We are delighted to welcome you to an evening with historian and author Helen Carr to discuss her new book, Sceptred Isle. From the author of the acclaimed The Red Prince comes a spellbinding history of the fourteenth century that focuses on the lives of the last Plantagenets against a backdrop of rebellion, plague and regicide. Helen will be in conversation with fellow author and historian Mary Wellesley.
'Regicide, civil war, the Black Death ... what a time to be alive. This narrative history of the 14th century explains how that dark period was pivotal in shaping England’s future' - The Times
Helen Carr is a historian and writer specialising in medieval history and public history. Her bestselling first book, The Red Prince, was a Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year. Her second book, an edited volume of essays titled What is History, Now? has become primary reading for history students and enthusiasts globally. Helen also works in podcasting, television and journalism and is currently a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a postgraduate researcher at Queen Mary University of London.
Mary Wellesley studied English Language and Literature at Lincoln College, Oxford, before gaining a PhD from University College, London in 2017. She is now a full-time freelance writer but continues to teach courses on medieval language and literature as part of the British Library’s Adult Learning programme. Her first book, Hidden Hands: the Lives of Manuscripts and Their Makers was published by Quercus in 2021, and was chosen as one of the history books of the year by the Sunday Times and BBC History Magazine. She is currently working on a new book about women burnt at the stake between the 15th and 18th centuries.
Please note: Book and ticket option includes a copy of Sceptred Isle (RRP. £25) available for collection on the night.
