Meet Emily Murdoch Perkins
Emily Murdoch Perkins is an historian and author with a varied career to date: from medieval manuscripts to researching documentaries to marketing, and now, historical non-fiction. She lives with her supportive husband, eats more cheese than is good for her, and is attempting not to buy another sword.
Regina
What queens would England have had if firstborn daughters, not firstborn sons, had inherited the throne? We may think of princesses as dutiful, marital conveniences to build alliances, wearing long flowing dresses, but the eldest daughters of our kings have been very different.
Historical romance
When not writing historical non-fiction, Emily works as a full time author crafting historical romances full of heart and humour. Her heroes are passionate and her heroines are witty, and she’s translated into three languages around the world.
Learn from Emily
Emily teaches the craft of writing, the business of publishing, and more. She won the Teacher of the Year Award in 2024 at the Regency Academe, where she still teaches, and has spoken at a number of online conferences and in person events.
Steeped in history, this book was a delight
These ‘Queens’, professionally researched, was full of their times, their struggles, these women who lived ages before us. History came to life, with highlights of their stories, never judgemental and always supportive. The author turned the spotlight on these women and shared with us stories of families, rulers, and perhaps what might have been. The what if’s were grounded in their stories. In a man’s world they all made their own paths as well as they could. For a first-time foray into nonfiction, this author should be so pleased at the results. Love her fiction work, and this just seemed to be a natural extension of her writing skills. The Queens were brought to life. Brilliant.
Easy to read history, well researched
This book is brilliantly researched (for the hardcore historian) and so very easy to read (for the armchair historian). Anyone with interest in British royal history or women’s history will find something fascinating about this volume, as it covers not only what each generation of the royals were up to (going all the way back to the Roman period and all the kingdoms of the Isle), but each individual daughter, tying it together with themes like marriage, sacrifice, and duty. At times the author branches into speculation–always labeled as such–but her guesses are educated and reasonable, and she takes the time to explain/discuss WHY she has to speculate. This book’s premise is feminist at its core, but the content is straight-forward, easy to read, and not at all preachy.
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