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Tag Archives: roman
Dark Earth review
Magic in the ghostly rubble of 6th-century London. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism
Tagged ancient rome, anglo saxon, book, dark ages, dark earth, fiction, historical, history, londinium, novel, rebecca stott, review, roman, telegraph
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The art of living
Highlights of my July MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Dig deep Take an active role in uncovering London’s history during the Festival of Archaeology Don’t miss: Picture perfect It’s girls on top in the Prize for Illustration, responding to the theme London … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fiction, Journalism
Tagged abroad, america, american, archaeology, art, book, children, city, commute, commuter, competition, country, dig, excavation, exhibition, family, festival, festival of archaeology, fiction, foreshore, go set a watchman, greenwich, harper lee, history, holiday, ice cave, illustration, immigration, kids, london, london transport museum, moveto, moveto town and country, museum, novel, pack, packing, packpoint, past, prize, read, roman, royal observatory, thames, time team, to kill a mockingbird, town, train, transport, treasure, trip, tube, underground
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Julius Caesar, Shakespeare’s Globe
For those who believe spin is if not a modern invention, then at least a modern fascination, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar offers a sharp rejoinder. Interpretation, manipulation and persuasion pervade this incisive drama about the assassination of the Roman ruler, with the company … Continue reading
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Tagged assassination, brutus, brutus is an honourable man, conspiracy, Dominic Dromgoole, elizabethan, et tu brute, freedom, friends romans countrymen lend me your ears, globe, house of cards, julius caesar, london, mark anthony, murder, octavius, oratory, play, politics, purge, review, revolution, rhetoric, roman, rome, shakespeare, spin, the arts desk, theatre
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