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Michael Hall on A Queer Inheritance

“I hope that identifying the existence of LGBTQ+ people in the history of the National Trust will encourage us to think more deeply”

The idea for the book goes back quite a long way, to 2017, when the National Trust staged a programme of events, ‘Prejudice & Pride’, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act 19…

16 Apr. 2026
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Peter Conrad on Dickens the Enchanter

“What impresses me is how dark and tragic his world is”

Since I first read one or two of the novels at school in Australia, when what struck me was his outrageous humour but also the oddity of the society he describes, so remote from what I knew. But even…

27 Feb. 2025
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Dan Jones on Henry V

Henry V has “been warped curiously out of shape by Shakespeare”

Most historians who know what they’re talking about would rate Henry V as the most successful king who ever ruled medieval England. Kingship in his age was essentially about two things: being successf…

30 Aug. 2024
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Alex Christofi on Cypria

“I want people to see that the island’s history is so much richer than its recent conflicts”

Growing up I always thought it was odd that there was no modern, single-volume history in English – if you wanted to learn more, people would recommend books like Lawrence Durrell’s Bitter Lemons of C…

11 Jun. 2024

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