Dr Gemma Allen is lecturer in early modern history at OU, which basically means she loves teaching everything to do with the Tudors and Stuarts!
She has recently published a book on the Cooke sisters, five remarkable but little-known Tudor women, exploring their power behind the scenes at the Elizabethan court. She has also published a collection of the letters of one of the sisters, Lady Anne Bacon, which reveals the thoughts of this strong-minded woman in her own words.
Gemma is a BBC Expert Woman, as she loves conveying her passion for history to broad audiences, something she also hopes to do through her involvement in the Arts Hub Live!