History Event
Spring History Day at Charterhouse School
CLARE MULLEY, JoNn ELLEDGE, LUKE PEPERA & MICHAEL CALVEY
• Four renowned historians in one day
• Learn more about Britain’s story in an historic setting
• Opportunity to meet the authors and have books signed
• Optional tour of the house at the price of £12
• Free access to the extensive grounds during breaks
Clare Mulley – Agent Zo
Agent Zo, long-listed for The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, tells the incredible story of the only woman to parachute from Britain to Nazi-occupied Poland, where she established a crucial intelligence network and couriered microfilm across wartime borders, playing a key role in the Warsaw Uprising and the liberation of her country. Imprisoned and silenced by the post-war Communist regime, Elżbieta Zawacka is brought back to life by historian Clare Mulley.
“Deeply researched and written with verve... thoughtful as well as action packed”
Jonn Elledge – A History of the World in 47 Borders
A fascinating and surprising history of the world told through the lines people have drawn on maps, by the 'charming and outstandingly nerdish' author of The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything. Jonn Elledge is a New Statesman columnist and a contributor to multiple newspapers.
“A novel and fascinating perspective on world history”
Luke Pepera – Motherland: A Journey Through 500,000 Years of African Culture and Identity
Historian and author Luke Pepera takes the audience through 500,000 years of African history and culture by telling stories from his new book, Motherland. He’ll cover subjects including medieval African empires, oral literature, matriarchal societies and ancient trade between Africa and China.
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Simultaneously capacious and personal, this achieves what might have been thought impossible: to give the reader 500,000 years of history, spanning an entire continent, without ever becoming reductive. A masterful achievement
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Michael Calvey – Odyssey Moscow
Michael Calvey was an early investor in post–1989 Russia who for decades was active in supporting new enterprises there. But in 2019 he found himself thrown into Moscow’s notorious Matrosskaya Tishina prison on charges trumped up by local business rivals. As the White House and Kremlin argued about his incarceration, Mike was caught in a Kafka-esque trap, denied access to evidence proving his innocence. And yet, bleak though his prison experience is, he forges unlikely friendships with his six cellmates – mostly also victims of Russia’s cynical justice system.
“From pioneering investor to financial titan to jail-time in Moscow’s most notorious prison – Mike Calvey has ventured deep inside the Russian enigma. He knows more about post-Communist Russia, good and bad, than any other Westerner on earth. … One of the world’s most astute and successful asset managers, he’s a superb writer too, with an astonishing tale to tell.’ Liam Halligan”
Why not take a tour of the school in your Spring History Day lunch break?
It’s the hidden features and quirky stories that make our Victorian Gothic buildings so interesting. There is always something new to discover as you walk around Charterhouse, particularly when you look up. One of the country’s great public schools, founded in 1611, Charterhouse has now been on its current site for 150 years, having moved from insalubrious surroundings in London in 1872 to new greener surroundings on the outskirts of Godalming. Join the team to find out more about the history Charterhouse is steeped in.
The tour costs £12 per person and can be added to your basket at the EventBrite checkout.
