H.H. Asquith
A romantic obsession: Precipice, by Robert Harris, reviewed
In the build-up to the Great War another drama unfolds, as the Prime Minister H.H. Asquith is seen to be distracted from politics by his infatuation with the beautiful Venetia Stanley
R.B. Haldane: a great public servant, much maligned
This is a strange but valuable book. The author is a private equity magnate, whose fascination for Richard Burdon Haldane…
A feminist trailblazer
On the evening of 28 October 1908, two unremarkable middle-class women wearing heavy overcoats gained admission to the Ladies’ Gallery,…
Move over Downton: Margot and the Asquiths’ marital soap opera
You might be forgiven for thinking that there is no need for yet another book about Margot Asquith. Her War…
