Adrian huige biography

English historian, author and broadcaster

Bettany Mary HughesOBE FSA (born May 1967)^[1][2] is an English historian, author, and broadcaster, specialising in classical history.

Her published books cover classical antiquity and myth, and the history of Istanbul.

Adrian huige biography

She is active in efforts to encourage the teaching of the classics in UK state schools. Hughes was appointed OBE in 2019.

Early life and education

Hughes grew up in West London.^[3] She is the daughter of actors Peter and Erica Hughes, and the sister of the cricketer and journalist Simon Hughes.^[4] She was educated at Notting Hill and Ealing High School in Ealing, and at St Hilda's College, Oxford, where she graduated with a degree in ancient and modern history.^[5]

She has an honorary doctorate from the University of York.^[6]

Career

She is a visiting research fellow at King's College London, formerly a tutor for Cambridge University