Max then moved north to study Archaeology at the University of York which led to his early career as an archaeologist.
[8] One of the excavations he was involved in was at Christchurch, Spitalfields;[9] the findings of which he co-wrote and were published by the Council of British Archaeology.
After moving to the north-east of England, Max began presenting documentaries for ITV's local television channel - Tyne Tees.
In 2005, Max wrote and presented "Trafalgar's forgotten Hero"; a documentary about Newcastle born Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, which accompanied his first major historical book publication[10][11] Along with his work in TV, Max has written a number of historical works.
Max was awarded a Churchill fellowship to support his travels required to research the life of the admiral[8][13] Following on from his first biography, Max then went on to write "The Prometheans: John Martin and the generation that stole the future",[14][15] a look into the life and times of painter John Martin, as well a whole cast of other radical thinking men and women from the late 18th century.
[29][30] The book covers a range of historical women: from Anglo-Saxon noblewoman Wynflæd to Mary Astell, the 17th century author and philosopher.