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A sympathetic portrait of the Renaissance-era queen of France seeks to reveal her skills as a ruler in spite of her violent reputation, describing her suffering at the hands of Henry IV, the power politics that marked her rule, her talents as a strategist and conspirator, and the circumstances that led to the St. Bartholomews Day Massacre. 35,000 first printing. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Review: This intelligent and well-researched biography of her is a worthy test...

The scorchingly honest assessments of the great and not-so-good that flowed from ‘Chips’ Channon’s poison pen. The writers of British political and social diaries tend to be witnesses of great events rather than the main players. Disraeli and Gladstone, Lloyd George, Churchill and Thatcher left no daily journals, presumably because they were too busy making history, as opposed to watching it unfold.  The diarists we read and remember – Alan Clark, Chris Mullins and Henry Channon’s ...

Simon Heffer’s encyclopedic book about Victorian and Edwardian England offers a fascinating perspective on the present.

Share this - copied Historian and author Simon Heffer joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book The Age of Decadence -- A History of Britain: 1880-1914.May 4, 2021 ReadMore

9 New Books We Recommend This Week April 29, 2021 There are woods near my house where I sometimes head when I’m craving green shadows and stillness, a reminder that time and nature have very little to do with the human scale of things. Very little — but not nothing: As Scott Weidensaul points out in his new book about migratory birds, “A World on the Wing,” humans are deeply implicated in the recent decimation of aviation species. If you love the woods as I do, this book will make you m...

History is complicated – and charities have never been an antidote to politics Last year a National Trust report into slavery and colonialism caused a furore, and claims that charities should stay out of politics – but, as Rebecca Cooney finds out, that has never been an option by Rebecca Cooney Black Lives Matter protesters throw the statue of philanthropist and slave trader Edward Colston into the Avon in June 2020. Photo by Giulia Spadafora/NurPhoto via Getty Images Sign in to continue ...

On restaurants, cooking and French cuisine. In conversation with Tracey MacLeod. This is an online event hosted on the British Library platform. Bookers will be sent a link in advance giving access and will be able to watch at any time for 48 hours after the start time. Writers Bill Buford and Jonathan Meades talk to broadcaster and restaurant critic Tracey MacLeod about their shared passion for food, honed through residence in France A few years ago, following a lifelong urge, but without any ...

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Peter Ainsworth, Tory whip who served in the Shadow Cabinet and was passionate about the environment – obituary Described as ‘a Technicolor human being’, he was Campaigning Politician of the Year in 1993 and championed English classical music Peter Ainsworth at the 2000 Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth Credit: Nils Jorgensen/Shutterstock Peter Ainsworth, who has died suddenly aged 64, was Conservative MP for East Surrey from 1992 to 2010, a government whip under John Major, an...

Henry Chips Channon: The Diaries 1918-38 review – priceless interwar gossip Chips and Lady Honor Guinness at their wedding in July 1933. Photograph: Trustees of the literary estate of Henry ‘Chips’ Channon Chips and Lady Honor Guinness at their wedding in July 1933. Photograph: Trustees of the literary estate of Henry ‘Chips’ Channon Editor Simon Heffer brings us the first, sensationally unexpurgated volume of the musings of the Chicago-born socialite and social climber...