Oxford before teaching at Princeton University (1951–62.)
Notable works include Great Britain and the German Navy (1935,) The Age of Reform, 1815–70 (1938,) Short Journey (1942, autobiography,) British Historians (1943,) British Foreign Policy in the Second World War (1962,) Three Studies in European Conservatism (1963,) War and Peace in Europe, 1815–70 (1963,) Great Britain and the War of 1914–18 (1970,) and Prelude to Modern Europe, 1815–1914 (1972.)
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So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race.
—Llewellyn Woodward
Topics: Man, Achievement
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