Peter Chrisp

Peter Chrisp (born 20 May 1958) is a British children's author of books on history. With over ninety books published, ^[1] his various works include Blitzkrieg!, Dorling Kindersley's Ancient Egypt Revealed and Ancient Rome Revealed, The Spanish Conquests of the New World , and many more.

He first began writing history after working on the Mass-Observation archive at the University of Sussex. He has also worked as a writer on the online project "Icons of England". ^[2]

Aside from his publications in literature, he is also an artist, who has exhibited collections of his cartoons and hand-drawn postcards during Brighton Festival. ^{[3] [4]} In 2014, his portraits of the Magna Carta barons were displayed in an exhibition in St Edmunsbury Cathedral, and 'were very popular with visiting families and schools'. ^[5] The illustrations were later displayed as a trail on bollards around the town. ^[6] In 2017, his Christmas tableaux photographs, with Lisa Wolfe, were featured in The Observer, ^[7] Der Spiegel, ^[8] the New Zealand Stuff.co.nz news website, ^[9] and Brighton's Viva magazine. ^[10] In 2019, his illustrations of the diary of Thomas Turner began appearing in a monthly column, edited by Mathew Clayton, in Caught by the River. ^[11]

Since 2013, Chrisp has been writing From Swerve of Shore to Bend of Bay, a blog about James Joyce's Finnegans Wake. The blog has been featured in the Irish Times, where Chrisp was described as an 'eminent Wake scholar' ^[12] and 'a self-confessed Joyce obsessive'. ^[13]

Bibliography

• Chrisp, Peter (1988). Conscientious Objectors: 1916 to the Present Day. Tressell Publications. ISBN   0-907586511.
• Chrisp, Peter (1990). Blitzkrieg!. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750200097.
• Chrisp, Peter (1991). The Crusades. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750204750.
• Chrisp, Peter (1991). The Roman Empire. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750201995.
• Chrisp, Peter (1991). The Rise of Islam. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750202855.
• Chrisp, Peter (1991). The Rise of Fascism. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750200240.
• Chrisp, Peter (1992). The Farmer through History. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750203845.
• Chrisp, Peter (1992). The Soldier through History. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750203838.
• Chrisp, Peter (1993). Voyages to the New World. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750207133.
• Chrisp, Peter (1993). The Search for the East. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750207126.
• Chrisp, Peter (1993). The Search for a Northern Route. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750208116.
• Chrisp, Peter (1993). The Romans. Two-Can. ISBN   978-1854342157.
• Chrisp, Peter (1994). History Makers of the Middle Ages. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750212687.
• Chrisp, Peter (1994). Clothes (Tudors and Stuarts). Wayland. ISBN   978-0750211512.
• Chrisp, Peter (1994). Food (Tudors and Stuarts). Wayland. ISBN   978-0750211116.
• Chrisp, Peter (1994). Family Life in Roman Britain. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750210058.
• Chrisp, Peter (1994). The Incas. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750210683.
• Chrisp, Peter (1994). The Maya. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750210669.
• Chrisp, Peter (1995). The Whalers. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750212014.
• Chrisp, Peter (1996). Mapping the Unknown. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750213844.
• Chrisp, Peter (1996). History of Toys and Games. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750216791.
• Chrisp, Peter (1996). Great Journeys. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750218313.
• Chrisp, Peter (1996). The Norman Conquest. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750217439.
• Chrisp, Peter (1997). A Tudor Kitchen (Living in History). Heinemann. ISBN   978-0431068237.
• Chrisp, Peter (1997). A Victorian Kitchen (Living in History). Heinemann. ISBN   978-0431068213.
• Chrisp, Peter (1997). A Victorian School (Living in History). Heinemann. ISBN   978-0431068275.
• Chrisp, Peter (1997). The Colosseum. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750219891.
• Chrisp, Peter (1997). The Parthenon. Wayland. ISBN   978-0750219938.
• Chrisp, Peter (1997). Invaders. BBC Active. ISBN   978-0563376262.
• Chrisp, Peter (1998). Look Inside a Shakespearean Theatre. Hodder Wayland. ISBN   978-0750222822.
• Chrisp, Peter (1998). A Tudor School (Living in History). Heinemann. ISBN   978-0431068251.
• Chrisp, Peter (1999). The World of the Roman Emperor. Macdonald Young Books. ISBN   978-0750026918.
• Chrisp, Peter (1999). Ancient Greece (My World). Two-Can. ISBN   978-1587280665.
• Chrisp, Peter (1999). The Aztecs (History Beneath Your Feet). Wayland. ISBN   978-0750223638.
• Chrisp, Peter (1999). On the Trail of the Victorians in Britain. Franklin Watts. ISBN   978-0749632304.
• Chrisp, Peter (1999). On the Trail of the Celts in Britain. Franklin Watts. ISBN   978-0749638191.
• Chrisp, Peter (1999). On the Trail of the Vikings in Britain. Franklin Watts. ISBN   978-0749635916.
• Chrisp, Peter (1999). Vikings (My World). Two-Can. ISBN   978-1854346032.
• Chrisp, Peter (2000). Look Inside a Greek Theatre. Hodder Wayland. ISBN   978-0750225892.
• Chrisp, Peter (2000). Welcome to the Globe! (The Story of Shakespeare's Theatre). Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-0789466402.
• Chrisp, Peter (2000). The Illustrated World of the Tudors. Hodder Wayland. ISBN   9780-750226080.
• Chrisp, Peter (2001). Disasters and Diseases. Marks and Spencers. ISBN   978-1842731925.
• Chrisp, Peter (2001). Crime and Punishment. Marks and Spencers. ISBN   978-1842733448.
• Chrisp, Peter (2001). The Cuban Missile Crisis. Hodder Wayland. ISBN   978-0750233897.
• Chrisp, Peter (2001). Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World . Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-0751313888.
• Chrisp, Peter (2002). Victorian Crime (The History Detective Investigates). Hodder Wayland. ISBN   978-0750237406.
• Chrisp, Peter (2002). Shakespeare (Eyewitness Guide). Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-0750235860.
• Chrisp, Peter (2002). Kennedy (20th Century Leaders). Hodder Wayland. ISBN   978-0750235860.
• Chrisp, Peter (2002). Joseph Stalin (20th Century Leaders). Hodder Wayland. ISBN   978-0750235853.
• Chrisp, Peter (2003). Ancient Greece Revealed. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-0751367737.
• Chrisp, Peter (2003). The Vikings (Strange Histories). Belitha Press. ISBN   978-1841386669.
• Chrisp, Peter (2003). Ancient Rome Revealed. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-0789497482.
• Chrisp, Peter (2003). Alexander the Great: Legend of a Warrior King. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-0751337495.
• Chrisp, Peter (2004). Mummy (E Guide). Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-0756622954.
• Chrisp, Peter (2004). Ancient Rome (History in Art) . Raintree. ISBN   978-1844433605.
• Chrisp, Peter (2004). Mesopotamia: Iraq in Ancient Times. Franklin Watts. ISBN   978-0749654542.
• Chrisp, Peter (2004). Warfare (Medieval Realms). Hodder Wayland. ISBN   978-0750244350.
• Chrisp, Peter (2004). The War in the Pacific. Hodder Wayland. ISBN   978-0750240147.
• Chrisp, Peter (2004). Warfare (Medieval Realms). Hodder Wayland. ISBN   978-0750244350.
• Chrisp, Peter (2006). Ancient Greece (E Explore) . Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-0756619565.
• Chrisp, Peter (2006). Pyramid. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-1405311267.
• Chrisp, Peter (2006). Ancient Rome . Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-0756652203.
• Chrisp, Peter (2008). Prehistory . Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-0756634605.
• Chrisp, Peter (2009). Atlas of Ancient Worlds. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-1405336659.
• Chrisp, Peter (2009). Imagine You're a Knight. Barron's Educational. ISBN   978-0764162039.
• Chrisp, Peter (2009). Dinosaur Detectives. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-1405341097.
• Chrisp, Peter (2010). The Most Brilliant, Boldly Going Book of Exploration Ever…by the Brainwaves . Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-1405352079.
• Chrisp, Peter (2011). Explore Titanic. Carlton Books. ISBN   978-1847328830.
• Chrisp, Peter (2011). Pirates. Kingfisher. ISBN   978-0753430736.
• Chrisp, Peter (2011). The Second World War: Fighting for Freedom. Carlton. ISBN   978-1847324863.
• Chrisp, Peter (2013). Chrisp's Crime Miscellany. Ilex. ISBN   978-1781570968.
• Chrisp, Peter (2013). Civil War. Sandy Creek. ISBN   978-1435149441.
• Chrisp, Peter (2014). The Vietnam War: The Causes, Events and Legacy. Scholastic. ISBN   978-0545793957.
• Chrisp, Peter (2015). Explore 360° Pompeii. Barron's Educational Series. ISBN   978-0764167669.
• Chrisp, Peter (2016). Ancient Rome (DKfindout!). Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-0241250235.
• Chrisp, Peter (2018). Bible Characters. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN   978-0241309612.

As co-author or contributor

• The Roman Empire (Make it Work!). Two-Can. 1996. ISBN   978-1854343635.
• 1,000 Makers of the Millennium. Dorling Kindersley. 1999. ISBN   978-0751356649.
• Explorers and Exploration . Marshall Cavendish. 2004. ISBN   978-0761475354.
• Exploring Ancient Civilizations . Marshall Cavendish. 2004. ISBN   978-0761474562.
• Exploring the Middle Ages . Marshall Cavendish. 2006. ISBN   978-0761476139.
• The Children's Bible. Dorling Kindersley. 2008. ISBN   978-1405342797.
• Egyptorium. Dorling Kindersley. 2008. ISBN   978-1405329514.
• Wow! The Visual Encyclopedia of Everything. Dorling Kindersley. 2008. ISBN   978-1405322485.
• The Grammar of the Ancient World. Ivy Press. 2009. ISBN   978-0500288344.
• History Year by Year. DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). 2013. ISBN   978-1465414182.
• Jonny Hannah: Greetings from Darktown: An Illustrator's Miscellany. Merrell Publishers Ltd. 2014. ISBN   978-1858946191.
• Big History. Dorling Kindersley. 2016. ISBN   978-0241225905.
• Art: A Children's Encyclopedia. Dorling Kindersley. 2017. ISBN   978-0241297650.
• Timelines of Everything. Dorling Kindersley. 2018. ISBN   978-0241302323.
• Children's Illustrated History Atlas. Dorling Kindersley. 2018. ISBN   978-0241319901.
• General Knowledge Genius!. Dorling Kindersley. 2019. ISBN   978-0241336243.
• The Law Book. Dorling Kindersley. 2020. ISBN   978-0241410196.
• Explanatorium. Dorling Kindersley. 2021. ISBN   978-0241412985.

See also

• Children's literature portal

• Dorling Kindersley

References

1. "Peter Chrisp – DK.com authors".
2. "About Us - Icons of England". Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
3. "Open Houses in Brighton and Hove – Artists and Makerss".
4. "Sevendialsartists.co.uk".
5. '800th Centenary Celebrations of the sealing of the Magna Carta', Bury St Edmunds Town Council website
6. Magna Carta Barons' Prize Trail, Ourburystedmunds website
7. 'Merry little Christmases: one couple's tableau tradition – in pictures', The Observer, 26 November 2017
8. 'Grußkarten aus 31 Jahren: Frohe Weihnachten wünschen Lisa und Peter', Der Spiegel online, 22 December 2017
9. Anabela Rea, 'British couple's kooky Christmas cards are the best around', Stuff, 27 November 2017
10. Lizzie Lower, 'Lisa Wolfe and Peter Chrisp: Christmas Crackers', Viva Magazine, December 2017
11. 'The World of Thomas Turner', Caught by the River, 27 March 2019
12. Frank McNally, 'Life sentence – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce and Edgar Quinet', The Irish Times, 30 August 2017
13. Frank McNally, 'Larks in the Park – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce, cricket and running in the dark', The Irish Times, 3 May 2017