by sue.copsey | Dec 3, 2025 | book reviews, English royals, history books, King, Queen
Over the past year or so I’ve been reviewing history books for the New Zealand Listener. Safe to say, 2025 has been a great year for non-fiction history books which, while meticulously researched and written by stellar historians, have stopped taking themselves...
by sue.copsey | Apr 21, 2025 | book reviews
Two things the Brits do well are making enemies, and laughing at themselves. Both talents are showcased in Terry Deary’s A History of Britain in Ten Enemies. This is basically a ‘Horrible Histories’ for grown-ups. Deary is the brains behind those hugely successful...