William Cook
Articles by William Cook
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Life & Society
Crowning moment
- 15 April 2002
In memoriam, the Queen Mother - Pomp and ceremony. William Cook rediscovers an anthropological relic
Culture
Pilgrim's progress
- 01 April 2002
Even in our godless age, spiritual journeys are as important as they were six hundred years ago, when Chaucer's motley crew set off for Canterbury. William Cook follows in their footsteps to celebrate the cathedral's 1,400th birthday
Society
Shooting Hitler
- 11 February 2002
Profile - William Cook on the contentious career of the woman who made the Nazis beautiful
Culture
Pop princess
- 28 January 2002
Music - William Cook inspects Diana's CD collection and discovers she was a pleb at heart
Culture
Club for heroes
- 21 January 2002
Music - William Cook on how the boys in skirts are back in town
Books
The dog that barked in the night. William Cook on the enduring appeal of The Hounds of the Baskervilles, 100 years after first publication
- 17 December 2001
The Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Penguin, £4.99 ISBN 014043786X
Culture
Local currency
- 19 November 2001
Money - William Cook on how regional interests gave way to national myths on our banknotes
Politics
It's time we moved on from the Holocaust
- 29 October 2001
To outsiders, Berlin is the city of the Final Solution. But in truth, the German capital is host to the fastest-growing Jewish community in the world, reports William Cook
Culture
Postcards from abroad
- 22 October 2001
Art - William Cook discovers that Turner is prized in Germany
Politics
The improbable hero
- 16 April 2001
His German grandfather was a feckless husband and a lousy father, but when William Cook began digging into his family history, he discovered a surprising and heroic episode
