Mathew is a writer and historian based in London. He studied English Language and Literature at Leeds University, where he also went on to take an MA in Renaissance Literature.
His book, The Favourite, was the first book-length exploration of the love affair between Walter Ralegh and Elizabeth I, and was published by Constable in March 2011.
He is also the author of Impossible Journeys, compared by The Guardian to a 'non-fiction Calvino', and There and Back Again: In the Footsteps of JRR Tolkien.
Mathew is a frequent contributor to several magazines and newspapers including the Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement, Spectator, New Statesman, Management Today, the Guardian and the Times.
