Anglotopia

I’ve always known that a huge part of what draws Americans to Britain isn’t just the castles and the countryside — it’s the feeling that some part of us came from there. That pull isn’t abstract. For a lot of our readers and listeners, it’s personal. There are names in the family tree, half-remembered stories from a grandparent, a surname that doesn’t quite sound American, o...

Pre-orders for my new book, Searching for the Heart of Britain, are open now — and I wanted to give you a real taste of what’s inside, not just a description of it. We’ve sold half our allocation of signed hardcovers, so please get your pre-orders in soon so that you don’t miss out!

Great Events in Colonial American History – Article 23

The winter encampment at Valley Forge—from December 1777 to June 1778—occurred during the darkest period of the American War for the Continental cause. The British had captured Philadelphia, the rebel capital, in September 1777, and General Sir William Howe’s army was comfortably quarte...

In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas sits down with Jonathan W. Jordan — New York Times bestselling military historian, Wall Street Journal book critic, and now federal judge — to discuss his richly researched new book Ike and Winston: World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship. Spanning a quarter century from their first meeting on C...

110 years on, the Battle of the Somme still feels like the defining chapter in the First World War. For many families, it’s not just a distant event—it’s a moment that reshaped lives, separated households, and left a legacy that continues to resonate today.

In 1916, the Battle of the Somme became one of the most devastating campaigns of the war. Across just five mo...