10 thoughts on “Quite remarkable what they’re calling historical secrets these days”
So Much For Subtlety
The question is not whether the last PM to openly live with his mistress was a womanizer.
The question is whether he was a murderer. Someone was last seen going into a house with his electoral agent. No body was ever found.
Gamecock
Notorious secret . . . wait . . . what?
Matt w
Two does not a notorious womaniser make.
That is about 94% less than Snowflake Cleggover.
dearieme
The first time I ever heard of Lloyd George, it was in song.
dearieme
For those who’ve never heard it: civil servant to LG, who was about to go to the peace conference in Paris – “Will Mrs Lloyd George be accompanying you, PM?”
Answer: “Who would take a sandwich to a banquet?”
Rob
The article would read more honestly as “Hey! I’m Dan Snow and my great great grandfather was Lloyd George! Did you hear me?”
Just an historical thingy, LG was widely know among the cognoscenti as “the old goat”. Might this have been a clue?
Bloke in Costa Rica
I like the line from Kitchener about how he didn’t like sharing military secrets with the Cabinet because they would all tell their wives, apart from Lloyd George, who would tell someone else’s wife.
Theophrastus
‘Secret’ is marketing-speak for ‘possibly new to you, dear reader’. It is irritating how often it crops up in tourism, publishing, etc.
The question is not whether the last PM to openly live with his mistress was a womanizer.
The question is whether he was a murderer. Someone was last seen going into a house with his electoral agent. No body was ever found.
Notorious secret . . . wait . . . what?
Two does not a notorious womaniser make.
That is about 94% less than Snowflake Cleggover.
The first time I ever heard of Lloyd George, it was in song.
For those who’ve never heard it: civil servant to LG, who was about to go to the peace conference in Paris – “Will Mrs Lloyd George be accompanying you, PM?”
Answer: “Who would take a sandwich to a banquet?”
The article would read more honestly as “Hey! I’m Dan Snow and my great great grandfather was Lloyd George! Did you hear me?”
Knew my father, he did…
Just an historical thingy, LG was widely know among the cognoscenti as “the old goat”. Might this have been a clue?
I like the line from Kitchener about how he didn’t like sharing military secrets with the Cabinet because they would all tell their wives, apart from Lloyd George, who would tell someone else’s wife.
‘Secret’ is marketing-speak for ‘possibly new to you, dear reader’. It is irritating how often it crops up in tourism, publishing, etc.