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Jane Boleyn: Mean Girl or Scapegoat?
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King Arthur – The Truth Behind the Legend
. (This blog post is an edited version of a piece I wrote for the Australian magazine Royals...
History book reviews
I have the lovely job of reviewing popular history books for the magazine The New Zealand...
Edward IV – The Most Magnificent English King You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
(This is an edited version of an article I wrote for Royals Monthly magazine. Edward IV is the...
Book review: The Sun Rising, by Anna Whitelock
What do you know of James I? Your answer might include ‘Gunpowder Plot’, ‘Bible’, ‘witches’, and...
Book review: A History of Britain in Ten Enemies, by Terry Deary
Two things the Brits do well are making enemies, and laughing at themselves. Both talents are...
Book review: Eighteen, by Alice Loxton
The past year [2024] has been standout for popular history books, especially those that come at...
An Elizabethan Scandal: Amy Dudley’s Death
(This is an edited version of an article that appeared in Royals Monthly, December 2024) Picture...
James II – How Not to Learn From History (or your dad)
James II c1690, by an unknown artist According to reports in the UK media, Rachel Reeves, the new...
Book review: Henry V, by Dan Jones
How well do you know your Henrys? There was the large, bearded one who had six wives and treated...
Mary Queen of Scots, Drama Queen
This is an edited version of a piece for Royals Monthly mag. Mary is reincarnated as Eliza's...
Secrets and lies – my book confessional
Recently I was invited by The Spinoff (New Zealand's favourite news and culture website) to...
A Note from the Author
Two weeks until release! While we wait, I thought I'd share what inspired this novel, a retelling...
Queen, King, Ace – read a chapter
IN IN King Arthur, awoken in QUEEN, KING, ACE January 2024 Hello and Happy New Year! Not long...
Book review: The Young Queens by Leah Redmond Chang
Young Queens is the latest in a recent flurry of books by female historians seeking to highlight...
Q & A with Matthew Lewis – historian, author, and Chairman of the Richard III Society
. Think you know about Richard III? Think again! In this interview with historian Matthew...
Richard III: A Q & A with Olivia Hayfield
. Olivia: So – what do we know about King Richard III? Ah! The hunchback king! . Nope. What?...
Christopher Marlowe
I was invited by The Spinoff to write about how I brought rakehell Elizabethan playwright...
Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary)
queen mary I (bloody mary) Bloody Mary – one of the most notorious rulers in English history. The...
Elizabeth – The Virgin Queen (?)
Elizabeth - the virgin queen (?) Elizabeth (recreated in Sister to Sister as Eliza Rose) was...
