Historian Norman Davies Receives Estonian State Decoration
15.03.2008
Estonian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Margus Laidre presented historian Ivor Norman Richard Davies with the Order of the Cross of St Mary’s Land 3rd Class at the Estonian Embassy in London on Saturday 15 March.
The high Estonian state decoration was bestowed on the distinguished Professor of the University of Oxford on the eve of the Estonian 90th Anniversary by the Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.
Accepting the award Norman Davies thanked Estonia for the great honour
Ambassador Laidre stressed in his speech that this honorary award recognises Professor Davies’s great work throughout the years. His research on Eastern-Europe has been particularly important explaining the past and present Europe. “Professor Davies’s approach to European history considers the continent as a whole for the first time,“ said the Ambassador.
Last autumn Professor Davies participated in the BBC World Service radio programme Europe Today which was guest edited by President Ilves. Davies commented on the impact of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact on Europe and the three Baltic countries.
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