17 Facts About Dan Snow

Daniel Robert Snow was born on 3 December 1978 and is a British popular historian and television presenter.

Dan Snow is an ambassador of the Electoral Reform Society.

Dan Snow then went to Balliol College, Oxford, his father's alma mater, and graduated with first-class honours in Modern History.

Dan Snow presented his first programme in October 2002 just after graduating from university, co-presenting the BBC's 60th anniversary special on the Battles of El Alamein with his father Peter.

Dan Snow presented on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's specials, with his mother Ann MacMillan, for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and King Charles III's coronation.

Dan Snow has presented on many state occasions such as the 200th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Trafalgar, Beating Retreat 2006, the 60th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the 90th anniversary of the Armistice in November 2008, Trooping the Colour and the Lord Mayor's Show.

Dan Snow again collaborated with his father to present BBC 2's 20th Century Battlefields and its print edition.

In early 2022, Dan Snow was part of the Endurance22 expedition that found Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's lost vessel, Endurance, 107 years after it sank in the Weddell Sea.

Dan Snow was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to history.

In 2019 Dan Snow was awarded a Doctor of Letters honoris causa from Lancaster University.

On 27 November 2010, Dan Snow married the criminologist and philanthropist Lady Edwina Louise Grosvenor, second daughter of The 6th Duke of Westminster.

Dan Snow serves as President of the Council for British Archaeology and is a member of the Royal Historical Society.

Dan Snow is an advocate for political reform, being the Electoral Reform Society's first ambassador.

Dan Snow played a prominent part in the 2011 Alternative Vote referendum in the UK; after he released a viral video, the campaign used a version of it, featuring him, as their final referendum broadcast.

In June 2019, Dan Snow wrote in a Twitter thread if Brexit happened and if the Scottish National Party won a majority of votes in Scotland, he would "get" why Scottish people would want to have a second referendum, as leaving the European Union could "put up barriers" for Scotland.

Dan Snow was one of sixteen board members of More United, which endorsed candidates in parliamentary elections that support their values.

Dan Snow is an Honorary Captain in the Royal Naval Reserve.