David H. Caldwell, until retirement in 2012, worked for the National Museum of Scotland, latterly as keeper of two of its curatorial departments. He has an academic background in both history and archaeology, and much of his research interest has focused on weapons and warfare.
Victoria Oleksy is Associate Director and Head of Consultancy at AOC Archaeology Group. She has an MA (Distinction) in Historical Archaeology from the University of Bristol. She has worked in the Heritage Sector for 17 years and has been involved in research surrounding the Battle of Pinkie since 2007.
Bess Rhodes has held teaching and research fellowships at the University of St Andrews. She specialises in late medieval and early modern Scottish history and is the author of Riches and Reform: Ecclesiastical Wealth in St Andrews, c. 1520–1580 (2019).