by sue.copsey | Jun 10, 2024 | Ace, English royals, King
. (This blog post is an edited version of a piece I wrote for the Austraiian magazine Royals Monthly.) The legend of King Arthur, that great warrior king who united Britain against the Saxon invaders, has captivated people for centuries. The myth speaks to us of...
by sue.copsey | Mar 4, 2024 | Ace
Two weeks until release! While we wait, I thought I’d share what inspired this novel, a retelling of the tale of King Arthur, set in post-Brexit, post-Covid Britain, and how it came to be an Arthurian-Tudor mash-up. This is an extract from the author note at the...
by sue.copsey | Jan 14, 2024 | Ace, English royals, King
IN IN King Arthur, awoken in QUEEN, KING, ACE January 2024 Hello and Happy New Year! Not long now until I unleash my latest historical (I use the term loosely) retelling, QUEEN, KING, ACE. It’s a stand-alone novel, but if you’ve read my other retellings...
by sue.copsey | Jul 16, 2022 | English royals, King, Notorious
. Think you know about Richard III? Think again! In this interview with historian Matthew Lewis, we gain some fascinating insights into this intriguing medieval king. Read on, keep an open mind, and enjoy! . What three words would you use to describe...
by sue.copsey | Dec 4, 2021 | English royals, King, Notorious
. Olivia: So – what do we know about King Richard III? Ah! The hunchback king! . Nope. What? But they found his skeleton and that proved it! . No. The skeleton proved Richard had scoliosis – sideways curvature of the spine. Not kyphosis, which results in a hump....
