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North Of The Border

Allan Massie THE KING'S JAUNT by John Prebble Collins, f15, Fontana, f3.95, pp.399 J ohn Prebble has made his reputation through histories of injustice, folly, and barbarity:......

The Fatal Cult Of Revolution

Paul Johnson CITIZENS: A CHRONICLE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION by Simon Schama Viking; £20, pp.948 S o far there has been a lacklustre response to the elaborate and expensive......

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