Jane Dismore has written for The Times and The Telegraph and many magazines including History Today. She also contributes to historical and royal websites. During five years abroad she ran yachts in the Mediterranean and wrote and presented radio features for the British Forces Broadcasting Service. She has a B.Ed. Hons. Degree from Newnham College, Cambridge and taught A-level English Literature. Later she qualified as a solicitor, specialising in employment law, and appeared regularly on local radio as the 'legal eagle.' In 2013 she left the law to write full-time, although she remains on the Roll of Solicitors. Her books include Duchesses: Living in 21st Century Britain and The Voice From the Garden: Pamela Hambro and the Tale of Two Families Before and After the Great War.