Public historian, co-host of BBC2’s ‘Inside Versailles’, Historical Consultant on BBC’s ‘Horrible Histories’, author of ‘A Million Years In A Day – A Curious History Of Daily Life From The Stone Age To The Phone Age‘. @greg_jenner
What most people get wrong is that history is not the same as the past. History is a creative and inventive discipline. You are trying to comprehend and piece together what happened in... Читать далее
This is a no brainer. A country leaves the largest trading bloc, and gives up it's contingent political influence, and drops 2 places in the World GDP rankings has not enhanced it's... Читать далее
Historian, lecturer at the University of Chichester, pop culture expert, author of numerous books including ‘Rejoice! Rejoice! Britain In The 1980s’, @AlwynTurner
In March 1981 Margaret Thatcher reached the lowest point of her premiership, with opinion polls showing just 16 per cent of the country satisfied with her government. She remained... Читать далее
Historian, lecturer at the University of Chichester, pop culture expert, author of numerous books including ‘Rejoice! Rejoice! Britain In The 1980s’, @AlwynTurner
Was the UK political landscape in the 1970s really as bad as we’re told?
‘This once-great nation of ours is teetering on the brink of an abyss,’ reflected Ronnie Barker’s character, Fletcher, in a 1975 episode of Porridge. And for many he seemed to sum up the... Читать далее
My favourite modern building is Coventry Cathedral, which was designed by Basil Spence with the Arup Group as engineers, built by John Laing and finished in 1962.
It represents the... Читать далее
Until recently, I would have been fairly confident about the demographic future of the UK. Having a relatively high fertility rate (for Europe) coupled with low mortality, the main source... Читать далее
No, I don't think there is. Or, rather, there are number of different golden ages of British architecture.
The Georgian period is perhaps the most celebrated, because there is a... Читать далее
This is tricky because we don’t know what Brexit will look like. However, there are hopes associated with Brexit that do not strike me as realistic. I would certainly think that a “hard... Читать далее
I can’t see that that would happen. Reversing the Brexit decision comes in different flavours, but none of them lead to adopting the Euro. Let’s say that Parliament refuses to approve the... Читать далее
This is an area that would benefit from being looked at. I have concerns that we have an academic calendar which, in some cases, is actually harmful to the health of both students and... Читать далее