Chris Carter
Chris Carter spent three glorious years reading English literature on the beautiful Welsh coast at Aberystwyth University. Graduating in 2005, he left for the University of York to specialise in Renaissance literature for his MA, before returning to his native Twickenham, in southwest London. He joined a Richmond-based recruitment company, where he worked with several clients, including the Queen’s bank, Coutts, as well as the super luxury, Dorchester-owned Coworth Park country house hotel, near Ascot in Berkshire.
Then, in 2011, Chris joined MoneyWeek. Initially working as part of the website production team, Chris soon rose to the lofty heights of wealth editor, overseeing MoneyWeek’s Spending It lifestyle section. Chris travels the globe in pursuit of his work, soaking up the local culture and sampling the very finest in cuisine, hotels and resorts for the magazine’s discerning readership. He also enjoys writing his fortnightly page on collectables, delving into the fascinating world of auctions and art, classic cars, coins, watches, wine and whisky investing.
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Latest articles by Chris Carter
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Five unusual UK holidays
Reviews Looking for something different that doesn’t involve travelling abroad? Chris Carter has some ideas
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Digital art: a new chapter in art history or just a fad?
Reviews How will history judge Beeple and the new digital way of making art?
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Three idyllic countryside retreats
Reviews We could all do with a chance to stretch our legs. Chris Carter suggests a spell at a farm
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Corfu: an idyllic Greek island refuge
Reviews Greece is preparing to welcome back tourists. Make a dash for Corfu, says Chris Carter
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Virtual cherry blossom – how to indulge in “hanami” from your sofa
Reviews Chris Carter enjoys the cherry-blossom blooms of a Japanese spring from his locked-down London home.
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Five stylish hotel suites
Reviews From an exclusive villa in the Seychelles to a luxury pad in New York. Chris Carter reports
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Get in on the new craze for digital art
News Auction houses are hoping to lure the Reddit mob with digital art. Chris Carter reports.
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Blow the lockdown cobwebs away with a self-drive supercar holiday
Reviews Bored with lockdown? Don't want to fly? Why not go on a Grand Tour of Europe at the wheel of a supercar instead?
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24 February 1809: Drury Lane theatre burns down
Features On this day in 1809, celebrated playwright Richard Sheridan was effectively ruined when the Drury Lane theatre went up in smoke.
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23 February 1820: the Cato Street Conspiracy unravels
Features The Bow Street Runners burst in on the Cato Street conspirators, frustrating their plans to massacre the entire Cabinet, on this day in 1820.
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23 February 1963: The case of the electrified Land Rover
Features On this day in 1963, an unsuspecting bobby gets a shock when he stumbles upon an electrified Land Rover.
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The return of the Great British holiday
Reviews Planning on holidaying at home? Just be aware that millions will have had the same idea, says Chris Carter
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18 February 1911: First official airmail flight
Features On this day in 1911, the first official airmail flight took off from Allahabad in India, with Frenchman Henri Pequet flying a Humber Sommer biplane.
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16 February 1957: The “Toddlers’ Truce” comes to an end
Features On Saturday, 16 February, 1957, the “Toddlers’ Truce” – a programme-free hour on TV between 6pm and 7pm – was finally broken.
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16 February 1659: Britain’s first cheque is issued
Features Merchant Nicholas Vanacker made out the first British cheque payable to Mr Delboe for the grand sum of £400, dated 16 February 1659.
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Gold coins lose none of their shine as “Brasher” doubloon sells for a record price
News The New York-style Brasher gold coin just set a new record auction sale price of $9.4. Chris Carter reports
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Should you head abroad or stay in the UK for your summer holiday?
Reviews If you go abroad there will be trouble, says Chris Carter. But you should be safer with a holiday nearer home.
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12 February 1994: Edvard Munch’s The Scream is stolen
Features One of the world's most famous paintings, The Scream by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, was stolen from the National Art Museum in Oslo on this day in 1994.
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10 February 1906: HMS Dreadnought is launched
Features Britain upped the stakes in naval warfare when it launched the era-defining HMS Dreadnought on this day in 1906 – by far the most powerful ship of its day.
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10 February 1355: The St Scholastica’s Day riots
Features On this day in 1355, the “town versus gown” rivalry in Oxford boiled over into three days of fighting, dubbed the St Scholastica’s Day riots.
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4 February 1194: Richard the Lionheart is ransomed
Features Having fallen into the hands of the Duke of Austria and the Holy Roman Emperor, King Richard I of England was freed from captivity on this day in 1194.
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4 February 1818: Sir Walter Scott finds the Honours of Scotland
Features Romantic poet and novelist Sir Walter Scott discovered the Honours of Scotland – Scotland's crown jewels – on this day in 1818, after they had been missing for over a century.
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2 February 1709: Alexander Selkirk is rescued
Features After four years and four months marooned on a desert island, Alexander Selkirk – the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe – was rescued on this day in 1709.
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2 February 1901: Queen Victoria’s funeral procession
Features Britain mourned the death of Queen Victoria by holding a grand state funeral for Britain's then longest-reigning monarch, on this day in 1901.
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