<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2232617/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Historical letters and correspondence offer an invaluable window into the past, serving as personal time capsules that reveal the thoughts, feelings, and day-to-day experiences of individuals from different eras. These documents provide a unique insight into the social, political, and cultural contexts of their times, allowing us to understand historical events not just through the lens of objective facts but through the subjective eyes of those who lived them.  Join Keith in this fun episode where he shares his thoughts on rare insightful  letters from the likes of Mark Anthony on his thoughts on Cleopatra to a message Gandhi sent to Hitler.

Send us a text Historical letters and correspondence offer an invaluable window into the past, serving as personal time capsules that reveal the thoughts, feelings, and day-to-day experiences of individuals from different eras. These documents provide a unique insight into the social, political, and cultural contexts of their times, allowing us to understand historical events not just through the lens of objective facts but through the subjective eyes of those who lived them. Join Keith in this fun episode where he shares his thoughts on rare insightful letters from the likes of Mark Anthony on his thoughts on Cleopatra to a message Gandhi sent to Hitler.

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2232617/open_sms" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us a text</a>Historical letters and correspondence offer an invaluable window into the past, serving as personal time capsules that reveal the thoughts, feelings, and day-to-day experiences of individuals from different eras. These documents provide a unique insight into the social, political, and cultural contexts of their times, allowing us to understand historical events not just through the lens of objective facts but through the subjective eyes of those who lived them.&nbsp; Join Keith in this fun episode where he shares his thoughts on rare insightful&nbsp; letters from the likes of Mark Anthony on his thoughts on Cleopatra to a message Gandhi sent to Hitler. &nbsp;

Letters of Note - Letters that Changed the World

Keith Hockton, FRAS, is a publisher, podcaster, writer and author based in Penang, Malaysia. He is South East Asian Editor for International Living, a lifestyle based magazine. He lectures internationally on history and Malaysia (political and economic), and is passionate about making history fun and accessible to all.&nbsp; Keith is a Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. His published books include:• Atlas of Australian Dive Sites - Travellers Edition (Harper Collins Australia, 2003).• Penang - An inside guide to its historic homes, buildings, monuments and parks (MPH Publishing, 2012; 2nd Edition 2014; 3rd Edition 2017).• Festivals of Malaysia (Trafalgar Publishing, 2015).• The Habitat Penang Hill: A pocket history (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)• Alana and the Secret Life of Trees at Night (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)• Penang Then &amp; Now: A Century of Change in Pictures (Entrepot Publishing, 2019; 2nd Edition 2021) • Bersama Lima - Five Together (Entrepot Publishing, 2022)

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Keith Hockton, FRAS, is a publisher, podcaster, writer and author based in Penang, Malaysia. He is South East Asian Editor for International Living, a lifestyle based magazine. He lectures internationally on history and Malaysia (political and economic), and is passionate about making history fun and accessible to all.  Keith is a Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. His published books include: • Atlas of Australian Dive Sites - Travellers Edition (Harper Collins Australia, 2003). • Penang - An inside guide to its historic homes, buildings, monuments and parks (MPH Publishing, 2012; 2nd Edition 2014; 3rd Edition 2017). • Festivals of Malaysia (Trafalgar Publishing, 2015). • The Habitat Penang Hill: A pocket history (Entrepot Publishing, 2018) • Alana and the Secret Life of Trees at Night (Entrepot Publishing, 2018) • Penang Then & Now: A Century of Change in Pictures (Entrepot Publishing, 2019; 2nd Edition 2021) • Bersama Lima - Five Together (Entrepot Publishing, 2022)

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