Catharine Arnold is a British author, journalist and academic, best known for her 'London' series of five popular history books: ' (2006), ' (2008), ' (2010), ' (2012), and Globe Life in Shakespeare's London (2015). Her most recent book is written in 2018. Catharine Arnold read English at Girton College, Cambridge and holds a post-graduate degree in psychology. Catharine Arnold is UK Council for Psychotherapy and Counselling Writer in Residence 2020.