Expert comment & analysis on ‘Clubland’ - the hidden world of private members’ clubs.

A new Substack by Dr Seth Thévoz, author of London Clubland: A Companion for the Curious (2025), Behind Closed Doors: The Secret Life of London Private Members’ Clubs (2022), and Club Government: How the Early Victorian World was Ruled from London Clubs (2018).

Drawing on over 15 years of work, and extensive first-hand experience of closely studying clubs past and present, this newsletter is global in scope, looking at the unique culture, economics and history of clubs worldwide. It aims to be robustly researched - and a lot of fun.

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