I was born in the north-east of France (Vosges) and grew up in Metz where I did the first two years of a history/history of art degree and moved to the Sorbonne (Paris) to take the licence and a master… Continue reading

I grew up in south-east London and my education was determined by railway stations between Orpington and Victoria. I travelled a lot in Italy in my teens, and when I went to study history at Oxford I did quite a… Continue reading