Interesting review by Peter Lewis on Anne de Courcy's latest book about Margot Asquith... pity Anne did not read my book before she published!
The Mail's heading is :"The love triangle at Number 10 that could have cost us the war" .. Yes Asquith's philandering nearly did .. but no mention of sex other than the fact that Asquith was keen on it after Margot banned him from her bedroom (after many failed pregnancies).. Anne misses the point that Asquith was more than a groper and would take a lady's hand to his erect instrument if she dared sit beside him!! ..Poor Venetia she did stand a chance of repelling this awful man ... in my view he was another Jimmy savile.
Anne also wonders about his daughter Violet Asquith and her lesbian tendencies .. I also wonder why she was SO keen to defend her father .. ..
Friday 7 November 2014
Saturday 1 November 2014
A broken man
A good day's conference on Liberal History concerning WW1 held at Kings College London. I find it amazingly that the male political historians don't seem to understand that a politician's emotions are as important as their rhetoric. Surely it is important to know that Asquith was threatening suicide throughout many months of the war? If you are thinking of ending your life ..can you make good decisions?
Is it not important in our understanding of his handling of the war to know that his thoughts were often turning to illicit sex?
The historians consider that the fact Asquith looked "tired" during the early years of the war is significant but the fact that he was "a broken man", when Venetia sent her fateful letter telling him she was leaving to marry Montagu is irrelevant, in relation to Asquith's decision to form the coalition in May 1915! Strange people...
By the way there was a female professor of social history at the conference who agreed with me about the importance of emotions in relation to historical events ... surely its time female historians took a more active interest in political history .. or will we always get a one sided view of crucial events?
Is it not important in our understanding of his handling of the war to know that his thoughts were often turning to illicit sex?
The historians consider that the fact Asquith looked "tired" during the early years of the war is significant but the fact that he was "a broken man", when Venetia sent her fateful letter telling him she was leaving to marry Montagu is irrelevant, in relation to Asquith's decision to form the coalition in May 1915! Strange people...
By the way there was a female professor of social history at the conference who agreed with me about the importance of emotions in relation to historical events ... surely its time female historians took a more active interest in political history .. or will we always get a one sided view of crucial events?
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