Robert Hutchinson is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the author of The Last Days of Henry VIII, Elizabeth's Spymaster, Thomas Cromwell, House of Treason, Young Henry, The Spanish Armada and The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood.

He was Defence Correspondent for the Press Association before moving to Jane's Information Group to launch Jane's Defence Weekly. He has a doctorate from the University of Sussex, and was appointed OBE in the 2008 Honours List.