My passion is history. I did two degrees in history (Cambridge and London). But unfortunately, a love of history doesn't always pay the bills...I've worked as a petrol pump attendant, barman, hospital porter and warehouseman. Finally, I joined an investment bank in the City of London and spent many years recommending stocks and shares to investors. But my true love has always been history. When I worked in stockmarkets, I published my first book, The Byzantine World War, in 2019. Watch me talk about it in an interview with the Historical Association.

In 2021, I gave up the day job to write full-time. I've published a series of books about the Fall of the Roman Empire and I have a history podcast. Now, I've sold over 100,000 books and my podcast has been downloaded over a million times.
 
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