Bare ruined choirs
We’re so used to looking at the abbeys smashed up by Henry VIII — particularly Rievaulx and Byland, in north… See the full story of Bare ruined choirs on The Spectator.
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I drew back the curtains. Yet another absolutely still, sunny day. Early-morning mist lying in the valleys. An echoing report… See the full story of Low life on The Spectator.
View ArticleThe Suffolk-Essex border
You’ve already seen a picture of the Essex-Suffolk border. Assuming you’ve seen Constable’s ‘The Haywain’, that is: the Stour (the… See the full story of The Suffolk-Essex border on The Spectator.
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Children playing soccer. Group photo after training or game with their coach. They are smiling and having training with their coach on foggy, cold, winter morning. They are dedicated to become a new...
View ArticleBritain and Islam – the real special relationship
3rd October 1949: In a Mosque in Woking, Surrey, Muslim men kneel with their heads on the floor an act of obeisance during the feast of Id-Ul-Adha the date of which is determined by the phases of the...
View ArticleI can’t wait for England to be knocked out of the World Cup
On Monday evening, I watched a man in a smart shirt and trousers put his friend in a headlock while…
View ArticleRaheem Sterling’s article is brilliant but did he actually write it?
England’s Raheem Sterling has underwhelmed so far at the World Cup. Off the pitch, however, he is winning new fans.…
View ArticleWhat Uber rides taught me about immigration
British union jack flag and Big Ben Clock Tower and Parliament house at city of Westminster in the background - UK votes to leave the EU, Brexit concept
View ArticlePlucky upstarts: the brave history of seapowers
In contrast to land-based empires, maritime states such as England, Venice and the Dutch Republic were always on the side of freedom, argues Andrew Lambert
View ArticleA slog – and why does Elizabeth look like Ronald McDonald? Mary Queen of...
The scenery is ravishing and the two leads, Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie, are better than the film deserves but they can’t rescue the script
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