Jul 31, 2023
The French connection
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On “Medieval Treasures from the Victoria & Albert Museum: When the English spoke French” at the Hôtel de la Marine.
Topic: “England”
Jul 25, 2023
The Critic’s Notebook
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On the American Dream, the English imagination, a Saint-Saëns opera, “America’s only newspaper” & more from the world of culture.
Letter from London June 2023
New king, old country
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On the coronation of King Charles III.
Books June 2023
Man of letters
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Letter from Birmingham June 2022
A day out
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On a trip to Birmingham.
Art January 2022
Exhibition note
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On “Sickert: A Life in Art” at Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
Features December 2021
For Queen & country
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On “Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace” at the Queen’s Gallery, London.
Features September 2020
Gray mists & ancient stones
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An excerpt from Book Two of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s forthcoming memoir Between Two Millstones.
May 27, 2020
Planting the Plantagenets
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A review of Richard III: The Self-Made King by Michael Hicks.
Features June 2020
Leaping the fence
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On English gardens and style.