Background
Born in 1971 to an English father and Irish mother (whose grandfather was a seanchaí), he attended St Martins School in Northwood before moving on to Merchant Taylors' School. He studied English at the University of London, and went on to teach the subject for seven years, becoming head of the English department at Haydon School, where one of his students was Fearne Cotton. He eventually left teaching to write his first novel, The Gates of Rome. He is married, has three children and lives in Hertfordshire, England. There is speculation that his birth name is Doug Clenning, of which Conn Iggulden is an anagram. Another anagram of his name is 'Cunning Lodge', but he denies that is his real name as well.
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