About Sarah Bradford
Born 1938. Sarah Bradford is a British historian, biographer, broadcaster and journalist.
Sarah Mary Malet Bradford, Viscountess Bangor (née Hayes; born 3 September 1938 ) is an English author who is best known for her royal biographies.
Early life and education Bradford was born in Bournemouth in 1938, the daughter of Brigadier Hilary Anthony Hayes . She was educated at St Mary's School, Shaftesbury, Dorset. She won a State scholarship to Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, but met Anthony Bradford, a real estate developer, at Oxford, and abandoned her degree to marry him. Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love and Death in Renaissance Italy, Viking, 2004, Diana, Penguin Group, London, 2006, ; according to WorldCat, the book is in over 890 libraries Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Our Times, Penguin, London, 2011,
Other books The Englishman's Wine: The Story of Port (1969) Portugal and Madeira (1969) Portugal (1973)
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Who is Sarah Bradford?
English historian, writer
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Sarah Bradford was born on 3 September 1938 in Bournemouth.
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Sarah Bradford is a historian, biographer, broadcaster and journalist.
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Sarah Bradford is British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sarah Bradford. https://biography.guide/sarah-bradford-historian/
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