Tom Holland (author)

Tom Holland

Holland in February 2020
Holland in February 2020
BornThomas Holland
(1968-01-05) 5 January 1968 (age 56)
Oxford, England
Occupation
LanguageEnglish
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
University of Oxford
GenreLiterary fiction, non-fiction, history
Notable worksRubicon (2003)
Persian Fire (2005)
In the Shadow of the Sword (2012)
Dominion (2019)
Spouse
Sadie Lowry
(m. 1993)
Children2
RelativesJames Holland (brother) Charles Holland (great-uncle)
Website
www.tom-holland.org

Thomas Holland FRSL (born 5 January 1968) is an English author and popular historian who has published best-selling books on topics including classical and medieval history, and the origins of Islam.

He has worked with the BBC to create and host historical television documentaries, and presented the radio series Making History. He co-hosts The Rest is History podcast with Dominic Sandbrook.