I’ve always been interested in early modern female writers. Katherine Parr, the heroine of of my first novel,  Queen’s Gambit , was one ...

Research for my novels comes as much from reading fiction as it does from reading historical sources. This was particularly the case when I ...

Arbella as a girl In advance of the publication of my new novel I thought I'd introduce my extraordinary protagonist, Lady Arbella S...

It's Shakespeare month on The History Girls but every month is Shakespeare month for me, as my most recent novels are set in and aroun...