victor keegan

Today’s Observer column May 10 2026 observer.co.uk/news/columnist…

London’s Lost Cockpit londonmylondon.co.uk/the-forgotten-…

Sorry the link to the publisher is by my profile at the top of the page

A direct link to the publisher of London’s forgotten Island

A review of my new book about a historic but forgotten island in the middle of Westminster onlondon.co.uk/book-review-th… Buy from Amazon or even better (for the author!) the publisher Ingram Spark

A few tickets still available ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/how-m…

Today’s Observer column April 12 observer.co.uk/news/business/…

If you want to get ahead in AI you have to be in America. How come then that the two men heading the AI of Google and Microsoft were both educated at North London state schools?

Millennium wheel among the banana trees

In the 2nd of our £10 Noon talks this Saturday I will tell the astonishing tale of how a medieval brewery by Westminster Abbey paved the way for one of the biggest drinks companies in the world. Search “Thorney Island” in Eventbrite

Shakespeare’s church from across the Avon at Stratord

Today’s Observer column Mar 15 observer.co.uk/news/columnist…

In the first of our £10 talks on Saturdays, Victor Keegan, author of Lost London 1, 2 and 3 will tell the extraordinary story of how Thorney Island started the world's first public subscription hospital and the creation of two major hospitals. tinyurl.com/43fuea6p

Today’s Observer column March 1 observer.co.uk/news/columnist…

I asked Google Deep Mind to do some marketing for my new book and they came up with this cover. I prefer the original but this is impressive, especially if it prompts new sales tinyurl.com/mvsk8469

A vital read for anyone interested in the future of truth and journalism by Alan Rusbridger, who knows app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/72423/co…

My new book, London’s Lost Island (the densest concentration of history anywhere), can now be purchased directly from the printer thereby avoiding the likes of Amazon etc. Happy rreading shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=N…

Today’s Observer column February 15, 2026 observer.co.uk/news/politics/…

London contributed £44 billion in taxation for the benefit of the rest of the country, according to official figures. Worth bearing in mind by those who knock London.