Mark Felton (born 1974) is an English author, historian and YouTuber. Mark has written 22 non-fiction books. He runs several channels on YouTube covering different historical subjects of the 20th and 21st century, mainly related to World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. Mark has been a lecturer at the University of Essex and at various universities in China. He has also been featured on television as a military history expert. He is the author of a number of bestselling narrative non-fiction books, with two currently being adapted for the screen.
In 2016 Mark was made a Companion of the Naval Order of the United States.
Mark was involved with many historical and World War II commemorative projects in association with the British Government and Ministry of Defence including his discovery of the lost graves of four British servicemen killed in Shanghai by the Japanese in 1937, a story which hit the headlines around the world. He also organised the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal for Eastern China, and was an education instructor for the Peoples’ Liberation Army.
Mark Felton was born in 1974 in Colchester, Essex. He attended Philip Morant School. Mark sat for a BA in history and English at Anglia Polytechnic University; he also holds a postgraduate certificate in political science, an MA in Native American studies, and a PhD in history, all from the University of Essex. In 2022, Mark was elected a Fellow of The Royal Historical Society. He is also a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts. Mark's articles have been widely published in history magazines around the world.
In 2021, Mark was made an Associate Companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.