In 1610, Sir William Lower & the 'Young Mr Protheroe' used a Dutch telescope to map the moon for the 1st time. He was Lucy's grandfather.

Charles IIs #SecretQueen is out on 30 October from @penandswordbooks.bsky.social

Image of the moon in 1683 from my collection.

#LucyTuesday

Lucy was living in the village of St Giles (near @foylesforbooks.bsky.social) in March 1647, but not as a whore. So why was she living in London?

Who do you believe, the facts, or the Macpherson Fiction?

Charles IIs #SecretQueen is out on 30 October from @penandswordbooks.bsky.social #LucyTuesday

In 1775 James Macpherson implied that Lucy was in Paris in August 1650, yet 5 eyewitness put her in Holland at the same time.

Who do you believe, the facts or the popular Macpherson myth?

Charles IIs #SecretQueen is out on 30 October from @penandswordbooks.bsky.social

#LucyTuesday

With the purchase of the Roche Castle Estate in the early #17thCentury, Lucy’s great-grand parents put the Walter family on the map, but this was not only property & land they owned.

Read the real Lucy Walter story on 30 October from @penandswordbooks.bsky.social #SecretQueen #LucyTuesday

After more than 5 years of research, including never referenced before documents... Soon you'll know the truth about Lucy Walter!

Watch out for the tag #LucyTuesday as I publish sneaky snippets of her life and travels.

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