Watch That? Read This!

The Crown is one of Netflix’s most popular shows even after the show ended for good in 2023. It’s full of history and intrigue about the British royals beginning with the Elizabeth’s wedding to Phillip in 1947 when she was just a Princess, to the early years of her reign as Queen to then ending in the mid-2000s with the wedding of King Charles III (formerly known as Prince) & Camilla Shand. Recent news has come out about a prequel spin off series of The Crown. There are several books both historical fiction and nonfiction about the British royal family from the past to the present day. These two historical fiction books written by Georgie Blalock are ones I highly recommend.

Watch The Crown? Read The Other Windsor Girl

The Other Windsor Girl by Georgie Blalock is a historical fiction novel about the late Queen Elizabeth II’s sister, Princess Margaret. While it’s from the point of view of a fictional lady of her entourage Vera Strathmore who dreams of becoming an author, the book covers Margaret’s love affair with Captain Peter Townsend. You root for them even though if you’ve watched The Crown or follow any royal history, you know ultimately their romance would not last. As I was reading, I did picture Vanessa Kirby and Ben Miles as both Margaret and Peter again. Like Vera, I wanted to go back in time and warn Margaret not to marry Anthony “Tony” Armstrong Jones. Margaret would have avoided a lot of heart break and an eventual awful divorce. While I wished it went more in depth about how tumultuous Margaret and Tony’s marriage was and both of their affairs, at the same time, I’m glad that it didn’t as it would have been very depressing.

Watch The Crown? Read The Windsor Conspiracy  

The Windsor Conspiracy by Georgie Blalock takes place in 1937 and Amelia Montague is a private secretary to Wallis Simpson in France. Yes that Wallis Simpson. The twice American divorcee that Edward VIII gave up his throne to marry. This love story would eventually sour. Wallis’s ambition and rage at how the royals treated her, would change her and Edward to be self-centered and side with the nazis out of their own ambition. After abandoning Amelia in Paris after the Nazi invasion, Amelia finds herself in position to help the FBI uncover the Windsor’s shady dealings with the Nazis, leading her to Nassau. While not every character was a real historical person, Georgie Blalock did an excellent job of research for the novel.

If you would like, feel free to read my interviews with Georgie Blalock by clicking these links!

https://booknotions.com/qa-with-georgie-blalock/

https://booknotions.com/behind-the-book-with-georgie-blalock/