From 1881 to 1914 Highbury, standing on the edge of Birmingham in the English Midlands, was the home of Joseph Chamberlain, the often controversial politician described by Winston Chruchill as 'the one who made the political weather'. In this fascinating book Chamerlain's Biographer, Peter Marsh, explores how the house designed and built for Chamberlain became the centre of a dynasty that shaped the political history of Britain and its Empire.