Mickey Mayhew is an author, historian and researcher specialising in Tudor, Stuart and Romanov history, biography and historical true crime. His published works include The Anne Boleyn Bible, Romanovs Under House Arrest, Rasputin and his Russian Queen, Imprisoning Mary Queen of Scots, House of Tudor: A Grisly History and The Little Book of Mary Queen of Scots. He holds a PhD, with research examining the online followings surrounding Anne Boleyn and Mary Queen of Scots.

Previously to this, he co-authored three books relating to Jack the Ripper for the Whitechapel Society (again, The History Press), whilst fictional work included the urban fantasy trilogy ‘The Barrow Boys of Barking’, beginning with ‘Jack and the Lad’ and concluding with ‘Jamie’s Big Bang’. His tongue-in-cheek memoir ‘Mickeypedia’ is still available, with proceeds going to the Anna Kennedy Online autism charity. In August 2025, the first volume of the ‘Dear Boss’ trilogy was published, a fictional take on the aforementioned Jack the Ripper murders, but with a decidedly modern twist. Also released in 2025 was ‘The Romanovs Under House Arrest: The Russian Revolution and A Royal Family’s Imprisonment in their Palace’, again from Pen & Sword Books.

Mickey continues to work as an independent author and researcher on forthcoming writing and research projects.