The Queen is Dead, Long Live the King: What happens next?

Queen Elizabeth II, like her predecessor, did not pass her childhood in any certain expectation of the Crown. But already we know her well, and we understand why her gifts, and those of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, have stirred the only part of the Commonwealth she has yet been able to visit. She… Read More The Queen is Dead, Long Live the King: What happens next?

September 9, 2022January 25, 2023 SarahLeave a comment

The Queen’s Hidden Cousins

In June 1941 five of Queen Elizabeth II’s cousins, Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, and Idonea, Etheldreda, and Rosemary Fane were committed to The Royal Earlswood Institution for Mental Defectives. It had been renamed some years earlier from The Asylum for Idiots but both names give you some idea as to the colour of the place.… Read More The Queen’s Hidden Cousins

June 17, 2022January 25, 2023 SarahLeave a comment

History in the (Re)Making

History, Historical Fiction and everything in between

Tag: Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen is Dead, Long Live the King: What happens next?

The Queen’s Hidden Cousins