The Path of Light - Walking to Auschwitz. Sir Anthony Seldon

Sir Anthony Seldon - In conversation with Will Walden

In 2020, Anthony Seldon, inspired by a fallen World War I soldier who dreamed of a ‘Via Sacra’ to commemorate the war dead and stand as a marker for the triumph of peace, set out on a 1,000km walk tracing the historic route of the Western Front.

In ’The Path of Light (to be published in October 2025), Seldon walks the route from where World War I ended to Auschwitz, discovering the towns and people who resisted in the face of unbearable destruction, and ruminating on the legacy of war.

Sir Anthony Seldon is a best selling author, distinguished historian, educator and commentator, perhaps best known for his candid and insightful biographies of every British Prime Minister since John Major.

This event is part of The Ramsbury Talks 2025