About Adrian Stuart


Adrian Stuart is a British author with a longstanding interest in the people, conflicts and disputed reputations that shape our understanding of history.
He writes historical fiction and narrative nonfiction based on real people, documented events and the uncertainties that surround the historical record.
His Behind the Legend series examines figures including Boudicca, Vlad Dracula, Spartacus and Joan of Arc, looking beyond familiar legend to the surviving evidence and the world in which they lived.
His standalone books explore subjects ranging from seventeenth-century Rome to the development of modern policing, with a particular interest in overlooked people and turning points in history.
For current titles and forthcoming books, visit the Books page.