Thoughts of a Depressive Diplomatist

I'm sorry I haven't really blogged this week.  That's partly down the the fact that I was away for a few days last weekend an...

A weekly round-up of my book news. What I've read... Carried on with Barbarian Eye . Finished Life Class , read Nevil Shute, Ruin...

Harry Carey Jr (d. Dec 2012).  American actor. Guardian , 30 Dec 2012 Alfie Fripp (d. 3 Jan 2013).  Longest serving RAF PoW. B...

A mere days after my profile of Dean Stanley mentioned that in 1862 he escorted the then Prince of Wales on a trip to the Middle East, the ...

I'm sorry not to have posted as frequently this week as usual.  The disruption caused the holidays has lasted longer than I anticipated....

A weekly round-up of my book news. What I've been reading... Carried on with Life Class . Started Priscilla Napier, Barbarian Eye:...

The Very Revd Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster Back in November when I profiled Bishop Stanley of Norwich and his family , I...

Gerry Anderson (d. 26 Dec 2012).  Creator of 'Thunderbirds' and others. Daily Telegraph 27 Dec 2012 Guardian , 27 Dec 2012 I...

A weekly round-up of my book news (except that today, it covers two weeks). What I've been reading... I finished Patrick Moore on Ma...

I'm back after a short off-line break for Christmas.  Normal service will resume shortly...

HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother by Cecil Beaton, 1939 Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was born on 4 August 1900, the four...

The eagle-eyed among you will see that there is a new entry on the list of inde xes to the right of the page.   This a a link to a page Br...

Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, wearing the Grand Master's mantle, collar and star of the order The Most Exalted Order of the Star...