Carolly Erickson is not only a distinguished biographer and historian, she has also become a great historical fiction novelist. Her novels on fierce female figures from history are a favorite of many. Because of her biographer and historian background, Carolly Erickson offers historically accurate and believable novels. She also offers well-written and entertaining novels for anyone looking to read about fabulous female figures from Marie Antoinette to Mary, Queen of Scots.

Carolly Erickson has written biographies on many historic royal figures. Anne Boleyn, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Mary I, Catherine the Great, Marie Antoinette, and Queen Victoria have been researched and meticulously written about in fabulous works of biographies and non-fiction by her.