Andrew was an Open Scholar of Exeter College Oxford, where he read Modern History. He subsequently spent a life in education, leading history departments, being Principal of a Midlands prep school, and finally for many years serving as Sub Warden of Radley College. He was a school inspector for ten years, and a Chief Examiner of O Level History.
On retiring Andrew took a research degree at the University of Birmingham and subsequently wrote seven books on nineteenth and twentieth century British history including: The Birmingham Political Machine: winning elections for Joseph Chamberlain; Two Titans, One City; Joseph Chamberlain and George Cadbury; George Dawson and his Circle; Austen Chamberlain and the Burden of Expectation; and More than Munich; the forgotten legacy of Neville Chamberlain. He has also written extensively on Birmingham topics from Enoch Powell’s 1968 speech to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, the General Strike in Birmingham, Oswald Mosley, and the Birmingham Municipal Bank.
