WRITER

Michael Hirst

1952 - Today

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Michael Hirst (born 21 September 1952) is an English screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his films Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), as well as the Emmy Award-winning television series The Tudors (2007-2010) and Vikings (2013-2020). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Hirst has received more than 15,807 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Hirst is the 5,019th most popular writer, the 3,697th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 422nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

A short guide to business writing
Business writing
1994
The Tudors
Kings and rulers, Divorce suits, Succession
A king torn between two women could lead to a kingdom torn. Troubled by religious unrest in his kingdom and changing alliances with other countries, weighing most on King Henry VIII of England's mind is his impending divorce to Queen Katherine of Aragon. The matter is of extreme urgency, as the king desires an heir and has just met the woman who holds his destiny -- Lady Anne Boleyn, eighteen and in the flower of youthful beauty. But was their meeting by chance, or part of a plan devised by her father for the furthering of his family? As the new romance blooms, it causes heartache for the queen and headaches for the king's personal chaplain, Cardinal Wolsey, who once worked on behalf of the kingdom to organize diplomatic talks, but now toils to obtain the Church's approval for the king's divorce. As loyalties are questioned and the Church's influence is threatened by the emboldened king, the fate of the kingdom lies in the balance. An irresistible story of love, lust, ambition, and political intrigue, this novelization of season one of The Tudors introduces us to a young, virile king of one of the most powerful nations in the world, and the women who will cause him to forever alter the course of history.
2007
Alexandria, Real and Imagined
2017
Michelangelo and his drawings
Themes, motives, Criticism and interpretation, Tekeningen
1988
Combinatorics and graph theory
Graph theory, Combinatorial analysis
2000
Criminal evidence
Criminal Evidence, Evidence, Criminal, Criminal investigation & detection
1987

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Hirst ranks 5,019 out of 7,302. Before him are Álvaro Cunqueiro, Anna Maria Ortese, Joanna Russ, Paul Theroux, Wolf Erlbruch, and Pratibha Ray. After him are Nicolaas Beets, Rosa Liksom, Aemilius Macer, Peer Hultberg, Joyce Mansour, and Victoire Léodile Béra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Michael Hirst ranks 386. Before him are Tian Zhuangzhuang, David Ho, John L. Hennessy, Henry Padovani, Stanislav Seman, and Rosario Livatino. After him are Christopher Loeak, Martin Dempsey, Ricardo Villa, Mokhtar Hasni, Kama Sywor Kamanda, and Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Hirst ranks 3,697 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Litolff (1818), Calvin Harris (1984), Isabella Beeton (1836), John Lyons (1932), Bob Houghton (1947), and Tony Benn (1925). After him are Joseph Bramah (1748), Howard Donald (1968), Joyce Mansour (1928), Mark Fisher (1968), Frances Yates (1899), and John Gower (1330).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Michael Hirst ranks 422. Before him are Richard Hughes (1900), A. E. Housman (1859), Peter F. Hamilton (1960), Eleanor Farjeon (1881), Margery Kempe (1373), and Margery Allingham (1904). After him are Joyce Mansour (1928), John Gower (1330), Eliza Acton (1799), Edwin Atherstone (1788), Cynewulf (900), and Tanith Lee (1947).

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