Henrietta Heald

Henrietta HealdHenrietta Heald is the author of William Armstrong: Magician of the North, published by Northumbria Press. She is also the creator of the William Armstrong website.

Henrietta is a writer and editor with a particular interest in British history, politics, architecture, tourism and the countryside. A graduate of Durham University, she had a long and successful career in book publishing, working with many of Britain’s leading authors, before taking up the pen herself. She was chief editor of the monumental bestseller Chronicle of Britain and Ireland and has edited and project-managed books on architecture, interiors and the British countryside, including Illustrated Guide to Britain's Coast and Country Walks and Scenic Drives, both published by Reader's Digest.

Among her publishing triumphs was the first British edition of The Periodic Table by Primo Levi. She has written for many publications, including the Spectator, The Times, and The Mix, an international periodical forecasting lifestyle trends, as well as contributing to several arts festivals and BBC radio broadcasts.

Henrietta lives in London with her husband, Adam Curtis. They have two children, Sophie and Jamie. Henrietta also spends as much time as she can on Tyneside and in other parts of northeast England, visiting Armstrong’s old haunts.

Read more about Henrietta in the Newcastle Journal.