In her earlier life, Kay had a successful career working as a dramatist in London for BBC, appearing in television mini-series throughout the 1950s.
[6] The Scotsman's reviewer concluded that, if it had not been for the bizarre circumstances in which it was written, then it might have gained recognition as a minor addition to the genre pioneered by Robert Graves of works supposedly penned as a first-person account by an actual historical figure, but added that it was at its best where a woman's touch might be strongest.
It has also been suggested that it may have been influenced by previously published accounts of the king's life, including Gentle Eagle by Christine Orr, R. L. Mackie's biography and Walter Scott's Marmion.
It did not receive much attention, and The Scotsman's reviewer concluded that unlike Falcon, there was little there to interest the general reader.
Ada Kay was one of the founder members of the Scottish Society of Playwrights, after a meeting called by Hector MacMillan, Ena Lamont Stewart and John Hall in September 1973.