| David Horspool | |
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| Born | David Cyril Greame Horspool (1971-01-07) 7 January 1971 (age 53) Wimbledon, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Milbourne Lodge School Eton College |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Author |
| Employer | Times Literary Supplement |
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| Children | 2 |
| Mother | Margot Horspool |
David Cyril Greame Horspool (born 7 January 1971) is a historian and sport editor of The Times Literary Supplement.
Writing
A scholar at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, he writes for the Sunday Times, The Guardian, the Telegraph and The New York Times.
Books
His first book, Why Alfred Burned the Cakes: A King and His 1100-year Afterlife, was a scholarly yet popular history of the reign of King Alfred. His next book, published in August 2009, was The English Rebel: One Thousand Years of Trouble-making from the Normans to the Nineties, a history of rebellion from Magna Carta to Arthur Scargill. David collaborated with Colin Firth and Anthony Arnove to produce the book The People's Speak, published by Canongate Books in August 2013. In 2015 he published Richard III: A Ruler and his reputation.
References
- "Profile Books::David Horspool". Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- Horspool, David (22 October 2015). Richard III: A Ruler and his Reputation. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4729-0300-6.
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