Ian Mortimer, author of twelve history books, four novels and numerous articles on the history of England between the 10th and 20th centuries, his work has been translated into fifteen languages. The Times has described him as “the most remarkable medieval historian of our time”, principally for his series of historical biographies of the late Middle Ages. However, he is best known for his four Time Travel Guides: Medieval England (2008), Elizabethan England (2012), Restoration Britain (2017) and Regency Britain (2020). He is one of the most innovative historians working today, pushing the boundaries of both literary form and historical methodology. Between 1991 and 2003 he worked for a number of archival and historical research organisations, including the Devon Record Office, the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts and the Universities of Exeter and Reading. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Historical Society. In 2004 he was awarded the Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize for his work on the social history of medicine. He also works in other genres, including historical fiction (The Outcasts of Time (2018), the Clarenceux Trilogy), poetry, and even a memoir on the meaning of running: Why Running Matters. He is currently President of the Moretonhampstead History Society and Vice-President of the Mortimer History Society.