Jacqueline Riding

Writer, Editor, Book Reviewer, Art and History
Academic writer, Biographer, Historian, Journalist, Non-fiction writer
Available for:
Editing, Festivals and other events, Judging, Lecturing and teaching, Media, Proofreading, Public speaking

Dr Jacqueline Riding specialises in eighteenth and nineteenth century British History and Art. She is Books Editor for The Art Newspaper and regularly reviews for Country Life and BBC History Magazine. She is also a consultant for museums, galleries, historic buildings and feature films. She was the advisor on Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner (2014) and Peterloo (2018). Her books include Jacobites: A New History of the ’45 Rebellion (Bloomsbury 2016, paperback 2017), Basic Instincts: Love, Passion and Violence in the Art of Joseph Highmore (Paul Holberton Publishing 2017), Peterloo: The Story of the Manchester Massacre (Head of Zeus 2018, paperback 2019) and Hogarth: Life in Progress (Profile Books 2021, paperback 2022) the Sunday Times Art Book of the Year. Her latest book is Hogarth’s Britons (Paul Holberton Publishing 2023) which accompanied her major exhibition at Derby Museum & Art Gallery (10 March to 4 June 2023). She is currently working on a book about Charlie Chaplin’s London for Profile Books. She is represented by Bill Hamilton A. M. Heath and for all historical advisor enquiries including film and TV please contact Jacqueline direct via jacquelineriding1697@gmail.com