In discussion with Gautam Hazarika, the author reflects on discovering the hidden wartime diary of his grandfather, Corporal Alwyn Day, a quiet and emotionally reserved veteran shaped by extraordinary experiences in World War II.
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Author Interviews
Building Britannia: A Conversation with Steven Parissien
The historian explains his use of architecture and landmarks in telling the story of Britain’s social and political history to author Paul Strathern.
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Fiction Book of the Month: Paul Bernardi on Blood Feud
A gritty, atmospheric tale of vengeance where a long-dormant feud erupts into brutal conflict in the shadow of the Norman Conquest.
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Members Behaving Badly: A Conversation with Debbie Kilroy
The historian discusses historical cases of MPs' misconduct and considers political ethics, leadership, and accountability across past and present.
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Empire’s Witness: An Interview with Philip James Day
In discussion with Gautam Hazarika, the author reflects on discovering the hidden wartime diary of his grandfather, Corporal Alwyn Day, a quiet and emotionally reserved veteran shaped by extraordinary experiences in World War II.
TUDOR LATEST INTERVIEW
The Seeker: S.G. MacLean Interview
S.G. MacLean is the creator of the Captain Damian Seeker series of novels set during the English Civil Wars. Interviewed by author and academic Steven Veerapen.
WW2 LATEST INTERVIEW
AoH Book Club: Giles Milton on The Stalin Affair
The historian makes the case that the pragmatic partnership between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin highlights how vital and difficult diplomacy and cooperation are then and today.
EDITOR’S CHOICE INTERVIEW
Building Britannia: A Conversation with Steven Parissien
The historian explains his use of architecture and landmarks in telling the story of Britain’s social and political history to author Paul Strathern.
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Geoffrey Roberts on Kathleen Harriman’s Wartime Letters
Geoffrey Roberts
The historian discusses the journalist, diplomat’s daughter and insider to the Allied leadership, her correspondence and daily life in London and Moscow during World War II.
AoH Fiction Book of the Month: Light of the Moon
Elizabeth Buchan on Light of the Moon: why she chose the SOE, set the story in Ribérac, and how research with surviving agents shaped her novel.
In Conversation with Mickey Mayhew
The author discusses Tudor and royal mysteries, his research process, and his current biography of Ed Gein.
John Ash, Editor of Britain at War, Interviewed
Alan Bardos interviews the editor of Britain at War magazine.
AoH Book Club: John Kiszely on General Hastings ‘Pug’ Ismay: Soldier, Statesman, Diplomat – A New Biography
Shaping Britain’s war and the post-war world from behind the scenes and proving that power was often exercised not on the battlefield but in the committee room – John Kiszely talks through the career of ‘Pug’ Ismay with the Editor.
Paul Bernardi on The Reckoning
The author discusses The Reckoning, the third and final volume in his Rebellion series, as resistance is met with Norman brutality.
Fiction Book of the Month: Mark Ellis on The Embassy Murders
An insight into Frank Merlin, the widowed Scotland Yard detective navigating crime, politics, and wartime London at the heart of Mark’s WW2 mystery series.
Escaping Communism: Peter Kasl Interviewed
Peter Kasl
Peter Kasl reflects on his childhood escape from communist Czechoslovakia, the realities of life under surveillance, and rebuilding a new life in the United States.
Mickey Mayhew on The Romanovs
Mickey Mayhew
Historian Mickey Mayhew discusses the last months of the Romanovs, life inside the Alexander Palace, and Empress Alexandra’s role as the family faced revolution and captivity.
Melanie Singh Hughes
The novelist discusses writing women’s lives across the upheavals of the 20th century.
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