Jonathan Black was educated at Ipswich School and Oriel College, Oxford, where he studied Philosophy and Theology. After a long career in publishing, he now writes full time. He is the author of¿the global bestseller  The Secret History of the World,  The Secret History of Dante and  The Sacred History of the World. His books are the result of a lifetime spent reading literature in this area, publishing many of the leading authors in the field and hanging around antiquarian bookshops.