by sue.copsey | Jul 16, 2022 | 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 | 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...
by sue.copsey | Apr 4, 2021 | Sister to Sister
Firstly an apology, for giving my reincarnated Robert Dudley the surname Studley in Sister to Sister. I see you wince. But I couldn’t help it. When I look at those portraits of Elizabeth’s favourite, the love of her life, I see a man a little bit in love with himself....
by sue.copsey | Mar 20, 2021 | Sister to Sister
I was invited by The Spinoff to write about how I brought rakehell Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe into the 21st century. (More time writing about Kit? Well, yes I can do that!) Here’s the result (make yourself a cuppa, it’s quite long …)...
by sue.copsey | Feb 6, 2021 | Sister to Sister
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...
