Lichfield Festival

From the Wars of the Roses to the dawn of the Tudor age, this is a story of mothers and sons; of maternal ferocity and female ambition - of all they can build and all they can destroy.

The battle of ideas, events and personalities that first took the country into the Common Market in 1973... only to take it out of the EU in an explosive referendum a little over 40 years later.

The Great War left Britain shattered and the years that followed were wracked by crises. In these confused times, people looked for meaning in the oddest places.

An authentic account of Orwell's life and work from his birth in the high noon of British imperialism, to his death on the eve of the Cold War.

A chef’s tour of the best and most innovative foods in Britain sees Ben Benton on a mission.

Sir John Vanbrugh was one of Britain’s greatest architects and the designer of some of the most important and best beloved English country houses.

Andrew Ziminski has spent decades as a stonemason and church conservator, acting as an informal guide to curious visitors.

Former Chief Whip and MP Simon Hart had a front-row seat to the most turbulent times in Britain’s recent political history.

Entitled is the first joint biography of the now former Duke and Duchess, revealing how their lives are still deeply entwined.

Comedian Pierre Novellie was on stage when a heckler suggested he was autistic. A hilarious and insightful journey through autism and neurodivergence.

John Suchet’s most personal book is dedicated to the life of an extraordinary composer. Part biography, memoir and travelogue.