Dan Jones is a New York Times bestselling author whose works, including Henry V, Power and Thrones, The Plantagenets, The Templars, and the Essex Dogs trilogy, have sold over a million copies worldwide. He has also written and hosted numerous TV shows, such as Secrets of Great British Castles, and contributes to leading publications like The Sunday Times and Smithsonian.
Dan Jones
Helen Castor, a renowned historian of medieval and Tudor England, is the author of acclaimed works such as Blood & Roses, She-Wolves, and Joan of Arc, and has presented BBC and Channel 4 documentaries, including adaptations of her books. Her latest book, The Eagle and the Hart, explores the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, she was a 2022 Booker Prize judge and lives in London with her son.
Helen Castor
Kate McCaffrey is the Castle Historian and Assistant Curator at Hever Castle, known for her groundbreaking research on Anne Boleyn’s Book of Hours, which gained international attention in 2020. She has co-authored Becoming Anne, Holbein’s Hidden Gem, and Catherine and Anne, co-curated exhibitions, and is pursuing a doctorate at the University of Kent.
Kate McCaffrey
Dr. Lucy Worsley OBE is a historian and co-chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, known for her engaging BBC series and popular podcasts like Lady Killers. She has authored several books, including Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman, and children's novels.
Dr. Lucy Worsley
Dr. Nicola Tallis
Dr. Nicola Tallis is a historian specializing in English history, with a PhD focusing on the jewelry collections of England's queens (1445–1548), and is a curator, lecturer, and resident historian for Alison Weir Tours. She has authored several acclaimed books, including Crown of Blood, Uncrowned Queen, and Young Elizabeth, exploring the lives of influential women in history.
Owen Emmerson
Dr. Owen Emmerson is a social and cultural historian and Assistant Curator at Hever Castle. He has authored several books, including Holbein’s Hidden Gem (2023), about the discovery of a lost book in Hans Holbein’s painting of Thomas Cromwell. His other works include The Boleyns of Hever Castle, Becoming Anne, and Catherine and Anne.
Steve Berry
Steve Berry is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of 25 novels, including The Templar Legacy and The Amber Room, with over 26 million copies sold in 52 countries and 41 languages. A passionate advocate for historic preservation, he and his wife Elizabeth founded History Matters, raising over $1.5 million to save endangered historic treasures while mentoring thousands of aspiring writers.
Suzannah Lipscomb
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is an award-winning historian, author, and broadcaster, and Professor Emerita at the University of Roehampton. She has written seven books, presented history documentaries, and hosts the Not Just the Tudors podcast.
Carol Ann Lloyd
Carol Ann Lloyd (MA, MEd) is a British historian, speaker, and author specializing in Shakespeare, 16th-century England, and leadership. She speaks globally for Smithsonian Associates, Smithsonian Journeys, and more, connecting timeless leadership lessons from history to modern success. Host of the Royals, Rebels, and Romantics podcast, she is the author of The Tudors by Numbers and other works. A fellow of the Royal Historical Society, she holds advanced degrees and is pursuing postgraduate studies at Oxford University.