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20 Jul, 4 tweets, 4 min read
Part 2 of our exciting @TheRestHistory trilogy on the statues of central London.

Today it's Whitehall: useless/oddball generals, memorials, a couple of writers, & an Icenian queen.

Who, where, why?

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Featured in the episode: Prince George, the Duke of Cambridge; Spencer Cavendish, the Duke of Devonshire; Earl Haig; Field Marshals Slim, Alanbrooke & Montgomery; the Monument to the Women of World War II; the Cenotaph; Boudicca; Chaucer; & Dickens.

Next up: Parliament Square! ImageImageImageImage
And if you missed the thrills and spills of Part 1, here it is - Trafalgar Square!
This, we argue, is precisely why he shouldn't be cancelled.

It's good to have a monument in the very heart of government to incompetence.

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20 Jul
MASSIVE SPORT, as the late arrival of the @AuthorsCC batting order means that I have to go in at number FOUR!!!
Damn. Everyone’s arrived.
The ball is short, I eye it up like a hungry allosaur spotting a baby sauropod, I get in perfect position, crash it hard, the ball screams towards the boundary - & then, from nowhere, possibly the greatest catch of the century so far SAWS ME OFF.
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In aid of my benefit year I will be playing one match in the morning, one in the afternoon. For those not familiar with cricket, this is like playing extra time in a Euros final, ONLY TOUGHER.

So if you’re impressed, please please do donate!

Thank you!
It’s not called the Honourable Artillery Company for nothing. Absolutely amazing there’s a cricket ground in the heart of the City!
At the Honourable Artillery Ground, where once London’s archers honed their skills, @Rathbones1742 have made 122 off their 20 overs. In the first of the two matches I am playing today, I bowl 4 tight overs, showcasing my control of swing and cut.
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12 Jul
No football, but something even more exciting tonight... Image
“Who else but Bruno Dumont to take us on a musical journey thru the religious awakening of Joan of Arc? Developing his own style of electro-rock opera, the French auteur delivers a cinematic feast that, in its stylistic exuberance, forges a unique path to spiritual profundity.”
It’s certainly the best French rock opera about a 15th century saint that I’ve seen, & I don’t mind saying it. Image
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12 Jul
I don't know anything about cycling, but should do, because my great-uncle was the first Englishman to compete in the Tour de France. He was seen off from Paris by Josephine Baker!
He also played cricket for a team that included someone who played for Aston Villa - so a great inspiration.
It's no wonder I'm so good at sport.
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12 Jul
Today's episode of @TheRestHistory is on the 6 wives of Henry VIII. How come he kept marrying? How did his marital record influence the Reformation? Which of his queens would have won Love Island?

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With particular thanks to my daughter, Eliza, & her friend, Anna, for their expert opinion on how Henry VIII’s six wives would have done as #LoveIsland contestants
Damn! We didn't.
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10 Jul
I curl up once again with @SebastianEPayne’s forthcoming Broken Heartlands. I depart Sedgefield. I head for Wakefield.
“The most influential British politician in recent history aside from Tony Blair” - @SebastianEPayne on Nigel Farage
“The pair may be too similar to truly get along” - @SebastianEPayne on Farage & Johnson
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