Christopher Hugh Sykes was born on 17 November1907 and died on 8 December1986. He was a English author of the 20th century. Born into a wealthy north of England land owning family, he was the second son of the diplomatist, Sir Mark Sykes. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet (16 March 1879 - 16 February 1919) was an English traveller and diplomatic advisor, particularly about matters respecting the Middle East at the time of World War One. ...
Sykes is especially remembered for his biography of his friend, Evelyn Waugh. Christopher Hugh Sykes was invested as a Fellow of the Royal L. Society (FRLS). He served in the the Second World War with the British Army. Evelyn Waugh, as photographed in 1940 by Carl Van Vechten Arthur Evelyn St. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
Marriage and child
He married Camilla Georgiana Russell, daughter of Sir Thomas Wentworth Russell and Evelyn Corothea Temple Moore, on 25 October1936. October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Richard Sykes (1678-1726) diversified further, concentrating on the flourishing Baltic trade in pig iron and the wealth of the family was built on this in the first half of the eighteenth century.
ChristopherSykes left a vast estate of nearly 30,000 acres and a large mansion set in its own 200 acre parkland which survives in the family to the present day.
Diaries and journals kept by the Sykes family reflect their influence and interests: the diaries of Tatton Sykes, which are intermittent from 1793 to 1832, contain much on hunting, horses and social affairs.
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