Juliet Nicolson
Juliet Nicolson is the bestselling author of three works of social history, The Great Silence: 1918-1920 Living in the Shadow of the Great War; The Perfect Summer: Dancing into Shadow in 1911; and Frostquake: The frozen winter of 1962 and how Britain emerged a different country; as well as a family memoir, A House Full of Daughters. Her latest book, The Book of Revelations, looks at the lives of women from the 1950s to the present day.
Upcoming Events
Featuring Talks By:
Tim Harford
on cautionary tales and lessons from history.
Juliet Nicolson
on the secrets women keep, and what they tell us about our changing times.
Jack Parlett
on the power of flamboyance and living boldly.
Erica Wagner
on the extraordinary life of Washington Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Andrea Wulf
on the remarkable eighteenth century explorer and revolutionary George Forster.
5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - June 2026
Join us for an evening of insightful, intriguing and inspiring stories told live.
Videos
Juliet Nicolson @ 5x15 - Seven Generations of her Family's Past
Juliet Nicolson is the author of two works of history, T'he Great Silence 1918–1920', 'Living in the Shadow of the Great War' and 'The Perfect Summer: Dancing into Shadow in 1911', and a novel, 'Abdication'.
As the grand- daughter of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson and the daughter of Nigel
As the grand- daughter of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson and the daughter of Nigel