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Hodder & Stoughton snaps up book of essays on kings and queens edited by Dale
Hodder & Stoughton has signed Kings and Queens, an anthology of essays from historians, politicians, academics and journalists on every monarch, from Alred the Great to King Charles III, edited by Iain Dale.
Non-fiction publisher Rupert Lancaster acquired world English language rights from Martin Redfern at Northbank Talent Management, for publication in September 2023.
Following the model of Dale’s The Prime Ministers, which won the 2020 Parliamentary Book Award, and The Presidents (both Hodder & Stoughton).
Contributors to Kings and Queens include Michael Wood, Annie Whitehead, Hugo Gye, Tom Holland, Dominic Selwood, Dan Jones, Nicola Tallis, Alastair Bruce, Leanda de Lisle, Bim Afolami, Robert Buckland, Andrew Adonis, Alexandra Churchill, Simon Heffer, Damian Collins, Jane Ridley and Julia Langdon.
Lancaster said: “Iain is such a brilliant author to work with — the ultimate professional. So when he came to us with this idea, it felt like the perfect project to follow The Prime Ministers and The Presidents.
Dale commented: “Since the death of HM The Queen there has been increasing interest in the institution of monarchy and the monarchs themselves. As with my two previous books, I am curating a range of different voices that will give readers unusual insights into the lives and significance of our kings and queens, going right back to Alfred the Great in 886 AD.”
Iain Dale joined LBC in 2010 and now presents the "Evening Show". He has presented four LBC general election night shows, two American presidential election overnight shows, as well as the station’s Scottish and Brexit referendum night shows.
He is a visiting professor of politics and broadcasting at the University of East Anglia and is a regular contributor to “Newsnight”, “Good Morning Britain” and Channel 5’s “Jeremy Vine”, as well as hosting a number of podcasts. He has written or edited more than 40 books and is a regular columnist for the Telegraph, Evening Standard and the i paper.
