Mrs. (Catherine Mary Charlton) Bearne

Catherine Mary Charlton Bearne, often published as Mrs. Bearne, was a British author whose surviving bibliographic records link her with a series of historical works on France and European royalty. Catalog and library sources identify her as Catherine Mary Charlton Bearne and note her death in 1923.

Her books focus strongly on women, courts, and political change. Among the titles reliably attributed to her are Pictures of the Old French Court, Heroines of French Society in the Court, the Revolution, the Empire and the Restoration, A Royal Quartette, and A Sister of Marie Antoinette, all of which show her interest in turning royal and aristocratic history into lively narrative biography.

Because easily accessible biographical information about her life appears to be limited, the clearest picture comes from her published work itself: a writer fascinated by French history, especially the lives of queens, princesses, and other prominent women moving through moments of dramatic change. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found from the pages available during this search.