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I wanted to be a poet when I was 20; I had no interest in fiction or biography and precious little interest in history, but those three elements in my life have become the most important. Peter Ackroyd biographyelementfiction Change image and share on social
The English have always been greedy for news of times past, with that mixture of fatalism and melancholy which is part of the national character. Peter Ackroyd characterenglishfatalism Change image and share on social
His head was boiled, impaled upon a pole and raised above London Bridge. So ended the life of Thomas More, one of the few Londoners upon whom sainthood has been conferred and the first English layman to be beatified as a martyr. Peter Ackroyd beatifyboilbridge share on social
I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love. Siobhan Fahey campgayhumour Change image and share on social
