I, on the other hand, stood out for all the wrong reasons. I was neither a pillar of the arts establishment nor – with my too long hair – one of the Special Branch officers present. As, I discovered, did another guest at the party. Out on the terrace at the back, standing all alone, was an elderly man in an unseasonal tweedy jacket. Martin Luther: Catholic Dissident by Peter Stanford is published by Hodder on 18 March at £20.

Source: The Guardian March 12, 2017 06:00 UTC