Miranda (MJ) Carter

History (Blunt, WW1, defunct royals), historical thrillers (The Strangler Vine) and TV recs. currently writing a book about feminism and princesses

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

A thread: I have only read this article and NOT the book from which it derives, but as the author of the standard biography of Anthony Blunt, I feel inclined to comment. The main contention is that not only was Blunt spying for the Soviets, but that he was/

[Marcus Walker @WalkerMarcus]

Well, well, well. So it was Anthony Blunt who is likely to have been the spy who foiled Operation Market Garden, led to 17,000 Allied deaths and left Berlin & Eastern Germany to fall to Russia. Can we have no more romanticising of the Cambridge spies pls?
https://t.co/TsfOqq2A2B

[Mike Young @micyoung75]

What makes the Wilhelm story feel contemporary is the governance failure.

Carter’s point is that an ego-driven leader, surrounded by flatterers, can mistake provocation for statecraft and impulse for “instinct.”

A serious country does not rely on personality to be stable. It builds stability into the system.

- Professionals who can deliver bad news without being punished

- Transparent decision-making that can be challenged in public

- Real legislative oversight over major strategic shifts

That is not “weakness.”

That is how a democracy keeps its power from becoming a personal hobby.

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Kaiser Wilhelm II, who ruled Germany from 1888 to 1918, had a talent for causing outrage. He believed he was brilliant at diplomacy, despite all evidence to the contrary, and had a limited understanding of cause and effect. Read about the lessons of Kaiser Wilhelm II: https://t.co/Dt4jMh2ixj

[𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖆𝖓 𝕮𝖆𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖕𝖚𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖔𝖕𝖍𝖔𝖇𝖊 2 @FDehyd]

1).
Kaiser Wilhelm II Hohenzollern (1859–1941) [1] [2] as the @realDonaldTrump archetype

Article [3] by Miranda Carter (@MJCarter10) [4] [5] [6] of June 6, 2018

[Makaru Makara @MakaruMakara]

George, Nicholas and Wilhem

Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I
Miranda Carter
Knopf, 2010
500 Pages
Rp. 200.000

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

@CharlesCumming

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

A thread: I have only read this article and NOT the book from which it derives, but as the author of the standard biography of Anthony Blunt, I feel inclined to comment. The main contention is that not only was Blunt spying for the Soviets, but that he was/

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

@CharlesCumming - I’ll send other version too in case this doesn’t work

[mary augusta thomas @MaryAugusta]

@MJCarter10 @threadreaderapp please unroll

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

So sorry I didn’t make the party-will write soon. Xx

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

Huge congratulations to@Tonisenior on her marvellously reviewed new book about #TheCambridgeSpies—I am not a bit surprised that it’s so good

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

@Sanchia7

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

A thread: I have only read this article and NOT the book from which it derives, but as the author of the standard biography of Anthony Blunt, I feel inclined to comment. The main contention is that not only was Blunt spying for the Soviets, but that he was/

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

@AmandaPCraig @dolphinsands @ITVX Ok. —will investigate—can I reciprocate? also French —The Bureau —absolutely terrific

[Fiona Forsyth @for_fi]

I’ve just finished Miranda Carter’s biography of Anthony Blunt - fascinating and well-written. I’ve gone from not that interested to gripped. What should I read next? I’m curious about the idea that there was an Oxford spy ring too. #spies

[John Aizlewood @aizlewood1]

Just finished Miranda Carter's gripping Anthony Blunt: His Lives. Her Blunt is stoic, aloof, vain and bewildered. You'd quite like him. ***** @MJCarter10

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

John Lanchester: ‘My father just dropped dead’ - The Times and The Sunday Times https://t.co/Lb0EaNcSnj

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

John Lanchester: ‘My father just dropped dead’ - The Times and The Sunday Times https://t.co/Lb0EaNcSnj

[Kevin Schofield @KevinASchofield]

The guy who blamed Rob Reiner for his own death says the BBC damaged his reputation

https://t.co/DVnnfj2nEf

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

@funesdamemorius @MandSnews This is true—and why I (and le tout Clapham in fact) longs for our version

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

Will Marks and Spencer Clapham High St NEVER open? @MandSnews you are crushing my dreams

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

@markwsrichards I’m barely on this any more but wanted to say how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE Drayton and Mackenzie-& John did too! Work money and friendship —what great subjects that nobody writes about!

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

Gives me no pleasure to say that #KingAndConqueror is a dreadful disappointment. 2025 cgi equivalent of shonky cardboard sets, desperate lack of extras, but most of all shockingly bad script & unforgivably boring.

[Miranda (MJ) Carter @MJCarter10]

WOMEN’S RIGHTS DEFENDER RESENTENCED TO DEATH https://t.co/HyuGjfQe3Y