Background
She was born in Warwickshire, the youngest of three sisters.
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She was born in Warwickshire, the youngest of three sisters.
From the age of ten, Miles attended the King Edward VI High School for Girls, where she obtained a working knowledge of Latin and Greek, along with a lifelong love of Shakespeare. At seventeen, she was accepted at Street Hilda"s College, Oxford, where she studied English literature, Anglo-Saxon, Middle English, Latin and French. She obtained five degrees in all, including an Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from the Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham, as well a starred Master of Arts* from the Centre for Mass Communication Research at the University of Leicester.
She has two grown children, and is currently married to the historian Robin Cross. As child, Miles suffered from polio, which she acquired at the age of four. Due to it, she had to undergo several months of treatment.
Alongside her studies, Miles worked numerous jobs, including working as a travelling saleswoman and a stable hand.
She got her first job, in plastics factory, at the age of 13. Miles later became interested in jurisprudence, which resulted in her appointment at the age of 26 as a lay magistrate in the Warwickshire criminal and family courts, and eventually on the bench in a superior court in Coventry.
She served for ten years, and rose to the level of Crown Court. Miles has also worked with numerous government agencies and served on consultative committees.
In addition to novelist, Miles is also a journalist and broadcaster.
She began her broadcasting career on the British Broadcasting Corporation, for which she is now a regular commentator. She also broadcasts on Canadian Radio, as well as numerous local radio stations. She has made many television appearances as a historian and commentator, including on Cable News Network, Public Broadcasting Service, and Columbia Broadcasting System. As a journalist, her work has appeared in major newspapers across the English-speaking world, including The Washington Post.
Miles is also a major contributor to a number of magazines, including Working Woman United Kingdom, Prospect and Cosmopolitan.
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