Historian and author of Flying Pianos: The Eccentric Birth of British Aviation and Coffee With Hitler: The British Amateurs Who Tried to Civilise the Nazis.
London, England
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Thrilled to reveal the cover for my next book Flying Pianos: The Eccentric Birth of British Aviation. UK launch by Oneworld Publications on 1 October 2026. Available to preorder from all good bookshops.
Delighted to be interviewed by the inestimable @philmcraig
#Podcast
@philmcraig interviews @CharlesSpicer
About his latest book.
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Read Flying With Pianos
link.amazon/B09qVXHh9
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For fans of The Rest is History and We Have Ways
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@JohnMcKay68 reviews Flying Pianos
By @CharlesSpicer
"An accessible history."
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Magnificent Men and Women of British Aviation, part 1: Grahame Christie. WWI pilot, spy, and Hermann Göring's whisky-drinking partner...
From Flying Pianos by @CharlesSpicer, out now.
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Pleased to review @CharlesSpicer’s latest: Flying Pianos for @spectator. A new take in three parts on a pantheon of #Pilot greats at the advent of a brave new world, this copy chalking up 000s of words and air miles in consideration.
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.@CharlesSpicer’s latest book Flying Pianos is out today!
An absorbing and insightful exploration into the miraculous birth of British Aviation
Available to buy now!
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On @marbellagiles' Let's Talk from 10.00CET, Michael Dulaney on 'Sentinels', @tjparfitt - editor of @SpainMMG, and @CharlesSpicer's 'Flying Pianos: The Eccentric Birth of British Aviation'
Today is the last day to take advantage of the generous preorder discount on my new book, Flying Pianos, from @waterstones Published by @oneworldpublications on 1 October 2026
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When I was first elected, evidence showed it would take 193 years to bring London's air pollution within legal limits.
Thanks to our policies, we've done it in 9 💚
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Indeed the Welsh wizard 🧙♀️ this book is an excellent and entertaining account of that episode and more by @CharlesSpicer theguardian.com/books/2022/s… well worth a read
Congratulations to @SpitfireFilly on publication. I’m much looking forward to reading it. If @claremulley says it so good, it will be good…
Thank you to the lovely @claremulley for her very generous endorsement of #EagleDays! I have been a great admirer of her work since reading #TheWomenWhoFlewForHitler. Anyone who has not yet read #TheSpyWhoLoved, #AgentZo etc. - please do go check out Clare's exceptional catalogue
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I’m excited to announce that the James Blunt Museum in Herefordshire has recently been refurbished, and is now back open and accepting visitors. It really is a glorious place to take the family this summer. Please come early to avoid the queues.
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Is any of this wrong? I have been astonished by the food in the US in recent years.
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Colorized footage is like a time machine 🧵
1. English kids in 1901, 124 years ago
Poignantly put by the inestimable @HarrietHarman
