From local gentry to Commander of the Fleets, JB Seatrobe charts the rise of a naval legend
by JB Seatrobe / 21 Feb 2013
JB Seatrobe follows the career of a politician who was a good writer but an indifferent MP
by JB Seatrobe / 28 Jan 2013
JB Seatrobe looks back on the career of a rebel who was a better businessman than politician
by JB Seatrobe / 28 Nov 2012
JB Seatrobe follows the career of a champion of custody rights and copyright law
by JB Seatrobe / 03 Aug 2012
JB Seatrobe revisits the short parliamentary career of innovative television presenter John Freeman (1915–present)
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by JB Seatrobe / 14 Jun 2012
JB Seatrobe follows the career of a senior industrialist and founder of the Austin Motor Company who became a reluctant politician in later life
by JB Seatrobe / 12 Apr 2012
JB Seatrobe remembers the parliamentary career of Lord George Gordon, the Scottish Protestant who opposed Catholic emancipation
by JB Seatrobe / 16 Feb 2012
JB Seatrobe tracks the career of a staunch anti-colonist who made a mediocre soldier and an unremarkable politician
by JB Seatrobe / 14 Dec 2011
JB Seatrobe remembers the impecunious politician who found enduring fame as a satirist, poet and priest
12 Oct 2011
JB Seatrobe recounts the story of two Whig politicians, their long-lasting friendship and distinguished literary careers
by JB Seatrobe / 19 Jul 2011
JB Seatrobe tracks the political trajectory of the great industrialist, who started out as a Liberal MP and ended up a Tory peer
by JB Seatrobe / 14 Dec 2012
JB Seatrobe looks back at the career of a political authoritarian who was the thorn in the side of two kings
by JB Seatrobe / 02 Nov 2012
JB Seatrobe follows the aviation pioneer’s seemingly reluctant political career
by JB Seatrobe / 19 Jul 2012
JB Seatrobe looks at the life of William Henry Grenfell (1855–1945), who was better known for his sporting prowess than his political ability
by JB Seatrobe / 17 May 2012
JB Seatrobe examines the political life of a major figure of Henry VIII’s court, whose convictions led him to oppose two kings
by JB Seatrobe / 15 Mar 2012
JB Seatrobe follows the reluctant parliamentary career of a man who was far happier on his beloved railways
by JB Seatrobe / 12 Jan 2012
The pamphleteer, journalist and farmer believed that reformation was vital to the countryside economy. JB Seatrobe looks back at his life
by JB Seatrobe / 17 Nov 2011
JB Seatrobe follows the career of the social theorist who upheld the rights of the individual in the face of draconian state control
by JB Seatrobe / 20 Aug 2011
JB Seatrobe follows the dubious career of the ‘pocket’ parliamentarian and reckless military commander
by JB Seatrobe / 21 Jun 2011
JB Seatrobe looks at the life of the eminent judge, whose Commentaries became the basis for university legal education in England and North America
by JB Seatrobe / 18 Mar 2011
A look at the fleeting and somewhat accidental political career of poet Robert Southey
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