by sue.copsey | Apr 3, 2025 | English royals, King, Notorious
(This is an edited version of an article I wrote for Royals Monthly magazine. Edward IV is the English king on whom I based the character Teddy Snow in Notorious, my whodunnit based on the mystery of the Princes in the Tower.) Edward IV, painted in c1520, about 40...
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 | 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 6, 2021 | English royals, Queen, Sister to Sister, Wife After Wife
queen mary I (bloody mary) Bloody Mary – one of the most notorious rulers in English history. The clue is in the name. Mary Tudor (1516–1588) is the character on whom the elder of the two sisters in Sister to Sister, Maria Rose, is based. She was the first English...
