T.S. Eliot lecture Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton (left) and author David Cannadine enjoy a laugh after Cannadine delivered the annual T.S. Eliot Lecture in St. Louis Nov. 10 to an audience of nearly 300 in May Auditorium in Simon Hall. Cannadine, the first Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Chair of British History at the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London, has authored several books on British history. Titled “Churchill and America,” the lecture was sponsored by Arts & Sciences and the Office of International Alumni and Development Programs.