Sir John Colfox Academy Archives - Bridport Literary Festival

Peter Snow & Ann MacMillan - Kings & Queens - The Real Lives of the English Monarchs

Never has there been such intense interest in Britain’s royal family and speculation about its very survival, yet unlike most other royal dynasties around the world, somehow the British monarchy has survived the ravages of history. Kings and Queens is a compelling exploration of the individuals who have sustained an institution for over a thousand years. From the reigns of Alfred the Great to our own acclaimed Elizabeth II, this book examines the lives of Britain’s rulers.

An illustrated talk

Introduced by Adam Teasdale, Head of Sixth Form

When: Thursday 9th November 2023 @ 12 noon

Where: Sir John Colfox Academy

Adam Nicolson - How to Be - Life Lessons from the Early Greeks

Grounded in the belief that places give access to minds, How To Be reintroduces us to our earliest thinkers through the lands they inhabited. Award winning author Nicolson, uncovers ideas of personhood with Sappho on Lesbos and plays with paradox in Southern Italy with Zeno. Sparkling with maps, photographs, and artworks, this book provides a new way of understanding the origins of Western thought, and its relevance to the very same questions we ask today.

An illustrated talk

Introduced by Adam Teasdale, Head of Sixth Form

When: Thursday 9th November 2023 @ 2.00 pm

Where: Sir John Colfox School

Sir John Colfox Academy

Event 27 | Peter Snow & Ann MacMillan | Kings & Queens

Event 28 | Adam Nicolson | How to Be

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