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Christopher Joll
After serving time at Oxford University and the RMA Sandhurst, Christopher Joll spent his formative years as an officer in The Life Guards. On leaving the Army, Joll worked first i...view moreAfter serving time at Oxford University and the RMA Sandhurst, Christopher Joll spent his formative years as an officer in The Life Guards. On leaving the Army, Joll worked first in investment banking, then as an arms salesman before moving into public relations.
From his earliest days Joll has written articles, features, short stories and reportage. In addition to the Speedicut books, in 2014, Joll wrote the text for Uniquely British: A Year in the Life of the Household Cavalry, in late 2018 he published The Drum Horse in the Fountain & Other Tales of the Heroes & Rogue in the Guards and in early 2020 he will publish Spoils of War: The Treasures, Trophies & Trivia of the British Empire.
Since leaving the Army in 1975, Joll has also been involved in devising and managing major charity fund-raising events including the Household Cavalry Pageant, the Royal Hospital Chelsea Pageant, the acclaimed British Military Tournament, a military tattoo in Hyde Park for the Diamond Jubilee, the Gurkha 200 Pageant, the Waterloo 200 Commemoration at St Paul’s Cathedral, the Shakespeare 400 Gala Concert and The Great War Symphony at the Royal Albert Hall for which he wrote, researched and directed the 60-minute film that accompanied the symphony. In 2019, this led to a commission to write, present and direct five short films for the Museum Prize Trust.
When not writing, directing or lifting the lid on the cess pits of British history, Joll publishes
a weekly Speedicut podcast and gives lectures at literary festivals, museums, clubs and on cruise ships on topics related to his books and the British Empire.
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Books by Christopher Joll
The Speedicut Papers: Book 1 (1821–1848): Flashman’S Secret The Speedicut Papers Book 9 (1900–1915): Boxing Icebergs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpoils of War: The Treasures, Trophies & Trivia of the British Empire Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Speedicut Papers Book 5 (1871–1879): Suffering Bertie Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Speedicut Papers Book 6 (1879–1884): Vitai Lampada Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlack Ice Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Speedicut Papers Book 4 (1865–1871): Where Eagles Dare Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Speedicut Memoirs: The Unimportance of Being Ernest Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Speedicut Papers Book 2 (1848–1857): Love & Other Blood Sports Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Speedicut Memoirs: Book 2 (1918–1923): Fallen Eagles Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Speedicut Memoirs: Some Like It Shot Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings