A gay college Monday, 17 November, 2025 From the 1880s onwards, homosexuals flourished at King’s College, Cambridge. Colourful characters abounded. Simon Goldhill recalls many of them in a new book which Alistair Lexden discussed in the attached review published in Parliament’s magazine The House on 17 November. Queer Cambridge. An Alternative History By Simon Goldhill Published by Cambridge University Press The title is misleading... Articles
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Alistair Lexden underlines his commitment to Northern Ireland 18th December 2014 The Lords all-party Select Committee on the Constitution is beginning an inquiry into the relations between the devolved administrations and Westminster. Recent News
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