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Guest post Q & A with Rosemary Griggs
From The Tudor Notebook - follow the link to read more | March 15, 2025To continue the celebration of Women’s History Month I am delighted to welcome Rosemary Griggs to The Tudor Notebook. 'I think my whole life has become one long research adventure, and I have to confess I love it. Skills honed during my time in the Civil Service have stood me in good stead. Desk research — extensive reading and searching archive catalogues online — is the starting point. However, wherever possible, I like to study original documents. The focus of my research is the Champernowne family, who have left a wonderful cache of papers to help me unpick the details of their lives.' 'I’m thrilled to have recently signed a contract with Pen & Sword Books to write a non-fiction biography of the best known, but perhaps the least understood, member of the Champernowne family. She’s another Katherine Champernowne and is better known as ‘Kat Ashley’, governess to Queen Elizabeth I. My research is almost complete and we are targeting publication in 2026'
https://open.substack.com/pub/amymcelroy/p/guest-post-q-and-a-55f?r=51v6b5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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/