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Unremarkable King

Edward Norman King William IV Philip Ziegler (Collins £3.50) It was always part of the intention of the liberal historians, from whom so many of our views of nineteenth century......

Painting The Self-image

Isabel Quigly Autobiography is a rash, revealing business yet modest-looking people go in for it every week. It can mean falling into a hole or climbing up a mountain — a snare......