David Cyril Greame Horspool(born 7 January 1971) is ahistorianand sporteditorofThe Times Literary Supplement.[1]
David Horspool | |
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| Born | David Cyril Greame Horspool 7 January 1971 Wimbledon,London |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Milbourne Lodge School Eton College |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Author |
| Employer | Times Literary Supplement |
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| Children | 2 |
| Mother | Margot Horspool |
Writing
editA scholar atEtonandChrist Church, Oxford,he writes for theSunday Times,The Guardian,theTelegraphandThe New York Times.
Books
editHis first book,Why Alfred Burned the Cakes: A King and His 1100-year Afterlife,was a scholarly yet popular history of the reign ofKing Alfred.His next book, published in August 2009, wasThe English Rebel: One Thousand Years of Trouble-making from theNormansto the Nineties,a history ofrebellionfromMagna CartatoArthur Scargill.David collaborated withColin Firthand Anthony Arnove to produce the bookThe People's Speak,published byCanongate Booksin August 2013. In 2015 he published Richard III: A Ruler and his reputation.[2]
References
edit- ^"Profile Books::David Horspool".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-11-11.Retrieved2010-12-21.
- ^Horspool, David (22 October 2015).Richard III: A Ruler and his Reputation.Bloomsbury Publishing.ISBN978-1-4729-0300-6.