Peter Hammond was Research Officer of the Richard III Society for thirty years and has been writing on late fifteenth century history for over forty years. He has written, edited and co-edited books on varied subjects including The Complete Peerage, vol. 14, and mediaeval food. He has co-written the Coronation of Richard III, and a biography of Richard III in contemporary documents as well as local history books including an edition of some eighteenth century letters and several books of old and new pictures of the Chiswick, London area.