Agreed he was most likely upvoted for his comedy. But there is this from his wiki page: "Jones wrote books and presented television documentaries on medieval an

Agreed he was most likely upvoted for his comedy. But there is this from his wiki page: "Jones wrote books and presented television documentaries on medieval and ancient history. ... Jones' TV series also frequently challenged popular views of history." So there's some contributions to history, depending on how you value it.