Claudia Gold writes historical non-fiction. Her first book, Women Who Ruled, tells the stories of fifty of the world's most famous – and often notorious – women rulers. Her second book, The King's Mistress, is a biography of the extraordinary woman who became England's first Georgian queen in all but name. Her latest book is a biography of the Henry II, King of England and lord of much of modern day France. Claudia has also researched and written for a number of TV documentaries. She has a Masters degree in medieval history.

‘Gold … sees the best way to tell the story of Henry II's reign is through the people … (she) approaches his life in five pseudo-Shakespearean acts … An effective structure allowing her colourful and sharply observed history of a tricky reign to take shape … an enjoyable account of England's first Plantagenet king’ Sunday Times‘Good readable history … Gold's narrative is pacey … the asides that pepper Gold's narrative are what make it, unusually for medieval history, riotously entertaining … ‘King of the North Wind’ is a work that claims to be 'written as historical tragedy', but it's much more fun than that’ The Times

Claudia Gold writes historical non-fiction. Her first book, Women Who Ruled, tells the stories of fifty of the world's most famous – and often notorious – women rulers. Her second book, The King's Mistress, is a biography of the extraordinary woman who became England's first Georgian queen in all but name. Her latest book is a biography of the Henry II, King of England and lord of much of modern day France. Claudia has also researched and written for a number of TV documentaries. She has a Masters degree in medieval history.

‘Gold … sees the best way to tell the story of Henry II's reign is through the people … (she) approaches his life in five pseudo-Shakespearean acts … An effective structure allowing her colourful and sharply observed history of a tricky reign to take shape … an enjoyable account of England's first Plantagenet king’ Sunday Times‘Good readable history … Gold's narrative is pacey … the asides that pepper Gold's narrative are what make it, unusually for medieval history, riotously entertaining … ‘King of the North Wind’ is a work that claims to be 'written as historical tragedy', but it's much more fun than that’ The Times