What’s On

Christopoher Somerville has covered the length and breadth of the UK on foot, and has written and broadcast about its history, landscape, wildlife and people for over 25 years. In ... Christopher Somerville – Britain’s Best Walks

In a thrilling narrative account, Helen Carr sheds new light on a pivotal period of English history in the first book to cover the whole of the fourteenth century in ... Helen Carr – Sceptred Isle – A New History of the Fourteenth Century

The villagers of Fleetcombe like to think of it as one of the most picturesque spots in Dorset: two pubs, a small playground, enough gorgeous cottages to keep a thatcher ... Chris Chibnall – Death at the White Hart

In Rome Father Asser is waiting to die. His idealism has landed him in a papal prison on false charges of heresy, but then salvation arrives in an unexpected form. ... Sir Tony Robinson – The House of Wolf

Harry Mount, the Editor of The Oldie, will be talking to AN Wilson the award winning author of 60 histories, novels and biographies on subjects ranging from Queen Victoria, Charles ... The Oldie Event: When Harry met Andrew – Harry Mount in conversation with A N Wilson

An explosive memoir from the heart of Westminster, lifting the lid on some of the leadership battles that have defined British politics for a decade and a half during the ... Sir Graham Brady – Kingmaker – Secrets, Lies and the Truth about Five Prime Ministers