The Met April 20, 2022 Marie Antoinette – extravagant French queen has long been a symbol of female excess Madeleine Pelling, University of York Marie Antoinette has become a symbol of female profligacy made up of as much history as she is of modern film and art.
Whodunnit? EPA/Neil Hall April 12, 2022 Boris Johnson fined by police over partygate – what happens next? Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield The British prime minister, his wife and the chancellor of the exchequer are all in legal trouble over lockdown gatherings.
A new book questions Carrie Johnson’s influence over her husband. But is his behaviour her responsibility? Benjamin Wareing/Alamy February 14, 2022 Carrie Johnson and our lasting unease about the ‘political spouse’ Orly Siow, Newcastle University Whether Boris Johnson’s wife did something wrong can be debated – but placing her at the centre of the ‘partygate’ story is to let the Prime Minister off the hook.