Ally Sherrick

Ally is an award-winning children’s author of stories full of history, mystery and adventure.

BLACK POWDER, her debut novel about a boy caught up in the Gunpowder Plot, won the Historical Association’s Young Quills Award. Other titles include THE BURIED CROWN, a wartime adventure with a twist of Anglo-Saxon myth and magic, THE QUEEN’S FOOL, a tale of treachery and treason set at the court of King Henry VIII and VITA AND THE GLADIATOR, the story of a young girl’s fight for justice in the high-stakes world of London’s gladiatorial arena. Ally’s latest book, REBEL HEART, is about two young people caught up in the tumultuous English Civil Wars.

Ally received an Honorary Fellowship from the Historical Association in 2025 in recognition of her work to promote a love of history in young audiences.

She lives in Surrey with her husband and a garden full of assorted wildlife just down the road from a castle and a medieval abbey.

For more information about Ally and her books visit www.allysherrick.com  You can also follow her on Instagram @ally_sherrick