In this thrilling journey through the British visual imagination, Andrew Graham-Dixon argues decisively against the preconception that the British are not a visual people. Starting with a revelatory account of the almost unknown masterpieces of the Catholic Middle Ages, the beauty and brilliance of Britain's artistic heritage is celebrated. Embracing not only painting and sculpture, but also history, politics, architecture and literature, Graham-Dixon writes with one simple aim - to help others understand and love British are a little bit more.