← Events in Manchester Brian Groom These Isles book talk - Curiosity Club

Brian Groom These Isles book talk - Curiosity Club

Date & Time

📅 Thu, Apr 23, 2026

🕐 6:00 PM

Ends: Thu, Apr 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Location

📍 George Street Community Bookshop

14-16 George Street, Glossop, SK13 8AY, United Kingdom, Glossop, England, SK13 8AY

🏙️ Manchester

About This Event

Brian talks about his new book These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, published 26th February 2026.

Author Brian Groom returns to Glossop to talk about his new book coming out on Harper Collins in 2026.

What is These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales by Brian Groom about?

An inventive new look at the entwined histories of Britain and Ireland’s nations – and the people who have called them home.

Brian Groom, author of the bestselling Northerners, reveals a colourful and often-contested story of the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans and others who have occupied these islands, along with their culture, languages and passions.

Groom explores the role of religion and the British Empire, international diasporas and internal migration, gender relations and war in this entertaining narrative.

With forays into popular culture, sport, music, language, literature and art, These Isles stretches from 800,000-year-old footprints on a Norfolk beach to the changing fortunes of the early 21st century. It offers a uniquely rich and kaleidoscopic vision of the shared stories of people across Britain and Ireland – past and present.

How do you want to get there?

Driving
Public transport
Biking
Walking

George Street Community Bookshop

14-16 George Street, Glossop, SK13 8AY, United Kingdom, Glossop, England, SK13 8AY

Open in Google Maps

Tickets

Free

Find Tickets

Good to Know

Duration

1 hour 30 min

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Organized by

George Street Community Bookshop

George Street Community Bookshop

Events

1

View Profile

Share this event

Let others know about this event.

More Events in Manchester

View All Events