Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton

The Lord Thomas of Swynnerton
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
16 June 1981 – 7 May 2017
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born(1931-10-21)21 October 1931
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Died7 May 2017(2017-05-07) (aged 85)
Political partyCrossbench (1999–2017)
Other political
affiliations
Labour (until 1974)
Conservative (1979–1997)
Liberal Democrats (1997–1999)
SpouseHon. Vanessa Jebb
Children3

Hugh Swynnerton Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (21 October 1931 – 7 May 2017)[1][2] was an English historian and writer, best known for his book The Spanish Civil War.[3]

  1. ^ Preston, Paul (9 May 2017). "Lord Thomas of Swynnerton". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. ^ Guimón, Pablo (8 May 2017). "Obituary: Hugh Thomas, author of seminal book on the Spanish Civil War". El País. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Hugh Thomas (Baron Thomas of Swynnnerton)". Portal del hispanismo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)