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Devon based author Rosemary Griggs to write biography of Queen Elizabeth I's Governess
From Author | February 17, 2025Rosemary said 'I’m thrilled to share with you that I recently signed a contract with Pen Sword Books @penswordbooks to write a non-fiction biography of Queen Elizabeth’s governess. She’s known to many people as ‘Kat Ashley’ I’ve been researching the Champernownes for years. I can’t wait to bring this best known, but perhaps least understood, member of this well-connected Devon family out of the shadows. '
Bringing History to Life - An Interview with Rosemary Griggs
From Paper Lantern Writers | January 24, 2025Follow the link below to read an interview with Jonathan Posner
https://paperlanternwriters.com/words-with-a-wordsmith-rosemary-griggs/
Historical Novels Society Review of The Dartington Bride
From The November 2024 issue of the Historical Novels Review | November 02, 2024' It is evident Ms Griggs has not only done her research but is also invested in her protagonists ... ... as the story progressed, she grew on me, and by the last, gripping chapters I was firmly rooting for her. '
https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-dartington-bride-daughters-of-devon/
Interview for the Historical Novels Society (HNS) Conference 2024
From Historical Novels Society | September 02, 2024Rebekah Simmers has been interviewing writers who are presenting at the HNS 2024 UK Conference to be held at Dartington Hall from 5-8 September. Rosemary Griggs is leading the “Dartington Gardens Tours” for delegates. She talked to Rebekah Simmers about her writing, her research and the connection she feels with the people who have walked in Dartington's gardens over the centuries. Her latest book, The Dartington Bride, is inspired by one of them — a young woman who left war-torn France to start a new life in Devon when Elizabeth I was on the throne.
https://hns2024.com/2024/08/30/conference-interview-rosemary-griggs/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR07QdX6LbpP46UBZ5NDQ1-lTd5aiEyHVU30p0f1W-0KkOnCkm9qEIgEcEg_aem_fFzBEw4pDKcPWde9rnGnMQ