Books by Charlotte Lydia Riley
Charlotte Lydia Riley teaches history at the University of Southampton. Her first book, Imperial Island (Bodley Head, 2023), tells an alternative history of Britain from the Second World War to the present day. The book traces the ways that Empire and decolonisation have left their mark on British history, society, politics and culture, and tells the story of how ordinary people’s lives have been shaped by the messy, complex, brutal, and surprising history of British imperialism.
Interviews with Charlotte Lydia Riley
The best books on British Colonialism, recommended by Charlotte Lydia Riley
Various interpretations of imperial history have become deeply entrenched in the so-called culture wars. But this is nothing new, argues Charlotte Lydia Riley, author of the ‘alternative history’ Imperial Island: historians have always served political agendas. Here she recommends five of the best books on British colonialism.
