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,...
by sue.copsey | Jun 15, 2020 | Ace, English royals, King, Wife After Wife
From golden god to obese tyrant – the evolution of Henry VIII In the run up to the UK publication of Wife After Wife in July, I’ve been thinking (again! Not obsessed – no, not at all) about how Henry VIII changed over the course of his reign, both in temperament...
by sue.copsey | Feb 19, 2020 | English royals, Queen, Wife After Wife
Anne Boleyn Recreated in Wife After Wife as ice queen Ana Lyebon No character polarises Tudorphiles quite like Henry VIII’s second wife. Watch them spar in Tudor Facebook groups: Conniving seductress! Iconic feminist! She knew exactly what she was doing! She was a...
