Philippa Gregory is the author of many New York Times bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl, and is a recognized authority on women’s history. Many of her works have been adapted for the screen including The Other Boleyn Girl. She graduated from the University of Sussex and received a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, where she is a Regent. She holds honorary degrees from Teesside University and the University of Sussex. She is a fellow of the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff and was awarded the 2016 Harrogate Festival Award for Contribution to Historical Fiction. She is an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London. She was awarded a CBE title for services to literature and charity in 2022. She welcomes visitors to her website PhilippaGregory.com.

Charlie Cox appears in HBO's Boardwalk Empire, and played the Duke of Crowborough in the series Downton Abbey. He is well-known for playing Tristan in Matthew Vaughn's film, Stardust, and Lorenzo in the Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino. His theatre credits include Harold Pinter's The Lover & The Collection in the West End, and Kleist's The Prince of Homburg at the Donmar Warehouse.