My name is Dan. I’m an independent history writer interested in how power, conflict, and human ambition really shaped the world. I don’t lean into romanticised stories or national myths — I look at history as it was: full of hard choices, mistakes, and consequences people didn’t always see coming.

I focus on key turning points and the patterns that keep repeating when societies rise, stall, or fall. Writing from the UK, my aim isn’t to glorify the past, but to understand it clearly and pull out lessons that still matter today.