18thc historical biographer. Out now, “Pretty Young Rebel”: The Life of Flora Macdonald @Bloomsburybooks UK; Flora Macdonald: “Pretty Young Rebel”@aaknopf US
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Congratulations from all the ELHB to Clare Jackson, 2026 Elizabeth Longford Historical Biography Prize winner with The Mirror of Great Britain: A Life of James VI and I. And with grateful thanks to my fellow judges, led by Roy Foster (Chair) elhb.uk/
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"[DRAYTON AND MACKENZIE] has all the pleasures of a traditional, decades-spanning tale about individuals both caught up in and influencing history."––@nytimes 🤩
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Book Review: ‘Drayton and Mackenzie,’ by Alexander Starritt 📚 ⤵️ ift.tt/hswLEiW
Chair of Elizabeth Longford Historical Biography, on 2026 Shortlistees @five_books See ELHb.uk for this year’s Winner, announced Monday, June 15, 7pm
Roy Foster recommends The Best Historical Biographies of 2026 fivebooks.com/best-books/bes… via @five_books
Roy Foster recommends The Best Historical Biographies of 2026 fivebooks.com/best-books/bes… via @five_books
Elizabeth Longford Historical Biography 2026 Prize shortlist just published. See ELHB.uk Judges, all historians and historical biographers, congratulate Richard Bassett, Matthew Cobb, Andrew Graham-Dixon, Clare Jackson and Ann Schmiesing Bravo!
Hear hear, @GylesB1. Just been to @JSTheatre and seen Dear Liar. Sparkling, funny sad, literary romp. Brilliantly acted and directed with finesse. Chapeau all round
The story of the playwright Bernard Shaw & the actress Mrs Patrick Campbell deliciously, movingly, marvellously brought to life with two wonderful performances & both heart & style at my favourite small London theatre @JSTheatre - catch it if you can. 5 stars.
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The story of the playwright Bernard Shaw & the actress Mrs Patrick Campbell deliciously, movingly, marvellously brought to life with two wonderful performances & both heart & style at my favourite small London theatre @JSTheatre - catch it if you can. 5 stars.
Bravo, Cat Byers. Winner last night at @NPGLondon of new Elizabeth Longford #BriefLives 2025 Essay Award. And gratitude to all at @thetls from the ELHB jury elhb.uk/brieflives @GeorginaCapel
Clovis Pierre: morgue keeper, poet the-tls.com/history/modern-h…
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Clovis Pierre: morgue keeper, poet the-tls.com/history/modern-h…
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Congratulations to Cat Byers, winner of the Elizabeth Longford Brief Lives 2025 Award for younger writers! 😍🎉🎉🎉
elhb.uk/brieflives/
Applause from all at the ELHB for Cat Byers, fabulous winner of this new Award. ELHB.uk/brieflives/ Gratitude also to Simon Schama who presented the Award and to all at @NPGLondon for a wonderful Elizabeth Longford Night of History @GeorginaCapel @npglondonevents
Congratulations to Cat Byers, winner of the Elizabeth Longford Brief Lives 2025 Award for younger writers! 😍🎉🎉🎉
elhb.uk/brieflives/
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🗣️ Schama: 'The truth is not dead, but it’s on life support.'
Ahead of a new essay prize, the great historian discusses the return of anti-Semitism, Donald Trump, and the fate of the BBC licence fee.
Read the full interview ⬇️
telegraph.co.uk/books/author…
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A strong reading recommendation as Christmas approaches. Alexander Starritt's "Drayton & Mackenzie" is an enthralling first novel in the same league as Dickens's "Dombey & Son" or Balzac's "La Maison Nucingen." It's a portrait of a business partnership that unites an odd couple.
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Great literature on capitalism is rare. But this is also a vivid and convincing portrait of Britain (Scotland as well as England) in our era of crises, from the financial crash of 2008 through Brexit to Covid. The prose is consistently strong, the dialogue always rings true.
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In short, buy it today. swiftpress.com/book/drayton-… amazon.co.uk/Drayton-Mackenz…
Susan's Bookshelves: Drayton and Mackenzie by Alexander Starritt susanelkin.co.uk/articles/su… via @SusanElkinJourn
So agree, @SusanElkinJourn
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Congratulations to our top 16: @Birdyword, @SaabiraC, @doctorow, @evadou, @edwardfishman, @dgelles, @_KarenHao, @GardinerHarris, @ezraklein, @DKThomp, @helenlewis, @tim_minshall, @StarrittAlex, @danwwang, @JoanCWilliams, @stephenwitt @NikkeiAsia
Riveting read! @StarrittAlex @_SwiftPress
Congratulations to @StarrittAlex 🎉
#DraytonandMackenzie has been longlisted for the FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2025 ⬇️
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Congratulations to @StarrittAlex 🎉
#DraytonandMackenzie has been longlisted for the FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2025 ⬇️
FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2025 — the longlist on.ft.com/3UxQnKF
