Mickey Mayhew
Author & Historian
Mickey Mayhew is an autistic author, historian and researcher specialising in Tudor, Stuart and Romanov history, biography and historical true crime.
He holds a PhD in Social Sciences, alongside postgraduate degrees in Sociology, Creative Writing, and Gender, Sexuality, Politics and Culture. His doctoral research examined the online followings surrounding Anne Boleyn and Mary Queen of Scots.
Mickey is the author of numerous fiction and non-fiction books. His historical works include House of Tudor: A Grisly History, Imprisoning Mary Queen of Scots, Rasputin and his Russian Queen, The Anne Boleyn Bible and Romanovs Under House Arrest. He has also written extensively on Jack the Ripper and is the author of the autobiography Mickeypedia.
His writing and research span royal history, biography and historical true crime, with particular interests in Tudor England, the Stuart monarchy and Imperial Russia. He has travelled extensively in pursuit of his research, including visits to St Petersburg and locations associated with figures including Saint Francis of Assisi and Arthur Rimbaud.
Mickey continues to work as an independent author and freelance writer on forthcoming writing and research projects.