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Brief Lives
Brief lives
Stories of the famous & the forgotten in the spirit of John Aubrey. Subjects range from the Dickens to the ‘red Elvis’. Try to find light in the darker tales.
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Tony Sheridan
John Lennon’s alter ego?
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May 21, 2023
The Fall of Haydon: Part 2
Neglected genius? Or ‘terrible painter’ brought down by ‘mad vanity’?
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May 20, 2023
The Rise and Fall of Benjamin Haydon
In April 1846 there were two exhibitions at the Egyptian Hall in…
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May 12, 2023
Kerensky — Part 2: Exile
The ‘wandering Russian’ outlives his usurpers.
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May 12, 2023
Kerensky — Part 1: Revolution
Alexander Kerensky led a provisional government between the two…
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