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4 weeks ago | 
fdd.org | Clifford D. May |Andrew Roberts
Sir Andrew Roberts has written or edited 20 books which have been translated into 28 languages and have redefined our understanding of leaders and leadership, of empires and nations, of the forces that have shaped—and in some cases misshaped—the modern world. He’s won many awards, including the Bradley Prize for which he was nominated by host Cliff May. In 2022, he was elevated to the House of Lords as Baron Roberts of Belgravia.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
dailymail.co.uk | Andrew Roberts
One of the most dangerous moments in Winston Churchill’s uniquely adventurous life came when he was born, almost exactly 150 years ago. His mother, the American socialite Jennie Jerome, suffered a fall out walking at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire while seven months pregnant and, as Jennie’s husband Lord Randolph Churchill wrote, ‘a rather imprudent and rough pony ride in a pony carriage brought on the pains on Saturday night. We tried to stop them but it was no use’.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
quadrant.org.au | Tony Thomas |Milton Osborne |Roger Franklin |Andrew Roberts
Third Worlders couldn't afford COP29's $30 hamburgers, but not to worry.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
quadrant.org.au | Paul Collits |Andrew Roberts |Bettina Arndt
What does it take for the Left to put a gay man in the stocks? Why, being the wrong kind of gay, of course -- the conservative kindNov 22 20245 minsAt his age, the author must suspect he will not live to see the Australian republic for which he has campaigned so vigorously.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
quadrant.org.au | Christopher Akehurst |Andrew Roberts |Bettina Arndt |Michael Connor
At his age, the author must suspect he will not live to see the Australian republic for which he has campaigned so vigorously. The vicious, historically absurd blood libels he pours on the Mother Country in The Three Famines might well be seen as a cry of impotent rageNov 22 20247 minsThis week we saw the media alerted to play its part in Alan Jones’ arrest and public shaming.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
rusi.org | James Davy |Sheila Miyoshi Jager |Geoffrey G. Parker |Andrew Roberts
We are pleased to announce this year's shortlisted titles for the 2024 Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History. The Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History is awarded on an annual basis for the best English language writing on Military History. After the determination of the shortlist, the Board of Judges for the award will select a winner. The winner will then be invited to give a lecture at RUSI’s building in Whitehall.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
quadrant.org.au | Christopher Akehurst |Darren Rix |Craig Cormick |Andrew Roberts
At his age, the author must suspect he will not live to see the Australian republic for which he has campaigned so vigorously. The vicious, historically absurd blood libels he pours on the Mother Country in The Three Famines might well be seen as a cry of impotent rageNov 22 20247 minsThis week we saw the media alerted to play its part in Alan Jones’ arrest and public shaming.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
thejc.com | Andrew Roberts
“I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once again able to defend our Island home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu | Andrew Roberts |Richard Langworth
Winston Churchill was the first topic at the 2024 History Reclaimed Conference. Historian and biographer Andrew Roberts, Lord Roberts of Belgravia, reflected on Churchill’s recent reputation and the work of critical historians. The video is linked here by kind courtesy of History Reclaimed and the author. Toward the end of his remarks, Andrew Roberts beautifully describes the scene at one of Churchill’s most memorable orations.
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May 24, 2024 | 
winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu | Andrew Roberts |Richard Langworth
Anna Reid, A Nasty Little War: The Western Intervention into the Russian Civil War (London: Basic Books, 2024), 400 pages, $32, Amazon $27.45, Kindle $19.95, paperback $33.05. This article first appeared in the Daily Telegraph on 30 October 2023 and is reprinted by kind permission of the author and newspaper.
