Matthew Dennison

Matthew Dennison is the author of ten critically acclaimed works of non-fiction, including The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter, Empress of Rome: The Life of Livia, The Twelve Caesars, Queen Victoria: A Life of Contradictions, and short biographies of Beatrix Potter, Kenneth Grahame and Roald Dahl, the last a Radio 4 Book of the Week. Matthew’s biography of Vita Sackville-West, Behind the Mask, was published by William Collins in October 2014 and became a ‘Book of the Year’ in The Times, The Independent, The Observer, and The Spectator. Collins also published Matthew’s biography of George II’s wife, Caroline of Ansbach, The First Iron Lady. Matthew's last book for Head of Zeus was a bestselling life of Queen Elizabeth II. Matthew’s books have been published in more than 20 languages.