†Margaret Spufford O.B.E., M.A., Ph.D., Litt.D., Hon. Litt.D. (Keele), F.R.Hist.S., F.B.A. was a Social Historian of early modern England whose reputation was made by a series of pioneering books & articles. Whilst a teaching fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge she accumulated a large group of students who called themselves 'the Spuffordians'. In 1995 Margaret began the British Academy Hearth Tax project & by the time of her death in 2014 eight large county volumes had been published. For most of her life she was an Oblate of the Anglican Benedictine Nunnery at West Malling, Kent. Margaret was married to Peter Spufford, Emeritus Professor of European History at the University of Cambridge. Her son is the author, Francis Spufford. Her daughter, Bridget, predeceased her.

Susan Mee BA Hons. (1st Class), MA (Dist.), Ph.D is a Social Historian who specialises in the History of Textiles & Dress. Her research interests include the textiles & dress of the 16th to 18th centuries, & the Art Deco period (c.1909-1939). Susan has worked with museum collections of historic dress in Suffolk, Shropshire & Herefordshire. She is currently employed as an independent lecturer & researcher, & as a tutor for the WEA. Susan is married & has two children & one grandchild. She lives in Suffolk.