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I was born in 1967 in Putney, London, shortly before my father finished his English degree. I spent my childhood in Luton, but grew up after going to university in Durham.
I have always had a passion for history, especially medieval and ancient history, and the cultures which it reveals. For me, it’s the human connection that interests me about the past, not lists of dates and names. I’m more interested in cultural history than political - in what is sometimes called ‘historical anthropology’.
Of course there’s more to life than history, and we should not allow our view of the past to cloud our vision of the future, but I do believe that knowing something of our cultural past can help us to understand who we are today.
Other current interests include political gossip, religion and the nature of consciousness.
I have been translating poetry from ancient and medieval cultures since 1989, and began writing books in 2001.
