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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Follow Churchill 5th September 2019 On 2 September, an editorial in the London Evening Standard urged Members of Parliament threatened with deselection over Brexit to make their case vigorously in... Articles
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Publications over fifty years 26th August 2019 Apart from his school magazine which he edited, Alistair Lexden first appeared in print in 1969—with an edited memoir of Hugh Holmes, Conservative Attorney... Recent News
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The continuing Heath campaign 7th August 2019 On I August (see below )in the aftermath of the conviction of Carl Beech (better known as ‘Nick the fantasist’), Alistair Lexden renewed his call for an... Articles
