Lotharingia

'Idiosyncratic, often funny fusion of history writing, travel writing and disrespect.' Sir Tom Stoppard 'There is so much fascinating detail in this book that it is hard to put down' Michael Burleigh 'He has created a genre all of his own, the history-travelogue memoir' Judith Flanders

Simon Winder is the author of the highly praised The Man Who Saved Britain and a trilogy of books about the history of Europe: Germania, Danubia and Lotharingia. He works in publishing and lives in Wandsworth Town.