Thomas Williams

Thomas Williams is a British historian and broadcaster specialising in the Viking Age. He was a curator at the British Museum, where he co-curated the major exhibition Vikings: Life and Legend. Viking Britain: A History explores the full story of the Viking presence in Britain, from the first raids on Lindisfarne to the Norman Conquest (William the Conqueror was himself descended from Vikings). Drawing on archaeology, literature, and landscape, Williams reveals a Viking Britain far more complex and culturally rich than the popular image of horn-helmeted raiders suggests. His audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers a vivid, authoritative account of Viking Britain that goes far beyond the stereotypes — history that brings a lost world to life.