Charles Anson, the Queen s press secretary between 1990 and 1997, made the claims in new documentary 2021: The Queen s Horrible Year, which aired last night on Channel 5.
From fast-paced spy thrillers and moving family sagas to dramatic reimaginings of historical epochs, we asked historians to tell us which new history books they have enjoyed the most in 2021
They masterminded coups, brokered peace deals and may even have led troops into battle. Sarah Gristwood unlocks the stories of the women who shaped one of the bloodiest dynastic clashes in English history
New film Spencer sees Diana, Princess of Wales imagining the presence of another historic royal consort as she weighs up her own role in the royal establishment. Sarah Gristwood explores the events depicted, which take place over three days during the royal family’s Christmas celebrations in 1991, and reviews the dramatic choices made in the film…