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Name: London Branch: talk by author Andrew Lownie on his book ‘THE MOUNTBATTENS: Their Lives and Loves’
Start: 2020-09-14T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2020-09-14T20:30:00+01:00
Location: English-Speaking Union

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Monday, 14th September 2020, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

London Branch: talk by author Andrew Lownie on his book 'THE MOUNTBATTENS: Their Lives and Loves'

The English-Speaking Union invites you to an evening at Dartmouth House with Historian Andrew Lownie who will deliver a fascinating talk on his joint biography of the lives of Earl Mountbatten of Burma and his wife Edwina.

Wine & nibbles from 6.30pm the talk will start 7.00pm sharp

Discover more about the charismatic character of the Earl of Mountbatten with lives touching the history of the 20th century, it is a rich story whose characters include: all the key figures of the Second World War from Churchill, Macmillan, Eden, Montgomery to Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Stilwell and Chiang Kai-Shek; The Royal Family; and stars of stage and screen Charlie Chaplin, Agatha Christie, Noel Coward, Joan Crawford, and Cary Grant.

tickets:

ESU Members £15

Non-members & guests £20

Attendees will have an opportunity to purchase a signed copy of The Mountbattens: Their Lives & Loves after the event.

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