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Gareth Russell

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Gareth Russell is an historian and broadcaster. He is the author of "The Six Loves of James I," (published as "Queen James" in the UK, Ireland and Australia), "The Palace" (Amazon Editor's Pick for Best New History, A Waterstones Best Book of 2023, BBC History Book of the Year, Town and Country Must-Read, an Aspects of History Best Book of 2023), "Do Let's Have Another Drink" (A Times Book of the Year, 2022), "The Ship of Dreams" (A Daily Telegraph Best History Book, 2019), and "Young and Damned and Fair."

He is the host of the podcast Single Malt History and divides his time between Belfast and London.
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Gareth Russell I grew up on stories of the "Titanic," so I suppose in many ways it was a project delayed. My great-grandfather, Thomas, and my great-grandmother, Eli…moreI grew up on stories of the "Titanic," so I suppose in many ways it was a project delayed. My great-grandfather, Thomas, and my great-grandmother, Elizabeth, to whom the book is dedicated, were children in Edwardian Belfast who told me vivid stories of the city in 1912 and the impact the "Titanic" disaster on the people. I am also interested in the feeling of an end to an era, so combining the "Titanic" to open a window into a dying way of life seemed like an interesting combination. (less)
Gareth Russell I think it would have to be Narnia, because I grew up on this stories. I'd take tea at Mr Tumnus's and visit Cair Paravel. They were stories I absolut…moreI think it would have to be Narnia, because I grew up on this stories. I'd take tea at Mr Tumnus's and visit Cair Paravel. They were stories I absolutely adored. (less)
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The Six Loves of James I

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“> *where Anne Boleyn had been executed.*
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> …*The stones beneath the altar were prised up. Jane Boleyn and Catherine Howard were buried quickly next to the mouldering remains of Lady Salisbury, Thomas More, Jane’s husband, and another queen of England…. The few attendees walked out of the little church into the courtyard, where the scaffold still stood. The body of Catherine Howard was left to a vast silence. In all probability, she had not yet reached her twenty-first birthday.”
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“as ever, people tolerate in their friends what they deplore in their enemies,”
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“He missed Thomas Cromwell, charging his no doubt terrified councillors that “by false accusations, they made him put to death the most faithful servant he ever had.”
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