Carol Ann Lloyd is a popular historian with expertise in Shakespeare, 16th century Europe, women’s lives, and leadership. She speaks for Smithsonian Institution, Agecroft Hall, Royal Oak Foundation, and other organizations, online and on stage. She holds graduate degrees from the University of Virginia and University of Utah and is doing additional postgraduate work with Oxford University. Carol Ann delivers programs for business audiences about leadership in history, focusing on how today’s leaders can use leadership principles found in Shakespeare and history to achieve success in the modern world. She is a member of National Speakers Association and is President of the Washington, DC chapter in 2023-2024. Carol Ann is the host of the popular “Royals, Rebels, and Romantics” podcast and is the author of The Tudors by Numbers, which was published in 2023. Her next book, Courting the Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I and Her Suitors is scheduled for publication in summer 2024.