David Santiuste is a historian of late medieval Britain. He is the author of two books: The Hammer of the Scots: Edward I and the Scottish Wars of Independence and Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses. He has written articles and chapters for various other publications, including Medieval Sexuality: A Casebook and Medieval Warfare.

David grew up in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. He went on to study at the University of St Andrews, where he continued with postgraduate research. He is a Lecturer in Humanities at the Centre for Open Learning, University of Edinburgh, where he enjoys working with a wide range of students. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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(Image: British Library MS Royal 20 B XX f. 34)