Pen Portraits of our monarchs Monday, 29 April, 2024 A brilliant collection of them has been republished in an updated edition . Alistair Lexden reviewed it in Parliament’s magazine The House on 29 April. Gimson’s Kings & Queens: Brief Lives of the Monarchs since 1066 By Andrew Gimson Published by Square Peg Andrew Gimson, who is well-known to readers of The House, writes with a most attractive astringency. This quality is an immense asset in... Articles
Parliament paralysed 5th June 2019 As a historian, Alistair Lexden is often asked: “what precedents are there for today’s extraordinary, long-running political crisis?” Bitter divisions between... Articles
D-Day 75 years on 5th June 2019 On 4 June, the Lords held a debate to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. In his contribution, Alistair Lexden spoke principally about Churchill’s role. Follow... Speeches
Queen Victoria's sketches of her children 2nd June 2019 A number of Queen Victoria’s drawings of her children, which were given to the British Museum in 1926, are to go on public display for the first time to mark... Articles
The worst election result ever 29th May 2019 In the May European elections, the Tories won 9.1 per cent of the vote; just three of their candidates were successful. This result was widely described in the... Articles
An unexpected award 25th May 2019 Alistair Lexden has presented a number of awards in the House of Lords over the last few years; on 16 May he unexpectedly received one. The award came from the... Recent News
Mrs May and history 24th May 2019 It is Alistair Lexden’s view as a historian that Mrs May has done worse than any of her Tory predecessors. He has repeated his view on a number of occasions... Articles
Inhumanity in Brunei 23rd May 2019 Speaking in the Lords on 11 April ( see below), Alistair Lexden condemned the barbaric decision of the Brunei government to make homosexuals liable to death by... Recent News
The Man who was Saturday 23rd May 2019 The Man who was Saturday: The Extraordinary Life of Airey Neave, Soldier, Escaper, Spymaster, Politician Patrick Bishop, William Collins, £20 (hardback) My... Articles
Politicians and projectiles 22nd May 2019 A light-hearted article in The Times on May 21 discussed the new fashion for dousing election candidates with milkshakes. In a letter published in the paper on... Articles