Dan Jones Historian Bio Wiki Age Wife Author Books and Net Worth
Dan Jones(full name: Daniel Gwynne Jones) is a British Tv Presenter, Historian, best-selling author, and Journalist. Previously, he was writing a sports column for the London Evening Standard.
He was born onJuly 27, 1981, in Reading, Berkshire, England, in the United Kingdom. Dan is42 years old.
He is a man of above-average stature standing at a height of5 ft 10 in( approx. 1.78m ).
He is a native of Reading, Berkshire, England, in the UK. Dan is the son of Welsh parents. Furthermore, he is the great-nephew of Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont, who was a well-renowned brit politician and a historian.
He married his wife Jo Jones in July 2009. Dan’s wife is the co-founder of Beauty Banks. The Duo celebrated 13 years of marriage on July 18, 2022. Dan and his wife are proud parents of three kids; two daughters and a son. He and his wife reside in Staines-upon-Thames together with their children.
He schooled at a state grammar school in Buckingham, The Royal Latin School before proceeding to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in History in 2002.
He is a middle-aged historian who has a specialty between the eleventh to the fifteenth century. At times, he has written about the 16th century as well but any further than that he revealed he is not so good. However, he also ventured into the history of 19th and 20th-century history after he authored the book titled, The Colour of Time.
Moreso, Dan likes middle ages history because he feels it is a nice balance between being recognizable and ostensibly familiar. While at the University, Dan went on to specialize in medieval legal history. Furthermore, his fascination with history began when he was in his mid to late teens when doing his A-levels since he had a great history teacher. Therefore, history became Dan’s favorite subject.
Apart from working as a historian of middle-ages, Dan is also an author of various best-selling books. As a prominent author, his books are available for retail on Amazon, Goodreads, and Penguin Random House.
Additionally, he has written and presented numerous TV series including Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty: The Plantagenets’ and ‘London: 2000 Years of History and Secrets of Great British Castles. In addition, Dan’s shows have been sold to at least 40 countries. During his career as a journalist, he has also appeared in programs for Sky Atlantic, BBC1, Channel 4, BBC2, BBBC4, BBC3, and History. He has also been a consultant for the A&E series ‘Knightfall’. Moreover, Dan wrote and hosted the Knightfall podcast.
He has also been a sports columnist for London Evening Standard for at least a decade. Moreover, he has also been a contributor to BBC History Magazine, Literary Review, History Today, Tatler, American Interest, New Statesman, Spectator, GQ, CNN, Smithsonian, Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, Daily Mail, Wall Street Journal, Sunday Times, The Times, and Washington Post.
Not only is he a historian and journalist who has been a best-selling author for The New YorkTimes and The Sunday Times. Some of Dan’s book when arranged in chronological order include:
In March 2014, Dan authored a book that sold millions of copies worldwide and was also a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England.
He is a historian who has an ever growing collection of tattoos. One of the tattoos that Dan has is of St Edmund, East Anglia’s King who was martyred in 869AD by the Vikings.
He has been working as a historian, author, and journalist for two decades. Therefore, there are no lingering doubts that Dan has been able to accumulate decent career earnings over the years. Dan’s net worth is$24 million.
He is happily married to his wife with whom he shares three kids. However, Dan has not disclosed the identity of his wife.
He has a specialty in the eleventh to the fifteenth century middle age history.
He is a British historian, author, and journalist who is specializes with fifteenth century middle age history.
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