Richard Aldous je profesorom britskej histórie a literatúry na Bard College. Jeho tvorba sa ponára do hlbokých historických a kultúrnych prúdov, ktoré formovali britskú identitu a jej postavenie vo svete. Skúma zložité vzťahy medzi mocou, ideológiou a spoločenskými zmenami, pričom sa zameriava na kľúčové momenty a postavy, ktoré ovplyvnili smerovanie britskej spoločnosti. Jeho analytický prístup ponúka čitateľom prenikavý pohľad na vývoj britského myslenia a jeho trvalý vplyv.
Douglas Dillon advocated for evolution and reform over radicalism and placed the national interest above party interest. With exclusive access to the family's archive, in The Dillon Era Richard Aldous sets fresh eyes on a well- documented period in American history, unfolding a deeply influential but somewhat overlooked political career.
For decades, historians have perpetuated the myth of a "Churchillian" relationship between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, citing their longtime alliance as an example of the "special" bond between the U.S. and Britain.
Gladstone and Disraeli were the fiercest political rivals of the modern age. The Lion and the Unicorn is a brilliant rethinking of the Gladstone and Disraeli story for a new generation.