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Wars of the Roses

Derek Birks

Derek Birks

What prompted you to choose the period that you wrote your first book in? I have a longstanding interest in late medieval history – especially the Wars of the Roses period which I have studied and researched a great deal over the years. It was an obvious choice when...

Anne O’Brien

Anne O’Brien

What prompted you to choose the period that you wrote your first book in? In a previous existence I taught history and so have always had an interest in the motivations that stirred men and women in the past.  Why would I choose to write about medieval England?  It...

Scandal Hits the House of York

Scandal Hits the House of York

The piety of Cecily Neville was much praised during her lifetime, particularly in her later years.  Her pride was also widely acknowledged.  Proud Cis has become a recognisable epithet.  Yet scandal raised its ugly head.  When her husband was commanding the English...

Anne O’Brien

Anne O’Brien

Anne O'Brien

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The Story Behind The Queen’s Rival

The Story Behind The Queen’s Rival

The story behind Cecily Neville, the mother of Edward IV and Richard III in Anne O'Brien's new novel.

The Queen’s Rival The objective of an academic historian, I would suggest (although I am willing to be argued down) is to research a subject from all available sources and report the findings to provide an acceptable cause/consequence scenario based on the evidence to...