For over forty years, from the ruin of the Second World War to the cusp of a new millennium, the GDR presented a radically different German identity to anything that had come before, and anything that exists today.
How often do we stop to think: Where do the things we buy actually come from? Charting byzantine journeys taken by everyday items to reach us, Your Life is Manufactured reveals the seismic impact manufacturing has had on our lives and the natural world.
In our special panel event, renowned historian Vernon Bogdanor and journalist Andy Beckett discuss the careers of politicians who have had a huge impact on Britain without (yet, or ever) achieving the highest office.
Selected from Crace’s much-loved Guardian column, The Bonfire of the Insanities lights up a new chapter of governmental absurdity with mordant wit and caustic humour.
Selected from Crace’s much-loved Guardian column, The Bonfire of the Insanities lights up a new chapter of governmental absurdity with mordant wit and caustic humour.
The incredible lives and deaths of 1000 Tudor people are explored in this authoritative single volume.
Birmingham-based crime writing superstar, Lindsey Davis, returns to the Festival with her new ‘Flavia Albia’ mystery.
Former 30-year BBC correspondent Nick Higham’s new book tells the forgotten story of the British ‘mavericks’ whose daring mission at the end of World War I.
Festival Patron Tracy Borman’s latest historical fiction release, The House of Boleyn, combines danger and passion.
Festival Patron Tracy Borman’s latest historical fiction release, The House of Boleyn, combines danger and passion.
Festival favourite Alison Weir returns with her new release, The Boleyn Secret, centred on the life of Kate Carey, daughter of Mary, and niece of Anne Boleyn.
Craig Glenday will share the inside secrets of the Guiness World Record global phenomenon.
