Personal author: Dale, Iain, 1962-

Given the world seems to be moving more and more in favour of authoritarian rule, this is the right moment to seek warnings, and lessons, from history. 'The Dictators' includes elected and unelected dictators, wartime and peacetime dictators, those driven by ideology and those with a reputation f...

The British monarchy is one of the oldest in the world - dating so far back that even its origins are the subject of debate. Was William the Conqueror the first king of England, or was it Alfred the Great? In this third instalment of the series that began with 'The Prime Ministers' and 'The Presi...

From the first meeting of an elected English parliament on 20 January 1265 to the tabling of the Bill of Rights on 13 February 1689; from the Peterloo massacre of 16 August 1819 to Britain voting to leave the EU on 23 June 2016, there is a growing thirst for knowledge about the history of our con...

From the first meeting of an elected English parliament on 20 January 1265 to the abolition of the Slave Trade on 25 March 1807; from the Peterloo massacre of 16 August 1819 to Britain voting to leave the EU on 23 June 2016, there is a growing thirst for knowledge about the history of our constit...

There was a huge upsurge of global interest in US politics during the Trump presidency, culminating in the November 2020 election, the victory of the Democrat candidate Joe Biden and the subsequent, horrifying response in the storming of the US capitol. American politics is likely to remain deepl...

It has almost been 300 years since Sir Robert Walpole arguably became the first holder of the office of Prime Minister in 1721 - an office which today is under scrutiny like never before. 'The Prime Ministers' brings to life all 55 of Britain's 'First Among Equals' with an essay for each office h...

It has almost been 300 years since Sir Robert Walpole arguably became the first holder of the office of Prime Minister in 1721 - an office which today is under scrutiny like never before. 'The Prime Ministers,' edited by leading political commentator Iain Dale, brings to life all 55 of Britain's ...

The ultimate insider, Bernard Ingham was Margaret Thatcher's press secretary during her tenure at No.10. These eagerly anticipated diaries will shed light on the final, dramatic two years of her time as Prime Minister and detail the coming crises which saw her resign in November 1990. Her final d...