by sue.copsey | Oct 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 | Oct 21, 2024 | book reviews, English royals, King
How well do you know your Henrys? There was the large, bearded one who had six wives and treated them badly. Henry number eight, of course. Seventh? The first Tudor king, killed Richard III in battle. Sixth? I’m guessing a few blank looks, now we’re heading back into...
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...
by sue.copsey | Jan 28, 2021 | English royals, Queen, Wife After Wife
catherine of aragon Over the coming weeks I’ll be posting mini-bios of Henry VIII’s six wives. I hope these will be of interest to those reading Wife After Wife and pondering on the historical counterparts of Harry Rose’s wives. So to our first Mrs Tudor, Catherine of...
by sue.copsey | Mar 3, 2020 | English royals, Queen, Wife After Wife
Jane Seymour And so we come to Henry’s third wife, Jane Seymour, reincarnated in Wife After Wife as his secretary, Janette Morrissey. What interesting things can I find to say about Jane? Not a lot, to be honest. Did I say boring? I look at this painting and I’m...
