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
Calming things down at No 10 18th February 2022 The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on 18 February. SIR - Mary Biggs, whose father, Sir Freddie Bishop, was Harold Macmillan’s favourite... Articles
The downfall of Lloyd George and the creation of the 1922 Committee: a Centenary review 18th February 2022 Alistair Lexden has studied a number of aspects of Lloyd George’s peacetime premiership after 1918. They can be found elsewhere on this website and in a number... Speeches
In defence of Anthony Eden 14th February 2022 His handling of the Suez crisis has been criticised in the strongest terms. It is often said that he cracked up completely. But the best biography of him by D.R... Articles
"Disreputable old gentlemen": Churchill on the Lords 6th February 2022 The following letter was published in The Spectator magazine on 5 February. It was prompted by some comments from Charles Moore in the previous week’s issue... Articles
Chamberlain and Munich 28th January 2022 The widely applauded film, Munich, starring Jeremy Irons in brilliant form as Neville Chamberlain, has provoked fresh discussion of one of the most... Articles
Long to reign over us 27th January 2022 On 25 January, the Lords enthusiastically backed legislation which provides that, for the first time, the Union flag must be flown on certain days—known as... Speeches
In the name of God, go 21st January 2022 These well-known words, quoted by the former cabinet minister, David Davis, in the Commons on 19 January, and directed at Boris Johnson, added to the political... Recent News
Johnson's turmoil - a historian's view 18th January 2022 Speaking on the BBC’s Broadcasting House programme on 16 January, Alistair Lexden wondered if Boris Johnson would be tempted to try to get out of his... Articles
A Lady of discernment 13th January 2022 Alistair Lexden contributed a few comments to supplement the obituary of the Dowager Lady Farnham, published in The Times on January 4. Lady Farnham served the... Articles
