author
Clare Jerrold
1861–1937
Best known for vivid books on Queen Victoria’s life and court, this late-Victorian writer brought royal history to a wide audience with a clear, readable style. She also wrote for younger readers, showing a range that went beyond biography alone.
1 Audiobook
The early court of Queen Victoria
by Clare Jerrold
About the author
Clare Jerrold, born Clare Armstrong Bridgman in 1861, was a British author who published under the name Clare Jerrold. She is especially associated with a three-volume series on Queen Victoria: The Early Court of Queen Victoria, The Married Life of Queen Victoria, and The Widowhood of Queen Victoria.
She was married to the writer and journalist Walter Jerrold, and reference sources on Walter Jerrold note her as a published author in her own right. Library and catalog records also show that she wrote other works, including books for younger readers, suggesting a career that mixed popular history with general literary writing.
Clare Jerrold died in 1937. While detailed biographical information is limited in the sources I could confirm, her surviving books show a strong interest in making British royal and social history accessible to ordinary readers.