Roger Crowley was born in 1951 and spent part of his childhood in Malta. He read English at Cambridge University and taught English in Istanbul, where he developed a strong interest in the history of Turkey. He has traveled widely throughout the Mediterranean basin over many years and has a wide-ranging knowledge of its history and culture. He lives in Gloucestershire, England.
Books in order of publication:
| 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West | 2005 |
| Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580 | 2008 |
| City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire | 2011 |
| Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire | 2015 |
| Accursed Tower: The Fall of Acre and the End of the Crusades | 2019 |
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