I shall wait for others to show me the way in this competition. I really MUST try the prose ones and not withdraw in high dudgeon because I am not allowed to rhyme. Difficult to win though with all the masters and whatever is the feminine of that in the field.
No. 2774 remaking history
You are invited to supply an extract from the diary of a well-known historical figure that startlingly reverses received ideas about history and the person in question (150 words maximum). Please email entries to
lucy@spectator.co. uk by midday on 21 November.