María Pilar Queralt del Hierro, who holds a degree in Modern and Contemporary History from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, has worked as a university professor and editor. Since 2000, she has devoted herself exclusively to historical dissemination, contributing to various media outlets with the aim of bringing history closer to the general public. She does so through both biographical essays and historical novels, with a single central focus: the study of women’s roles throughout history.

Among her works, the historical novel trilogy Inés de Castro, Leonor, and La rosa de Coimbra stands out, centered on three key figures in Portuguese history. The first of these has been the subject of study at several Portuguese universities and is required reading at the School of Education of the University of Lisbon.

Her most recent novel, Las damas del rey (2011), was described by critics as “an enjoyable and instructive journey through Renaissance Europe, written with great literary precision and careful language, supported by thorough documentation.” In 2012, her biographical essay Las mujeres de Felipe II. Deber y pasión en la casa del rey (The Women of Philip II: Duty and Passion in the King’s Household) was awarded the IX Algaba Prize for Biography and Historical Research.