Writer, historian, and broadcaster Dr Matthew Green is a world expert on the history of London. He has a doctorate from Oxford University and is the author of the critically acclaimed book London: A Travel Guide Through Time which has been described by the Londonist as ‘easily the best social history of London for a decade’. No dry academician, he is passionate about bringing London’s richly layered history to life in the most vivid way possible, revealing its hidden treasures and offering memorable perspectives on the present-day city.
Books in order of publication:
The Lost World of the London Coffeehouse – 2013
London: A Travel Guide Through Time – 2015
Shadowlands: A Journey Through Britain’s Lost Cities and Vanished Villages – 2022
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