Peter Ackroyd Audio & Video

World changing events in the late 18th century - from the French Revolution via American Independence - instigated a new movement in the art, literature and thinking of Britain: The Romantics.

In this vividly descriptive short study, Peter Ackroyd tunnels down through the geological layers of London, meeting the creatures that dwell in darkness and excavating the lore and mythology beneath the surface.

London: The Biography is the pinnacle of Peter Ackroyd's brilliant obsession with the eponymous city. In this unusual and engaging work, Ackroyd brings the listener through time into the city whose institutions and idiosyncrasies have permeated much of his works of fiction and nonfiction.

Dominion, the fifth volume in Peter Ackroyd's masterful History of England, begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to a post-war depression and ends with the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901.

A gripping short biography of the extraordinary Alfred Hitchock, the master of suspense.

In this massive best seller in England, one of Britain's most popular and esteemed historians tells the epic story of the birth of the country.

The Life of Thomas More went straight to the top of the London Times’ best-seller list when published in the United Kingdom.

Thousands of books have been written about the playwright, but none has borne Ackroyd's unique and accessible stamp....

Peter Ackroyd's insightful new biography positions Shakespeare in the close context of his world....

Peter Ackroyd's insightful new biography positions Shakespeare in the close context of his world....