Emily Brand
Emily Brand is an author, historian and genealogist specialising in social history and romantic relationships during the long 18th century. Her book <em>The Fall of the House of Byron</em> (John Murray, 2020) was selected as BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, and a <em>Sunday Times</em>, <em>Mail on Sunday</em> and <em>BBC History Magazine Book of the Year</em>. She previously worked as an editor of history and classic literature for the University of Oxford, and has since provided historical consultancy for television – including reality dating show <em>The Courtship</em> – as well as lecturing for numerous institutions including the V&A, the World Monuments Fund and the British Library. Emily is currently working on a forthcoming history of Marie Antoinette’s female inner circle.
