Stella Tillyard
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Writing her first historical novel has raised some unexpected challenges for the historian Stella Tillyard. Published April 20 2011
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Stella Tillyard reviews Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. Published October 2 2009
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Stella Tillyard explores a publication on diplomats from ancient times to the modern era
Published July 13 2006
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Stella Tillyard explains how she came to write multiple biographies of 18th-century families, most recently that of George III whose brothers and sisters were enmeshed in webs of intrigue, something that affected the King’s wider relations with his subjects.
Published February 15 2006
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To coincide with a major new exhibition at Tate Britain on the painter Sir Joshua Reynolds, Stella Tillyard asks what fame meant to individuals and the wider public of Georgian England, and considers how much this has in common with today’s celebrity culture. Published May 18 2005
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John Brewer and Stella Tillyard evaluate a book both historical and fictional. Published January 1 1985
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