I have a series of talks coming up related to my new book, The Beauty and the Terror. The first is on 10 March at Blackwells in Manchester. Tickets are free but please book here.

On 3 April I’ll be at the Oxford Literary Festival: tickets available here.

Watch this space for further events coming up in April, May and June.

I’m happy to talk to local history and creative writing groups about my work – do get in touch if you’d like to arrange a date. I’ve given talks in the past on a range of topics related to my research including:

• Alessandro de’ Medici, tying into my book The Black Prince of Florence.
• Italian Renaissance history, including the Medici and the Borgias.
• Tudor history, especially Henry VIII’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon and the history behind Wolf Hall.
• History and the media/history and fiction.
• The early history of handguns.

If you’re interested in another topic in this broad area feel free to ask: if I can’t do it myself I will do my best to recommend someone who can.