Dan Jones (historian)

Dan Jones (2012)

Dan Jones (born July 27, 1981 in Reading ) is a British writer and journalist.

Life

Dan Jones is a relative of the British politician Alun Jones . He attended the Royal Latin School in Buckingham and studied history with David Starkey at Pembroke College , University of Cambridge .

Jones is a columnist for the London Evening Standard , where he writes on sports topics. He writes features in the English quality newspapers.

Jones writes books and produces multi-part television programs on British history in the Middle Ages and early modern times.

Summer of Blood: The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 . London: HarperPress, 2009 ISBN 978-0-00-721391-7
The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England . London: HarperPress, 2012 ISBN 978-0-00-721392-4
The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors . London, 2014 ISBN 978-0-571-28807-6
Magna Carta: The Making And Legacy Of The Great Charter . London: Head of Zeus, 2014 ISBN 978-1-781-85885-1
The Templars, The Rise and Fall of God's Holy Warriors . London: Viking, 2017
with Marina Amaral : The Color of Time. A New History of the World, 1850-1960 . 2018 (announced)

Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty: The Plantagenets . 2014, Channel 5 (based on The Plantagenets )
Secrets of Great British Castles . Channel 5
with Suzannah Lipscomb : Henry VIII and His Six Wives . Channel 5, 2016
with Suzannah Lipscomb: Elizabeth I . Channel 5, 2017
with Suzannah Lipscomb: The Great Fire . Channel 5, 2017

personal data
SURNAME	Jones, Dan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jones, Daniel Gwynne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British historian, journalist and producer
DATE OF BIRTH	July 27, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH	Reading