by sue.copsey | May 1, 2025 | English royals
FacebookTwitterShare Jane Boleyn (Lady Rochford) as portrayed in the TV series Wolf Hall FacebookTwitterShare (This is an edited version of an article I wrote for Royals Monthly. The relationship between Jane Boleyn and Anne is the mystery around which...
by sue.copsey | Dec 20, 2024 | Wife After Wife
James II c1690, by an unknown artist According to reports in the UK media, Rachel Reeves, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, has resolved to replace the portraits of men that hang in the state room of her new official home, No.11 Downing Street, with portraits of,...
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....
by sue.copsey | Feb 5, 2021 | Ace, English royals, Queen, Sister to Sister, Wife After Wife
Elizabeth – the virgin queen (?) Elizabeth (recreated in Sister to Sister as Eliza Rose) was famous for her virginity, while her father, Henry VIII … wasn’t. Nevertheless, she was a chip off the old block. Like Henry, Elizabeth morphed from a beautiful,...
