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Flora Fraser

b. 1958

British writer

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About Flora Fraser

Born 1958. Flora Fraser is a British biographer, writer and author.

Flora Elizabeth Fraser Soros (born 30 October 1958) is an English writer of historical biographies.

Family She is a daughter of historian and historical biographer Lady Antonia Fraser and Sir Hugh Fraser, a British Conservative politician. Her mother is of English descent while her father was Scottish. Her stepfather was the playwright Harold Pinter, the 2005 Nobel Laureate in Literature, her mother's second husband until his death in 2008. Her maternal grandparents were Elizabeth Longford, also an eminent biographer, and Lord Longford, a well-known politician, social reformer, and author.

She was named for the Scottish Jacobite Flora MacDonald. Using her maiden name Flora Fraser, she has written biographies of Emma Hamilton, Caroline of Brunswick, the daughters of George III, and Pauline Bonaparte.

Education Fraser attended Holland Park School for one year before joining her elder sister Rebecca at St Paul's Girls' School. She then read Classics at Wadham College, Oxford.

Personal life Fraser married Robert Powell-Jones at the age of 21, with whom she had a daughter. Powell-Jones died of a heart attack in 1998, aged 44. She later married Peter Soros, a nephew of American currency speculator and philanthropist George Soros, with whom she has two children. Fraser and Soros separated in 2009. Fraser lives in London.

Published works

Source:

Beloved Emma: The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton (1986) The Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen Caroline (1996) Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III (2004) Venus of Empire: The Life of Pauline Bonaparte (2009) The Washingtons (2015)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
St Paul's Girls' School, Holland Park School, Wadham College, Wadham College, Oxford
Also known as
Flora Elizabeth Fraser, Flora Elizabeth Fraser Soros, Flora Elizabeth Fraser Powell-Jones, Flora Elizabeth Powell-Jones, Flora Powell-Jones, Flora Elizabeth Soros
moreFlora Soros

Family & relationships

Parent
Antonia Fraser
Parent
Hugh Fraser (British politician)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Flora Fraser?

British writer

When was Flora Fraser born?

Flora Fraser was born on 30 October 1958 in London.

What is Flora Fraser's occupation?

Flora Fraser is a biographer, writer and author.

What nationality is Flora Fraser?

Flora Fraser is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Flora Fraser

· Wikidata: Q5460298

· DBpedia: Flora Fraser (writer)

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