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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The history of the Primrose League 4th August 2011 Lord Lexden, author of a history of the League, highlighted its achievements at a dinner held by the Younger Members' Committee of the Carlton Club. Recent News
Resolving a damaging education dispute 4th August 2011 Lord Lexden has written to the Archbishop of Westminster to bring to an end a long-running dispute between his Diocese and the parents of children Cardinal... Recent News
Lord Lexden becomes record letter-writer 26th July 2011 For twenty years Lord Lexden has been a regular contributor to the famous letters page of The Times. Recent News
