Jemahl Evans

Born in Bradford Upon Avon to nomadic Welsh school teachers; Jemahl was brought up in a West Wales mining village during the 70s and 80s. He has pursued a lifelong passion for History, inspired by his grandfather’s stories and legends. Jemahl was educated in Christ College Brecon, St Mary’s University College (Strawberry Hill), and U.W.E. Bristol. Jemahl graduated with an MA in History, focussing on poetry and propaganda during the Wars of the Roses, and then worked for IBM in London. At the turn of the millennium, he left the grind of the office and spent a couple of years travelling and working abroad. After time spent in India, Australia, and South East Asia he returned to Britain and took up a teaching post in West London in 2005. He left his role as Head of Year in the Heathland School in 2010, and returned to Wales citing hiraeth. His Blandford Candy series of books set during the English Civil War and Restoration have been critically acclaimed, and he followed this with a series of novellas on the life of Thomas Becket in 2020. His latest novel is The Charioteer set during the last days of the Roman Empire and published by Sharpe Books. Jemahl now spends his time teaching, reading history, listening to the Delta Blues, and walking his border collie. You can follow him on twitter @Temulkar ​