He is the Historical Consultant to all seven series of CBBC's award-winning HORRIBLE HISTORIES, being solely responsible for the factual accuracy of over 1,600 sketches and 100 comedy songs with subject matter that has spanned the entirety of human history, and is the author of A MILLION YEARS IN A DAY. Greg studied at the University of York and, after dropping initial plans for a life in academia, has worked on historical documentaries and dramas for the past seven years. Photograph: Heritage Images/Fine Art Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images View image in fullscreen Cléo de Mérode … ‘a peculiar fixation gripped the media: what did her ears look like?

Meet the Georgian literary forger William-Henry Ireland, who claimed to have discovered a trunkful of Shakespearean manuscripts, complete with a new play, Vortigern and Rowena. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. It is a gripping adventure story set in an inspired fantasy world, where moving cities trawl the globe.

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Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. View image in fullscreen ‘Properly live-in-a-country-house, summer-in-Italy posh’ … Florence Nightingale. But it was scooped by its rival, the New York Journal, which triumphantly ran a full-ear portrait, sketched from life. During these extraordinary times Greg Jenner is able to sign you a personalised bookplate for your hardback. Philip has also written Buster Bayliss, a series for younger readers, and stand alone novels including Here Lies Arthur, which won the Carnegie Medal.Babe Ruth endorsed underwear, WG Grace lent his name to Colman’s Mustard, and Mark Twain started his own brand of tobacco. I have followed Greg Jenner’s career since discovering him when watching Horrible Histories with my daughter (and rewatching it since).