Tracy Borman este istoric si curator-sef la Historic Royal Palaces. A predat istorie la University of Hull. Este autoarea mai multor carti de succes, intre care Elizabeth’s Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen (2010), Matilda: Wife of the Conqueror, First Queen of England (2012), Witches: James I and the English Witch Hunts (2014), Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII’s Most Faithful Servant (2015).