Featured Author: Claire Ridgway

Claire Ridgway, author of The Anne Boleyn Collection and The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown, is a writer, researcher and Tudor history buff with a deep knowledge and love of everything about the Boleyn family and the time of the Tudors.

She is well known and respected for her two Tudor websites, The Anne Boleyn Files and Elizabeth Files, which contain in-depth research about the period and which promote historical authenticity. Claire likes to think of them as communities of history lovers, rather than websites, and loves nothing better than chatting to, and debating with, her visitors. History is fun!

Claire currently lives up a mountain in Southern Spain, but grew up near to Stratford-upon-Avon where she was surrounded by Tudor history. Claire is Tudor obsessed, and makes no apologies for it. She likes Rioja, chocolate and Camembert cheese. Claire is married and has three children, two dogs and two cats.

Claire and her husband, Tim, have also compiled a collection of interviews with 34 top indie authors to help inspire other indie authors and aspiring writers. The book is called “Interviews with Indie Authors: Top Tips from Successful Self-published Authors” and builds upon Claire’s amazing success publishing her own books. Continue reading “Featured Author: Claire Ridgway”