The award-winning author of The Frock-Coated Communist, and fast-rising political star Tristram Hunt MP has turned his attention to Britain’s imperial past and its continued legacy in the lives and structures of the cities which it shaped. In Ten Cities that Made an Empire he uses a primary accounts and personal reflection to chart the processes of exchange and adaptation that collectively shaped the colonial experience and, in turn, transformed the culture, economy and identity of the British Isles.
This talk takes place at Daunt Books, Marylebone High Street. Tickets cost £8.00, and are available from the Marylebone shop in person, via telephone (020 7224 2295), or online here.