Dr Lauren Mackay

Biography

Dr Lauren Mackay is an historian specialising in the Early Modern World. She holds B.Mus from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music/University of Sydney, Australia, a Masters of History from the University of New England, and PhD from the University of Newcastle, Australia.

She is the author of three books, and her fourth, "Thunder Through the Realms: Five Kingdoms and the shaping of Early Modern Europe" is due out in 2025 with Bloomsbury Publishing.

Lauren is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and has lectured throughout the UK, at venues including Hampton Court, the Tower of London, Sudeley Castle, Hever Castle, Windsor Castle, Leeds Castle, The National Archives, Kew, The Portrait Gallery, London, and the BBC History weekends.

Lauren has also featured as an expert on Radio and Television - in 2020 she featured in the three part television documentary, "Henry VIII and the King's men" (Smithsonian Channel UK). In 2021, Lauren was a consultant and expert contributor for BBC2's three part series "The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family" based on her PhD research, and in 2022 she was an expert contributor for Netflix's three part series, "Blood, Sex, and Royalty".

Lauren's research frequently takes her to different countries around the world, including Turkey, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, France, and Belgium, and she has studied countless manuscripts in the archives of the United Kingdom and Europe, and enjoys bringing her expertise and passion to her tours for Academy Travel.