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It was a grey afternoon in the late 1970s and a young Jamie Theakston was sitting perched on a kerb in the village of Ditchling, East Sussex, clutching his easel and a handful of pencils. Full Article at Times Online

CELEBRATED TV historian David Starkey is to appear in Beaconsfield next month to give a talk on Henry VIII. Full Article at This is Local London

I have long been a fan of Dr. David Starkey's superb documentaries on English history and his ability to peer into the motivations of the personages and make them come alive on the screen. Full Article at Minority Report

Let the Anglo-Catholics go. Time for C of E liberals to assert themselves The Pope's "helpful" offer to Anglo-Catholics to leave the Church of England and form a special Anglican province under Rome provoked some interesting responses over the weekend. Full Article at New Statesman

He reimagined Elizabeth I as a flirtatious young princess and upset David Starkey with a hedonistic Henry VIII who looks more like a male model than Holbeins florid monarch. Full Article at History News Network