Nicola Shulman

The Most Honourable The Marchioness of Normanby
Born	1960 (age 64–65)
Alma mater	Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Occupation	Author
Spouse(s)	Edward St Aubyn ​ ​ (m. 1987;div. 1990)​ [1] The 5th Marquess of Normanby ​ ​ (m. 1990)​ [2]
Children	3
Parents	Milton Shulman (father) Drusilla Beyfus (mother)
Relatives	Jason Shulman (brother) Alexandra Shulman (sister)

Nicola Shulman Phipps, Marchioness of Normanby (born 1960), is a British biographer, former model, and aristocrat. After her marriage in 1990 she initially became Countess of Mulgrave (a courtesy title) and since 1994 she has been known as Nicola Phipps, Marchioness of Normanby.

Early life

Nicola Shulman was born into a Jewish family, the daughter of Milton Shulman, the former theatre reviewer for the London Evening Standard , and Drusilla Beyfus, an author of etiquette books. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Her brother, Jason Shulman, is an artist, while her sister, Alexandra Shulman, is the former editor in chief of British Vogue . ^[6]

Shulman graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford. ^[5]

Career

Lady Normanby started her career as a model. ^[5] She later worked for Harpers & Queen . ^[5] She is the author of two biographies. ^[4] Her second book, Graven with Diamonds, was reviewed in The Daily Telegraph , ^[7] The Guardian , ^[8] The Times , ^[9] The Sunday Times , ^[10] and The Independent . ^[11]

Personal life

Shulman has been married twice. Her first husband was novelist Edward St Aubyn. ^{[5] [12]} After they divorced, she married Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby, whom she met at the Groucho Club. ^{[4] [5]}

They have three children: ^{[4] [2]}

• Lady Sibylla Victoria Evelyn Phipps (born 6 August 1992)
• John Samuel Constantine Phipps, Earl of Mulgrave (born 26 November 1994)
• Lord Thomas Henry Winston Phipps (born 3 June 1997)

Works

• Shulman, Nicola (2004). A Rage for Rock Gardening: The Story of Reginald Farrer Gardener, Writer & Plant Collector. Boston, Massachusetts: D.R. Godine. ISBN   9781567922493. OCLC   55887404.
• Shulman, Nicola (2011). Graven with Diamonds: The Many Lives of Thomas Wyatt: Courtier, Poet, Assassin, Spy. London, U.K.: Short Books. ISBN   9781906021115. OCLC   694269919.

References

1. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3496. ISBN   0-9711966-2-1.
2. Mosley 2003, p. 287
3. Rubinstein, W.; Jolles, Michael A. (2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Springer. p. 909. ISBN   9780230304666 . Retrieved 21 May 2018.
4. de Rosée, Sophie (7 April 2011). "World of Nicola Shulman, writer". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
5. "Nicola Shulman is a modern marchioness among the Tudors". London Evening Standard. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
6. Day, Elizabeth (1 April 2012). "Never out of Vogue: Alexandra Shulman". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
7. Johnston, Freya (16 April 2011). "Graven with Diamonds: The Many Lives of Thomas Wyatt, Courtier, Poet, Assassin, Spy by Nicola Shulman: review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
8. Nicholl, Charles (24 April 2011). "The Many Lives of Thomas Wyatt by Nicola Shulman - review". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
9. May, Derwent (16 April 2011). "Graven with Diamonds by Nicola Shulman". The Times . Retrieved 21 May 2016.
10. Guy, John (1 May 2011). "Graven with Diamonds by Nicola Shulman". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
11. Tonkin, Boyd (19 May 2011). "Graven With Diamonds, By Nicola Shulman" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
12. Freeman, Hadley (13 January 2007). "Road to redemption". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2016.