Cicely Veronica Wedgwood (
1910-
1997) was a British
historian. Born in
Northumberland, she was educated at
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and became a specialist in the
English Civil War and early
17th century history. This brought her into contact with Brigadier Sir
Peter Young[?], with whom she came to be closely associated. Her
biography of
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford[?] was published in
1935, and she followed it up with
Oliver Cromwell (
1939) and
William the Silent (
1944). Other notable works include
The King's War (1958) and
The King's Peace (1955). She was created a Dame of the British Empire in
1968.