Jack is an up and coming public historian. He aims to help bridge the gap between the academic and public worlds by not only writing, but through innovative podcasts and documentaries that will bring the most juicy historical research to life.



From witches and wassail to cloaks and daggers, the fantastical has always been part of Jack’s life. Like many, he bcame worryingly obsessed by J. R. R. Tolkein’s The Lord of the Rings (1954-55) at a young age. Then he realised that history was not only full of the most incredible stories, of adventure, complexity and conflict, but also holds clues to understanding the rich world we live in today.

Jack’s academic research focuses on the global early modern period, especially the relationship between Britain and Islam from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. He has explored the perception of coffee houses in London, the experience of travellers to the Ottoman Empire in the late seventeenth century, and the globalising nature of art and objects. More than ever, in our hyper-globalised twenty-first century, it is paramount to try to comprehend how varied cross-cultural interactions have shaped our past and present, and will undoubtedly transform our future.

In October 2020, Jack commenced research for a PhD at Cambridge University. In 2019, he completed a MPhil with distinction in Early Modern History from Queens’ College, University of Cambridge, having previously been awarded a first-class undergraduate degree and an academic Non-Foundation Scholarship from Trinity College, University of Dublin. His words have appeared in the popular magazines History Today and Inside History. Currently, Jack is also working with the wonderful location based podcasting platform PlaceCloud, the travel app Urbs, and on a documentary for History Hit on the history of coffee.