Dominic Selwood
A Man of Many Chapters: The Extraordinary Life of Dr Dominic Selwood
What do you get when you combine a historian, criminal barrister, journalist, bestselling novelist and former British Army officer? In Dominic Selwood's case, someone who can make history feel every bit as gripping as the finest thriller.
A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Dominic studied law at Cardiff and Poitiers, earned a Master’s degree in Byzantine and Near-Eastern Christian history from the Sorbonne, completed a doctorate in medieval history at Oxford and graduated from Sandhurst before serving as an officer in the British Army. He practised as a criminal barrister and has forged a successful career in journalism and as a bestselling author.
His books include Anatomy of a Nation, Spies, Sadists and Sorcerers, The Sword of Moses, The Apocalypse Fire and Knights of the Cloister. A familiar voice and face across British media, he has contributed to The Telegraph, The Independent, The Spectator, Sky News and the BBC.
In this conversation we explore little known episodes from history, the enduring power of great stories and the extraordinary journey that has taken Dominic from academia and the courtroom to the army, journalism and bestselling fiction. Insightful, entertaining and full of surprising twists, this conversation is a reminder that the truth is often far stranger than fiction.
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