The Diary Review

John Thomlinson, an English clergyman only remembered because of his diary, was born all of 330 years ago today. The diary is variously desc...

James Chuder Ede, not a name much remembered these days, was a key Labour Party politician during and after the Second World War. Born 140 y...

I have never had a very close relationship with the Queen, who died yesterday, so no mourning for me. But I’m not a republican. I feel I’ve ...

Henry V, one the great warrior kings in medieval England, died exactly six centuries ago today. He is honoured especially for his military s...

’For the first time I have broken out from the cage which encloses me, and opened a shutter to the outside world. I have touched things whic...

‘Bapu has been observing the behaviour of the cats. His letter to the Ashram today is devoted to that subject. The cat’s concentration in ob...

Today marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of the celebrated English biographer, Iris Origo. She spent most of her life in Italy; there ...

Four decades ago I took part in a Brighton festival workshop on the famous novel  Brighton Rock . It was an interesting experience, if a lit...

‘On our takeoff today we had a tire blow out - the right main gear tire, but it went out after we cleared the field or rather just as we lef...

James Robert Hope-Scott, an English lawyer and member of the Oxford movement, was born 200 years ago today. While still in his 20s, he trave...