Rupert Matthews
Rupert Oliver Matthews (born 5 December 1961) is a British author, historian, and politician who has written over 100 books on history, battles, and the paranormal, serving as a freelance writer since 1989 and historical consultant for media.[1][3][6] He was a Conservative Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands from 2017 to 2019, elected as Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner in 2021 and re-elected in 2024, before defecting to Reform UK in August 2025.[1][5]
History
Paranormal
Titanic: La Tragica Historia Del Desventurado Trasatlantico
World's Dumbest Dinosaurs
World's smallest dinosaurs
DK Readers L3: Rain Forest Explorer
The Triassic Dinosaurs (Dinosaurs Undercover)
Jurassic Dinosaurs (Dinosaurs Undercover)
Mongols
Rifles
Samurai
Gladiators
World's fastest dinosaurs
Bigfoot and Other Mysterious Creatures
DK Eyewitness Books: Explorer
The Popes: Every Question Answered
Hitler: Military Commander
Weapons and Armor
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Mayan Soothsayer!: Fortunes You'd Rather Not Tell
DK Readers L3: Rain Forest Explorer
UFOs: A History of Alien Activity from Sightings to Abductions to Global Threat
Poltergeists and Other Hauntings
Weapons of War: From Axes to War Hammers, Weapons From the Age of Hand-to-Hand Fighting
DK Adventures: Battle in the Air
DK Readers L2: Battle at the Castle
DK Readers L2: Battle at the Castle