Fran and William Burbage explore the roots of the family and uncover a fascinating trail of ancestry, from Richard Burgae through Prince Maurice, brother of Rupert of the Rhine, to some secret papers which explain the famous lost week of Charles I.
Born Sybil Mary Edwards, she was educated at Ramsey Heights Elementary School, 1919-1923, Ramsey Grammar School 1924-1932, Exhall Grange Emergency Training College, Coventry, 1948-1949 and New Hall, University of Cambridge, 1960-1962. At Cambridge she gained English Hons. Class 2:1 (Tripos completed in 2 years).
She became a teacher and lecturer in primary education and wrote a variety of books on education as well as a collection of fiction and memoirs.