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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4 September 1882: Edison lights up Wall Street
Features On this day in 1882, Thomas Edison demonstrated the benefits of electric light to Wall street bankers, ushering in the age of electricity.
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3 September 1843: Greeks revolt against their German king
Features Fresh-faced King Otto, installed after independence from the Ottoman Empire, wasn't a hit with the Greek public. And today in 1843, they rebelled.
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2 September 1666: The Great Fire of London starts on Pudding Lane
Features On this day in 1666, the Great Fire of London started on Pudding Lane. The fire raged for four days, laying waste to much of the city.
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Private travel: avoiding the rat race to the Costa del Sol
Reviews Luxury travel agents are beginning to seem like the sensible option, says Chris Carter.
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28 August 1837: Lea & Perrins begins making Worcestershire sauce
Features On this day in 1837, Lea & Perrins started to manufacture its famous Worcestershire sauce for sale the following year.
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27 August 1995: Rugby Union turns professional
Features On this day in 1995, 25 years ago, the International Rugby Board agreed to bring the era of amateur rugby to an end.
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25 August 2012: Voyager 1 enters interstellar space
Features On this day in 2012, the Voyager 1 spacecraft crossed into interstellar space, becoming the first manmade object to explore the space between the stars.
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Sukhinder Singh: get ready for the rum revolution
Advice Rum has come of age and for collectors, the party is just getting started. Sukhinder Singh, co-founder of The Whisky Exchange, talks to MoneyWeek.
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21 August 1911: The Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre
Features On this day in 1911, Italian outcast Vincenzo Perrugia slipped out of a cupboard at the Louvre and made off with the Mona Lisa.
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20 August 1866: The American Civil War officially ends
Features Over a year after Confederate general Robert E Lee surrendered, US president Andrew Johnson could finally declare the American Civil War over, on this day in 1866.
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19 August 1989: The Pan-European Picnic brings down the Iron Curtain
Features On this day in 1989 thousands of people flocked to a picnic in Hungary. Many kept going straight across the border into Austria.
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18 August 1587: The first English person is born in the Americas
Features The first person born to English parents in the Americas, little Virginia Dare, was born on this day in 1587. But what happened to her is a mystery.
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Island hopping across the Mediterranean
Reviews Chris Carter finds some oases of tranquillity for the summer holidays
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14 August 1893: World's first driving licences introduced
Features The 'Paris Police Ordinance' took effect on this day in 1893, requiring number plates on cars, and introducing the world's first driving licences.
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13 August 1915: The ‘Brides in the Bath’ murderer is hanged
Features George Joseph Smith was hanged for the murder of three women, known as the Brides in Bath, on this day in 1915.
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12 August 1981: IBM launches the PC
Features On this day in August 1981 IBM revolutionised home computing with the launch of the PC 5150. It was a roaring success, with shops queueing up to sell it.
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The charms of a trip on a canal
Reviews You have no choice but to slow down and enjoy yourself on Britain’s waterways. Chris Carter reports
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7 August 1946: Turkish Straits crisis reaches its climax
Features A row over who was allowed to sail through the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus led to a stand-off between the USA and the USSR.
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Collectables: rum comes of age
News Rum, the party spirit, is being taken seriously by collectors, says Chris Carter.
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6 August 1889: The Savoy hotel opens its doors
Features The traditional home away from home for the rich and famous, The Savoy hotel checked in its first guest on this day in 1889.
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5 August 1858: the first transatlantic telegraph cable is completed
Features On this day in 1858, HMS Agamemnon and the USS Niagara completed the mammoth task of laying the first transatlantic telegraph cable.
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4 August 1916: The United States buys the Danish Virgin Islands
Features On this day in 1916, the United States bought a group of Caribbean islands from Denmark, renaming them the Virgin Islands of the United States.
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30 July 1997: Tony Blair throws his Cool Britannia party
Features Tony Blair, fresh from his election victory, decided to showcase the best of Britain and New Labour by throwing his Cool Britannia party on this day in 1997.
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30 July 1935: Penguin sparks the ‘paperback revolution’
Features On this day in July 1935, the first mass-market paperback books bearing the penguin logo were published. Each book cost sixpence.
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