Shakespeare

The Bard, the Fool and the Private Dick: Shakespeare, Wodehouse and Chandler

PG Wodehouse, Raymond Chandler and Shakespeare are not obvious buddies. Yet all were po...
Richard III and Iraq

History teaches us many things. One of them is that it goes on for a very long time. So...
Nelson Mandela, Shakespeare and The Robben Island Bible

The world is full of extraordinary people. Mostly they are unknown outside their immedi...
Henry V, Churchill, and the rhetoric of war

For much of his presidency, a bust of Sir Winston Churchill was placed in George W Bus...
Roads to War: Henry V and Iraq

Another tenth anniversary approaches. In March 2003 the US led coalition invaded Iraq. ...

The Bard, the Fool and the Private Dick: Shakespeare, Wodehouse and Chandler
PG Wodehouse, Raymond Chandler and Shakespeare are not obvious buddies. Yet all were populist writers, all masters of figurative language...
Richard III and Iraq
History teaches us many things. One of them is that it goes on for a very long time. Sometimes nothing much happens for a lot of that lon...
Nelson Mandela, Shakespeare and The Robben Island Bible
The world is full of extraordinary people. Mostly they are unknown outside their immediate community. Occasionally they enjoy a brief ren...
Henry V, Churchill, and the rhetoric of war
For much of his presidency, a bust of Sir Winston Churchill was placed in George W Bush’s Oval Office. On coming to power in 2008, Barra...
Roads to War: Henry V and Iraq
Another tenth anniversary approaches. In March 2003 the US led coalition invaded Iraq. It was a disaster on almost every level. Hundreds ...

The Bard, the Fool and the Private Dick: Shakespeare, Wodehouse and Chandler