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Catherine and the Queen at Huddersfield Literature Festival!

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The Royal Family vs ‘The Crown’

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. 

Catherine Curzon is a historian of old Hollywood and even older royalty. She has appeared on Radio 4’s PM programme and Dan Snow’s Story of England, as well as radio stations across Europe and the UK. Her work has been featured online by BBC News, BBC History Extra and a range of newspapers and magazines. As one half of Ellie Curzon (with Helen Barrell), her World War Two sagas have achieved bestseller status in the UK and the US.

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Calling all fans of “The Crown”! Catherine’s latest book is out now

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Catherine’s latest book, The Royal Family vs “The Crown” is out now, in hardback and ebook. Buy direct from the publisher, or from Amazon.

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.

 

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Wartime Wishes is out now in ebook, Kindle Unlimited and paperback. Out soon in audiobook!

Such a beautiful story… While this is a book about war time life in a small English village it is so so much more, this is a story about resilience, compassion, bravery, community, loyalty & surviving one of the worst times in our history but ultimately this is a story about love, loss & hope. – Erica’s Bookreviews

A story about love and forgiveness overcoming hate, and how we, as humans, are more alike than we realise, even with our differences. – Blue Fairybug’s Books