Rowena Cockett

Rowena is a writer, editor and fact-checker based in the UK. She has a PhD in Medieval Studies from the University of Exeter, where she also taught undergraduate students and worked on the editorial team of a postgraduate research journal. She has written for a number of popular history publications, including BBC History Magazine and All About History, and is now a regular contributor to LiveScience.com and its sister site Space.com. In her spare time, Rowena is an amateur space enthusiast, a keen equestrian and likes to visit as many castles as humanly possible.