Lee David Evans
Historian, commentator, author, and co-host of the Since Attlee & Churchill podcast.
Coronations & Defenestrations
Lee's new book is called Coronations and Defenestrations, charting the history of how the Conservative Party has chosen (and removed) its leaders throughout its long history.
The book is published by Agenda Publishing (an imprint of Edinburgh University Press).
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SINCE ATTLEE & CHURCHILL
Since Attlee & Churchill is a podcast exploring the fascinating people and events in British political history since the Second World War.
Founded in December 2024, the podcast has become one of the top 2% of podcasts in the world, often ranked among the top 50 history podcasts in the UK and cited mentioned on media outlets.
Twice weekly episodes are hosted by Richard Johnson, an historian of the Labour Party, and Lee David Evans, an historian of the Conservative Party.
Richard is a Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London and the author of multiple books including Keeping the Red Flag Flying: The Labour Party in Opposition since 1922 (2024).
Lee is the John Ramsden Fellow at the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary and is the author of Coronations and Defenestrations: Choosing (and Losing) Tory Leaders (2026).
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