hɪstˈoːɹiən hˈɛlən mə kˈɑːɹði kˈɔːlz θˈoːɹp "wˈʌn ʌvðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl pɹəfˈɛʃənz lˈiːdɪŋ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz ˌɔn bɹˈɪɾɪʃ pˈɑːɹɾi pˈɑːlətˌɪks ɪnðə twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
Historian Helen McCarthy calls Thorpe "One of the historical profession’s leading authorities on British party politics in the twentieth century.