Dominic Selwood FSA FRSA FRHistS (born 19 December 1970) is an English historian, author, journalist and barrister.

He was called to the Bar in London by Lincoln's Inn,[7] joined a set of barristers' chambers in the Inner Temple, and was a member of the Western Circuit.

[12][13][14][15][16] Selwood served in the British Army Reserve, attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, before commissioning into the General Service Corps, reaching the rank of Captain.

[23] He appears often on international news programmes explaining historical events, and is a regular on the Discovery Channel's prime time series Mysteries of the Abandoned.

[24] Selwood has defended universal museums, stressing their origin as Enlightenment foundations as opposed to colonial or imperial trophy cabinets.

is still the starting point for murder investigations the world over, and the main beneficiary of the princes’ permanent exit from the succession was undoubtedly Richard.

[42] Selwood played bass in London hard rock band The Binmen with The Sweet and Slade singer Mal McNulty and Ozzy Osbourne and Necromandus drummer Frank Hall.

[44] He has dealt extensively with music in his journalism, and wrote the obituary of Lemmy, founder of Motörhead, in The Spectator, describing him as "a national treasure – a unique collision of swing and amphetamines".