Martyn Whittock

Martyn Whittock has been a consultant for the BBC, English Heritage and the National Trust and has written for several historical journals. In addition, as a commentator and columnist, he writes for various print and online news platforms and has been interviewed on TV and radio news programmes exploring the impact of history on current events in Russia, Ukraine, the UK, the US and globally. His previous books include Norse Myths and Legends (2017), The Vikings: From Odin to Christ (2018) and The Secret History of Soviet Russia’s Police State: Cruelty, Co-operation and Compromise, 1917–91 (2020).