Heritage Key to visit John Julius Norwich - We Want Your Questions!
Heritage Key meets a hero of British history writing on Tuesday, when we'll travel to the London home of famed author and broadcaster Lord Norwich, aka John Julius Norwich (aka the 2nd Viscount Norwich, aka John Julius Cooper) to talk about a cornucopia of historical knowledge spanning human civilization's past. The latest book in the Lord's 45-year writing history, The Great Cities in History, lists no fewer than 70 world cities, from the dusty agricultural centers of Sumer to the massive modern metropolises of New York, London and Tokyo - and much more in between. Edited and foreworded by the Lord, the book features synopses of the world's greatest human hubs written by illustrious experts such as Simon Schama, Bettany Hughes and A. N. Wilson.
We want your questions - what do you want put to Lord Norwich?
So what to ask a man with one of the most impressive CVs in the world of history writing?
Lord Norwich has published dozens of books, appeared on over thirty television shows and even hosted a popular BBC radio show for four years.
He's a regular speaker on the heritage cruise circuit and can often be seen extolling his encyclopedic understanding of the ancient and Renaissance world in lectures all over the planet.
His main areas of interest include Byzantium, Venice and the ancient cities of the Mediterranean, but his knowledge spans continents and cultures the gamut of human history.
We at Heritage Key could talk to the Lord for hours, but we really want your questions - what would you like to ask to one of the world's greatest living historians and travel writers? Maybe you want to know his favourite ancient city; or what he thinks to the contentious subject of artefact repatriation? Maybe you just want to know something about the man himself - a man who has lived in far flung cities like Beirut and Belgrade on his path to fame. We want to put your questions to the Lord - let us know via the comments box below this article!
Don't forget Heritage Key's other videos from across the ancient world - Our latest from Egypt features famous archaeologists Mark Lehner, and the irrepressible Dr Zahi Hawass.
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I have one: why did he not list Bruges? (Amsterdam got in.) It was once one of the most thriving harbour cities in Europe, and is a great example what can happen when you lose your water/river/sea access. Oh, and it's on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Could you ask the Lord if he thinks the world has got better as cities have got bigger?
A big question but an important one for me at least. Was the Byzantine empire in irrevocable decline before the capture of the city by the Crusaders and Venetians in 1204? If it had not been taken then, could it have survived long enough to eventually ally with the West and keep the Turks at bay? I know it is very hypothetical, but it is an interesting point of discusssion. How different the world might have been, and how much more of their great art would have survived!
Tom
Hi Tom, did you ever read the 'What If?' on military history? I must admit I'm only reached the second chapter (what if the Greek did not defeat Xerxes/fight of the Persian invasion). But it's quite a promising book. (And really makes you think. If only the two first chapters would have ended differently, I would have a) probably never been christian, as it did not exist, but then Islam would not exist either, so we would be all believing... that and we'd be Persian. Or something...)
But err.. I'm drifting. Yes, we'll pass your question along! Thank you.
Thanks to David and Tom, great questions and ones expertly fielded by the Lord - look out for the video, coming very soon!
*coughs* And my question?! It was pretty excellent too - might I say so myself... .
Thanks to you both. Looking forward to seeing it.
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