Charles Ellingworth

The Berlin Wall came down thirty years ago. It would not be original to say that it was the biggest geopolitical event of our lifetimes. Wha...

I flew my little plane to Spain on the last day of September, crossing the Channel between showers and looking down on white horses below. I...

Two interesting facts.  There was a survey earlier this year covering the entire EU including Britain. They were asked to rank what they tho...

Historical events are seen through the prism of those that observe them. Nowhere is that more true than the Paris Peace Conference that bega...

I was bought up in a small village in Leicestershire. All three roads into the village were gated and there was no pub or shop. And yet, in ...

If you go as far west as you can in the British Isles, Kerry in Southern Ireland, and then get in a small boat and head out into the Atlanti...