A weekly newsletter from Dan Jones, about medieval history (mostly)
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(ANOTHER) KING IN A CAR PARK
Is Alfred the Great under a parking lot too?
In the spring of 878AD Alfred, king of the West Saxons, led a little band of men to one of the most magnificent victories of his age.
ANNE BOLEYN x RICHARD III x HENRY V
The sun is shining in the UK right now. So we went and made some historical hats.
You can buy them. We have:
RICHARD III
ANNE BOLEYN
HENRY V
I’m calling this collection Legends 1.0, and if you all enjoy them, there will be more legends...
MEDIEVAL FACES
The power of an expression
I was in Berlin this week to watch a rock show. But you can’t (or shouldn’t) go to Berlin without diving into the art galleries and museums. This is a piece about what I saw at the Bode-Museum, which for my money...
MILLENNIA BOOKS
Brilliant history books deserve to be beautiful.
That’s the idea behind Millennia Books, a publishing company started by the team who created The Broken Binding, which is dedicated to making stunning special editions of history books, ava...
CASTLES TOUR 2026
This autumn I’ll be on the road - a lot. Which is exciting!
The UK dates for CASTLES are in September and October. Still to be announced are North American dates - which will be in November. Those are coming soon.
The easiest way to book...
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New York Times bestselling historian, broadcaster and author. My books have sold more than one million copies worldwide. My documentaries include the Netflix series Secrets of Great British Castles. I live in the UK.
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