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The Broken Compass

Mathew Lyons

History, literature, art & wonder

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  • Mathew Lyons

    Writer. Historian. FRHistS. Recent work: History Today, The Spectator, Daily Telegraph, Engelsberg Ideas, Slightly Foxed, Literary Review.

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