Nicholas Foulkes


Nicholas Barrie Anton Foulkes is a British historian, author, and journalist. He has written extensively about 19th-century social history as well as the history of luxury goods. Robb Report included his book, The Impossible Collection of Watches, in a list of "5 Books Every Watch Collector Should Own," and his book, Swans — Legends of the Jet Society, was optioned for production as a TV series.

Education

Foulkes attended Christ's Hospital and Hertford College, Oxford at the University of Oxford, where he graduated in 1983.

Honours

In 2007, Foulkes was named Havana Man of the Year in the Communications category.
In 2021, Foulkes was named president of the jury for the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, intended to highlight and annually reward the excellence of the watchmaking art.

Personal life

One of Nicholas’ sons, Max Foulkes, works with the Sahakians at Davidoff of London. Nicholas, Max and Freddie, his other son, started their own father and son Youtube channel, Foulkes & Sons, where they share and discuss cigars. He is married to Alexandra Foulkes.

Selected bibliography

  • Scandalous Society: Passion and Celebrity in the Nineteenth Century
  • Dancing into Battle: A social history of the battle of Waterloo
  • High Society: The History of America’s Upper Class
  • Gentlemen and Blackguards: Gambling mania and the plot to steal the derby of 1844
  • Swans: Legends of the Jet Society
  • The Impossible Collection of Watches
  • Bernard Buffet: The Invention of the Modern Mega-Artist
  • Patek Philippe: The Authorized Biography
  • Cigars: A Guide
  • Automata: A Brief History of the Automata from Ancient Times to the Fée Ondine
  • Time Tamed: The Remarkable Story of Humanity’s Quest to Measure Time
  • Ira: The Life and Times of a Princess
  • ''Jaeger LeCoultre: Reverso''