A Short History of England
- Date & Time
- 27 Nov 2011 - 16:30pm
- Venue
- ADC Theatre
- Ticket price
- 9/7
- Booking URL
- http://www.adctheatre.com/#/buytickets/3422
- Genre
- Non Fiction
- Authors
Simon Jenkins has written the definitive concise account of English history for those who feel they need to know a little more history than they do, but not too much. From the invaders of the Dark Ages to today’s coalition government, his specifically English narrative will be the subject of today’s event. Simon Jenkins is an author and journalist, and chairman of the National Trust.
Chaired by Dr Anna Whitelock, author, historian and broadcaster.
The Full Line up
- Philip Augar
- Gillian Beer
- Melissa Benn
- Tony Benn
- Billy Boyle
- Antonio Carluccio
- Chris Clarke
- Ian Cobain
- Artemis Cooper
- Charles Cotton
- Gavin Esler
- Orlando Figes
- John Gapper
- Simon Garfield
- Henrietta Garnett
- Joanne Harris
- Hermann Hauser
- John Hegley
- Mark Henderson
- Martin Hickman
- Tom Holland
- Michael Jacobs
- William Janeway
- Kate Kirk
- Karl Ove Knausgaard
- Paul Lewis
- Andrew Marr
- Kate Mosse
- Ferdinand Mount
- Clare Mulley
- Maajid Nawaz
- Edna O' Brien
- Philip Pullman
- Nick Robinson
- Philippe Sands
- Robert Skidelsky
- Edward Skidelsky
- Ali Smith
- Keir Starmer
- Jack Straw
- Kate Summerscale
- Rose Tremain
- Salley Vickers
- Tom Watson
