Wednesday, 16 April 2025

Fact vs Fiction in "The Crown": Live!

Join me in Huddersfield on 8th May as I lift the lid on what was fact and what was very definitely fiction in Netflix's smash hit, The Crown! 

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"If you were one of many gripped by Netflix’s smash-hit factual drama The Crown, you probably wondered how true to life this Royal Family saga was. In this special Festival event in partnership with Merrie England, Huddersfield-based historian Catherine Curzon reveals the real stories behind the drama, based on research for her latest book The Royal Family vs ‘The Crown’. 

For six seasons, royal watchers across the globe have been hooked on The Crown. Over 60 episodes, multiple casts and headline-grabbing storylines, The Crown has promised to throw open the closed doors of Britain’s palaces to reveal the deepest secrets of the House of Windsor.  

Catherine Curzon’s new book The Royal Family vs ‘The Crown’ turns the spotlight on the glittering Netflix series and lays bare what is fact and what is very definitely fiction. Season by season, episode by episode, it tells the real stories behind the drama that has thrilled and scandalised audiences worldwide: from the abdication of a king to Princess Diana’s infamous Panorama interview, the marriage of Charles and Camilla and everything in between."

Monday, 27 January 2025

The Royal Family vs "The Crown" is Out Now


For six seasons, royal watchers across the globe have been hooked on Netflix’s smash-hit factual drama, The Crown. Over sixty episodes, multiple casts and headline-grabbing storylines, The Crown has promised to throw open the closed doors of Britain’s palaces to reveal the deepest secrets of the House of Windsor. From the last days of George VI to the accession of Queen Elizabeth II and into the twenty-first century, it has told the story of the monarchy in an ever-changing and turbulent world.


The Royal Family vs 'The Crown' turns the spotlight on the glittering Netflix series and lays bare what’s fact and what is very definitely fiction. Season by season, episode by episode, The Royal Family vs 'The Crown' digs deep into history to examine the plots, the trivia and the characters who have stepped out of the throne room and into the living room, telling the real stories behind the drama that has thrilled and scandalised audiences worldwide. From the abdication of a king to Princess Diana's infamous Panorama interview, the marriage of Charles and Camilla and everything in between, this is your indispensable guide to the true stories behind the streaming phenomenon.

Buy the book here.


Thursday, 19 September 2024

Wartime Wishes is a Bestseller!

 

Wartime Wishes for the Land Girls is a bestseller, hitting the number one spot in 20th Century Historical Romance new releases! And you can get your copy now on Amazon!

Wartime Wishes for the Land Girls

 

Thank you, lovely bookstagrammers, for your fabulous reviews of Wartime Wishes for the Land Girls! It’s out now in ebook, Kindle Unlimited and paperback.

I love this series. Returning to Bramble Heath and the Land Girls is always a pleasure. This story is so much more than a war story. – BookedWithMel

I loved the whole story – KatieLuvsToRead