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Monthly Archives: October 2010
On ‘Making History’ on Radio 4 today, discussing the success/legacy of the British Museum and the BBC’s ‘A History of the World in 100 Objects’ project.
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Mugging up again on the Hampton Court Conference of 1604 and the agreement made there that a new translation of the bible was required – which led to printing of The King James Bible. 2011 will be the anniversary of … Continue reading
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Just back from a visit to the Old Operating Theatre Museum at St Thomas’s Hospital in Southwark. There I was particularly glad to see a picture of Margaret White, the first recorded woman to survive an operation for a strangulated … Continue reading
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Just back from a tour of the US, speaking to lovely audiences in New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Cincinnati. One highlight was visiting the Disney Studios in Burbank, LA, to talk about Courtiers: the movie.
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