These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales – Brian Groom

Fri 23 October, 2026 at 12:30 pm

A new look at the entwined histories of Britain and Ireland’s nations and the people who have called them home. Brian Groom reveals the colourful and often-contested history of the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans and others who have occupied these islands, along with their culture, languages and passions.

With forays into popular culture, sport, music, language, literature and art, These Isles stretches from 800,000 year-old footprints on a Norfolk beach to the changing fortunes of the early twenty-first century.

Brian Groom is a journalist, including for the Financial Times, and an expert on British regional and national affairs. He is the author of bestselling book Northerners: A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day.