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Sam Willis

Writer
Samuel Bruce Adlam Willis is a British historian, television presenter and writer. He lives in Devon. He studied History and Archaeology at Exeter University, graduating in 2000 and went on to earn a PhD in Naval History from Exeter, studying under Professor Nicholas Rodger. He went on to research for an MA in Maritime Archaeology from the University of Bristol where he studied under Professor Mark Horton. He is a visiting Fellow in Maritime and Naval History at the University of Plymouth, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He is the editor of Navy Records Online, the online-publishing branch of the Navy Records Society.
Known For
  • Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues

Filmography

2018
Drain the Oceans (TV Series) · as Self - Archaeologist And Historian
2017
Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter
2016
Ancient Top 10 (TV Series) · as Self - Historian
2016
The Silk Road (2016) (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter
2015
Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter
2014
Castles: Britain's Fortified History (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter
2014
Operation Grand Canyon with Dan Snow (TV Series) · as Self - Powell Team Member
2013
The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution · as Self - Author, The Fighting Temeraire
2013
Walking Through History (TV Series) · as Self - Plymouth University
2000
ZDF-History (TV Series) · as Self - Historiker
1962
University Challenge (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant, St John's Cambridge

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