about this event
Otto English is the pen name of Andrew Scott. After an early career in theatre, TV and teaching, Scott turned to political journalism in 2015 and subsequently wrote for the Independent, New Statesman, Politico and Byline Times. His best selling and controversial book Fake History appeared in 2021 and was followed by Fake Heroes in 2023. Both works examine the way in which myths, exceptionalist narratives and false perceptions about our past have informed the modern world. Notorious, about how we view ‘bad people’ in history, is due to be published in May.