A gay king and his lover Monday, 25 November, 2024 The book review that follows was published in Parliament’s magazine The House on 25 November. Its editor was kind enough to say that “your review of Buckingham is the best thing in the magazine.” The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham By Lucy Hughes-Hallett Published by 4th Estate King James I of England and VI of Scotland(1566-1625) liked men around him, lots of them... Articles
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Stanley Baldwin's Worcestershire home 11th October 2019 Astley Hall, near Stourport-on- Severn was Stanley Baldwin’s country home for forty-five years. It had a small estate(by the standard of the time)of some 100... Articles
Ted Heath - the damage that must be undone 8th October 2019 In early October, the full scale of the misconduct committed by the Metropolitan Police in investigating historical allegations of child sex abuse and murder... Recent News
Historical sex abuse allegations against VIPs - police cover-up 1st October 2019 Between 2014 and 2016, the Metropolitan Police hounded a number of prominent people as a result of false allegations of historical child sex abuse and murder... Speeches
