Julia A HickeyJulia is a historian, teacher and writer who posts at thehistoryjar.com. She is the author of four previous medieval and Tudor history books, including one about Robert Dudley, the little-known son of Elizabeth I’s favourite, the Earl of Leicester. Se’s been passionate about history for as long as she can remember and is also an enthusiastic local and family historian. She has written grisly tales about border reivers and Carlisle’s gallows and has recently completed a short history of Derbyshire. Read More Read Less