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'''Michael Gordon Bloch''' [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] (born 18 October 1951) is a British [[barrister]] and author.
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'''Michael Anthony Bloch''' (born 24 September 1953) is an author and historian.<ref name=bloch>{{cite web|title=Michael Bloch|url=http://www.johnsonandalcock.co.uk/michael-bloch/|website=Johnson & Alcock|accessdate=19 March 2018}}</ref>
A son of the marriage of John Bloch and Thelma E. Platzky, he was educated at [[Bedales School]], [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]], where he graduated [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] and [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|MA]], and the [[University of East Anglia]], where he gained the degree of [[Master of Philosophy|M.Phil.]]<ref>"[http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/19847/Michael-Gordon-BLOCH Michael Gordon BLOCH]" in ''Debrett's People of Today'', accessed 18 August 2014</ref> Called to the bar from [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1979,<ref name=who>"BLOCH, Michael Gordon", in ''Who's Who 2014'' (A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014)</ref> later the same year Bloch became an assistant to Maître Suzanne Blum, the Parisian lawyer of the [[Wallis Simpson|Duchess of Windsor]].<ref name=thorpe>[https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9780349142203 JEREMY THORPE by Michael Bloch] at littlebrown.co.uk, accessed 25 February 2018</ref>


Educated at [[Portadown College]] and [[St John's College, Cambridge]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ltd |first1=Debretts Peerage |last2=Hume |first2=Lucy |title=Debretts People of Today 2017 |date=5 December 2016 |publisher=Debretts Peerage Limited |isbn=978-0-9929348-7-3 |page=130 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MvOzAQAACAAJ |access-date=21 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref> he was [[call to the bar|called to the bar]] by the [[Inner Temple]] in 1978 and in 1979 became an assistant to Maître [[Suzanne Blum (lawyer)|Suzanne Blum]], the Parisian lawyer of the [[Edward VIII|Duke]] and [[Wallis Simpson|Duchess of Windsor]].<ref name=thorpe>{{cite book |last1=Bloch |first1=Michael |author1-link=Michael Bloch |title=Jeremy Thorpe |date=16 December 2014 |publisher=Little, Brown Book Group |isbn=978-1-4087-0694-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fujSBQAAQBAJ |access-date=21 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
In 1975 Bloch married firstly Caroline S. Williams, in [[Wandsworth]].<ref>''Register of Marriages for Wandsworth Registration District, volume 15 (1975), p. 1384</ref> They had two daughters, Susannah and Claudia Bloch.<ref>[https://www.diomedia.com/stock-photo-lady-camilla-bingham-barrister-daughter-of-7th-earl-of-lucan-who-disappeared-in-mysterious-circumstances-nearly-24-years-ago-with-her-new-husband-michael-bloch-qc-barrister-pictured-on-the-image17514564.html Lady CAMILLA BINGHAM Barrister (Daughter of 7th Earl of Lucan, who disappeared in mysterious circumstances nearly 24 years ago) With her new husband MICHAEL BLOCH QC Barrister] at diomedia.com, accessed 25 February 2018</ref>


Bloch's books include several about the Duke and Duchess, an authorized biography of [[James Lees-Milne]], a study of the Liberal leader [[Jeremy Thorpe]],<ref name=thorpe/> and a biography of [[Frederick Matthias Alexander]], founder of the [[Alexander Technique]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bloch |first1=Michael |title=F.M.: The Life Of Frederick Matthias Alexander: Founder of the Alexander Technique |date=15 December 2011 |publisher=Little, Brown Book Group |isbn=978-1-4055-1361-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D9An_7wWFogC |access-date=21 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Bloch was once the lover of Lees-Milne, writing in 2009: "I thought he was quite simply the most wonderful person I had ever met".<ref name = "PanamaEconomist">{{cite news |title=The man in the Panama hat |url=https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2009/11/19/the-man-in-the-panama-hat |access-date=15 November 2021 |publisher=The Economist |date=21 November 2009}}</ref> In a review, it was noted that Bloch in his biography of Lees-Milne had a "laudable objectivity" about him, despite being one of his "most loyal and long-term late-in-life amours".<ref name = "PanamaEconomist"/>
He was appointed a [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1998.<ref name=who/> The same year, he married secondly [[Lady Camilla Bloch|Lady Camilla Bingham]], a fellow barrister and one of the daughters of [[John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan|Lord Lucan]].<ref>[http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/lucan1795.htm Lucan, Earl of (I, 1795)] at cracroftspeerage.co.uk, accessed 25 February 2018</ref> There are four sons of this marriage, Cameron Charles (born 2002), Angus John Patrick (2003), Oliver Michael (2006), and Elliot George (2010).

Bloch's books include several about the [[Edward VIII|Duke]] and Duchess of Windsor, an authorized biography of [[James Lees-Milne]], and a study of the Liberal leader [[Jeremy Thorpe]].<ref name=thorpe/> He is a member of the [[Royal Automobile Club]].<ref name=who/>


==Books==
==Books==
*Michael Bloch, ''The Duke of Windsor's War'' (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1982) ISBN 0-297-7794
* ''The Duke of Windsor's War'' (Weidenfeld, 1982) {{ISBN|0-297-77947-8}}
* ''Operation Willi'' (Weidenfeld, 1984)
*Michael Bloch, ''Wallis and Edward Letters 1931-1937: the Intimate Correspondence of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor'' (Littlehampton Book Services, 1986) {{ISBN|978-0297788041}}
**''Wallis and Edward: Letters 1931–1937'' (Summit Books, 1986) {{ISBN|0-671-61209-3}}
*''Wallis and Edward: The Intimate Correspondence of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor'' (Weidenfeld, 1986) {{ISBN|0-671-61209-3}}
*Michael Bloch, ''The Secret File of the Duke of Windsor'' (London: Bantam Books, 1988) {{ISBN|0-593-01667-X}}
* ''The Secret File of the Duke of Windsor'' (Bantam Press, 1988) {{ISBN|0-593-01667-X}}
*Michael Bloch, ''The Reign and Abdication of King Edward VIII'' (1991)
* ''The Reign and Abdication of Edward VIII'' (Bantam Press, 1990)
* ''Ribbentrop'' (Bantam Press, 1992)
*Michael Bloch, ''The Duchess of Windsor'' (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1996), {{ISBN|978-0297835905}}
* ''The Duchess of Windsor'' (Weidenfeld, 1996), {{ISBN|978-0297835905}}
*Michael Bloch, ''F.M.: The Life of Frederick Matthias Alexander: Founder of the Alexander Technique'' (2004)
* ''FM: The Life of Frederick Matthias Alexander, Founder of the Alexander Technique'' (Little Brown, 2004)
*[[James Lees-Milne]], ed. Michael Bloch, ''The Milk of Paradise: Diaries 1993-1997'' (London: John Murray, new edition 2006) {{ISBN|978-0719565816}}
*James Lees-Milne, ed. Michael Bloch, ''James Lees-Milne Diaries, 1942-1954'' (London: John Murray, 2007) {{ISBN|978-0719566813}}
* ''James Lees-Milne: The Life'' (John Murray, 2009) {{ISBN|978-0719565502}}
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* ''Jeremy Thorpe'' (Little Brown, 2014)
*James Lees-Milne, ed. Michael Bloch, ''Diaries 1971-1983'' (London: John Murray, 2008
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* ''Closet Queens: Some 20th Century British Politicians'' (Little Brown, 2015)
*Michael Bloch, ''James Lees-Milne'' (London: John Murray, 2010) {{ISBN|978-0719565502}}

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*Michael Bloch, ''Jeremy Thorpe'' (Abacus Books, 2016)
Bloch edited the later diaries of [[James Lees-Milne]] for publication by John Murray: ''Deep Romantic Chasm, 1979-81'' (2000); ''Holy Dread, 1982-84'' (2001); ''Beneath a Waning Moon, 1985-97'' (2003); ''Ceaseless Turmoil, 1988-92'' (2004); ''The Milk of Paradise, 1993-97'' (2005). He also abridged the original 12-volume series in 3 volumes: ''Diaries, 1942-54'' (2006); ''Diaries, 1971-83'' (2007); ''Diaries, 1984-97'' (2008).
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*Michael Bloch, ''Closet Queens: Some 20th Century British Politicians'' (2016), with foreword by [[Matthew Parris]]


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Latest revision as of 05:17, 23 April 2024

For the Queen's Counsel, see Michael Bloch (barrister).

Michael Bloch
Born (1953-09-24) 24 September 1953 (age 71)
OccupationAuthor, historian
LanguageEnglish
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
GenreBiography
SubjectBritish Biographies
Notable worksList

Michael Anthony Bloch (born 24 September 1953) is an author and historian.[1]

Educated at Portadown College and St John's College, Cambridge,[2] he was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1978 and in 1979 became an assistant to Maître Suzanne Blum, the Parisian lawyer of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.[3]

Bloch's books include several about the Duke and Duchess, an authorized biography of James Lees-Milne, a study of the Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe,[3] and a biography of Frederick Matthias Alexander, founder of the Alexander Technique.[4] Bloch was once the lover of Lees-Milne, writing in 2009: "I thought he was quite simply the most wonderful person I had ever met".[5] In a review, it was noted that Bloch in his biography of Lees-Milne had a "laudable objectivity" about him, despite being one of his "most loyal and long-term late-in-life amours".[5]

Books

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  • The Duke of Windsor's War (Weidenfeld, 1982) ISBN 0-297-77947-8
  • Operation Willi (Weidenfeld, 1984)
  • Wallis and Edward: The Intimate Correspondence of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (Weidenfeld, 1986) ISBN 0-671-61209-3
  • The Secret File of the Duke of Windsor (Bantam Press, 1988) ISBN 0-593-01667-X
  • The Reign and Abdication of Edward VIII (Bantam Press, 1990)
  • Ribbentrop (Bantam Press, 1992)
  • The Duchess of Windsor (Weidenfeld, 1996), ISBN 978-0297835905
  • FM: The Life of Frederick Matthias Alexander, Founder of the Alexander Technique (Little Brown, 2004)
  • James Lees-Milne: The Life (John Murray, 2009) ISBN 978-0719565502
  • Jeremy Thorpe (Little Brown, 2014)
  • Closet Queens: Some 20th Century British Politicians (Little Brown, 2015)

Bloch edited the later diaries of James Lees-Milne for publication by John Murray: Deep Romantic Chasm, 1979-81 (2000); Holy Dread, 1982-84 (2001); Beneath a Waning Moon, 1985-97 (2003); Ceaseless Turmoil, 1988-92 (2004); The Milk of Paradise, 1993-97 (2005). He also abridged the original 12-volume series in 3 volumes: Diaries, 1942-54 (2006); Diaries, 1971-83 (2007); Diaries, 1984-97 (2008).

Notes

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  1. ^ "Michael Bloch". Johnson & Alcock. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. ^ Ltd, Debretts Peerage; Hume, Lucy (5 December 2016). Debretts People of Today 2017. Debretts Peerage Limited. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-9929348-7-3. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b Bloch, Michael (16 December 2014). Jeremy Thorpe. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-4087-0694-7. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ Bloch, Michael (15 December 2011). F.M.: The Life Of Frederick Matthias Alexander: Founder of the Alexander Technique. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-4055-1361-6. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "The man in the Panama hat". The Economist. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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