After an abortive career as a social worker, Alan Dearn studied Ancient History at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He completed his doctorate in late Roman religious history at Wolfson College, Oxford in 2003. He currently teaches history at the International Grammar School, Sydney, while maintaining an active research life. His particular fields of interest include the history of martyrdom, the later Roman empire and the social history of Nazi Germany.

Elizabeth Sharp trained in Fine Art at the Leicester College of Art and Technology, UK, in the 1960s. A full member of the Society of Equestrian Artists for many years, she has served on its Executive Committee for several years. She is also a full member of the Society of Women Artists and exhibits regularly in London with both groups, as well as in other mixed exhibitions around the country. Elizabeth lives in Lincolnshire, UK.