Sarah Ward Clavier is an historian and writer. Her academic writing focuses on seventeenth-century history, including the British Civil Wars in Wales, Welsh identity, and politics. She has also written about the early history of newspapers and the media in Wales and England, and women’s work in the Post Office in the early modern period (1500-1700). Sarah has written narrative non-fiction on the history of correspondence, has spoken on BBC Radio 4 and Radio Wales, and has been an historical consultant for BBC 1’s ‘The Union’ series. She also writes fiction and her first novel, an historical crime story, is currently in development. She was brought up in North Wales but now lives near Brecon with her husband and dogs. She loves to write, speak about Welsh history and writing, and to meet with other writers. She has taught for nearly 25 years (!) in schools and universities, and is always keen to talk about what she loves.
