This ring at the #MetMuseum caught my eye, because I know the hieroglyphs for #Tutankhamun's throne name (prenomen) ... and there it was in the center of this cartouche. Neb-kheperu-re, 'Lord of the Forms of Ra'. Purchased in Cairo in 1921, the year before Tut's tomb was discovered. 🏺 1/ 📸 me

The month of March Mars, Le Château de Lusignan, Poitou Miniature, on vellum,1412-16 & 1440 Two oxen pull a peasant’s plough; vines are pruned, soil turned & seed sowed. A dragon (Mélusine) flies over the right tower. Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry Musée Condé, Château de Chantilly

📚💙📚💙 High up in Ely Cathedral's Lady Chapel are the last remaining pieces of the medieval glass Thomas Cromwell's commissioners came to distroy during the reformation. #stainedglasssunday #Reformation #elycathedral #HistoricalFiction

Susanna Horenbout, Courtier and Artist #Illumination #MedievalWomen #Miniatures #Tudors #WomenArtists #WomensArt #WyrdWomen

If you missed it last time, Amazon has Mary Tudor, Queen of France at bargain prices for both the ebook and hardback! Both less than $3!!!! If you enjoyed reading about Mary please consider leaving a review, even a rating, they really do help authors! a.co/d/024QIzSw

💙📚💙📚 I found it while doing some research about Queen Catherine Howard whose father Edmund was Elizabeth Boleyn’s older brother. He attended his sister’s funeral. #AnneBoleyn #ElizabethHoward #ElizabethBoleyn #Tudor #anneboleyn #catherinehoward

Author Beware: Marketing Scammers Targeting You #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory #authors #amediting #fiction #booksky

💙📚💙📚 I found it while doing some research about Queen Catherine Howard whose father Edmund was Elizabeth Boleyn’s older brother. He attended his sister’s funeral. #AnneBoleyn #ElizabethHoward #ElizabethBoleyn #Tudor #anneboleyn #catherinehoward

💙📚💙📚 As a history lover I wanted to see the scars of the reformation which are really noticeable in Ely Cathedral. I wanted to see how the Victorians and others later restored it in the aftermath too. #reformation #ThomasCromwell #HisFic #Ely #ElyCathedral

'Tudor Voices on the River Orwell', a Suffolk Archives project, utilises the legal inquiry into the drowning of oyster-catcher Richard Astill in 1518 to explore how deodand law affected the verdict & together with original witness testimonies the audience was submersed in Middle English. Brilliant!

🚨12 April🚨 📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: 🧩Piece by Piece🧩 A deep dive into the play written by Anthony Munday before a pile on of hands started. A full performance of the text, panels on how it came into being, and a session of Tudor Interlude Bingo! #drama www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...

1st HISTORY REFORMATION 1679 BURNET Engravings KING HENRY VIII Church ENGLAND #books #antiquarian #firstedition #history #reformation #KingHenryVIII #tudor #England #church #religion #bookauctions bit.ly/4rKKCZ2

Susanna Horenbout, also known as the Lady Parker, was the first known female artist in England during the Tudor dynasty. She worked for the court of Henry VIII. She excelled in miniature painting and manuscript illumination. #Illumination #MedievalWomen #Miniatures #Tudors #WomenArtists #WyrdWomen

💙📚💙📚 As a history lover I wanted to see the scars of the reformation which are really noticeable in Ely Cathedral. I wanted to see how the Victorians and others later restored it in the aftermath too. #reformation #ThomasCromwell #HisFic #Ely #ElyCathedral

Susanna Horenbout: Forgotten Female Artist at the Tudor Court #Illumination #MedievalWomen #Miniatures #Tudors #WomenArtists #WomensArt #WyrdWomen

💙📚💙📚The obedient bride, the submissive consort, the vessel for England’s future. But behind the mask lies a woman haunted by the blood price of her crown. mybook.to/zGiQJA #HisFic #henryviii #KU #Tudor #Janeseymour

💙📚💙📚The obedient bride, the submissive consort, the vessel for England’s future. But behind the mask lies a woman haunted by the blood price of her crown. mybook.to/zGiQJA #HisFic #henryviii #KU #Tudor #Janeseymour

#OTD 27th February 1545 The Battle of Ancrum Moor took place near Jedburgh. English forces were defeated; 800 English soldiers were killed and another 100 were taken prisoner. #BattleofAncrumMoor #Scotland #England #Stewarts #Stuarts #Tudors #History

“And what would you like to do when you’re older?” New post asks how people became playwrights in Tudor England before the word even existed. Can you write a play a month? (Feat. cautionary tales on overcommitment and misdirected theatricality…) open.substack.com/pub/shakespe...

The delightful north door of Bibury church. And inside, through the remains of a Saxon chancel arch, a confection of early Tudor bedposts and random other stuff made into a settle.

In the aftermath of Anne Boleyn’s brutal downfall, Jane Seymour is thrust into the arms of a king and the ghosts of two dead queens stir not desire, but dread. mybook.to/zGiQJA #books #KU #Henryviii #bookworms #booklovers

In Tudor England, ‘Laus Tibi' could refer to either squill or white daffodils, making a clear identification not always possible. #daffodils

📚💙📚💙 Prince Arthur was created Prince of Wales on 27th February 1490, but his early death later changed the course of Tudor history. His younger brother became Henry VIII. #TudorHistory #ArthurTudor #PrinceOfWales #HenryVIII #OnThisDay

26 February 1583: Dr John Dee presents Lord Burghley with his 'Playne discourse and humble advise … as concerning the needfull Reformation of the Vulgar Kalender'. As requested by the government, he's checked the pope's sums and agrees that England should change the calendar, ... 1/ #earlymodern

4/5 Southwark Cathedral ... has some well-preserved/restored momuments. This shows Alderman Richard Humble (d1616) , and his two wives Elizabeth and Isabel. Made by Flemish refugee sculptors who lived on Bankside. #Laowa7_5mmf2 #OMsystemOM1 #photography #churchphotography #southwarkcathedral

This week on The Write Stuff we are chatting with Author of Military Fiction, Roger Marsh! #booksky ##indieauthor #hybridauthor #bookcommunity #writers #interview 💙📚💙💙📚💙📚💙📚📚 open.substack.com/pub/lawrence...

📯Promo! Kobo Monthly deal. Buy DEATH OF A STRANGER, book 1 of the Bishopsgate Ward Mysteries for £0.99 or read free on Kindle Unlimited. ✨ #histfic #Tudors #BoldwoodBooks www.johnpilkington.co.uk

Portrait medal of Mary Tudor Queen of England (obverse); Allegory of Mary Tudor's Reign (reverse) Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo model 1554 (contemporary cast) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/460848

I recommend the latest Not Just The Tudors podcast. A fascinating discussion of Robert Kirk’s The Secret Commonwealth - a detailed treatise on Fairies in Scotland in the 1600s Intriguing & wondrous. Available from all purveyors of good podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

#OTD 26th February 1564 Christopher Marlowe, poet and playwright was baptised at St George’s Canterbury. He was the son of John Marlowe & his wife, Katherine Arthur. #ChristopherMarlowe #KitMarlowe #Poet #Playwright #Tamburlaine #ThePassionateShepherdToHisLove #Tudors #History

In Feb 1601, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, was executed for treason after his failed uprising. Contemporary reports say the Queen withdrew from view after Essex’s death. #TudorHistory #ElizabethI #EssexRebellion #HisFic #Elizabehan

#RememberingJaneGrey #Tudors #History #QueenForThirteen Where Jane and Guildford were held prisoner at the Tower of London

📖✨ Forsaking All Other by Catherine Meyrick is a richly atmospheric Tudor historical novel filled with loyalty, love, and impossible choices. maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/02/fors... #HistoricalFiction #TudorHistory #BookSpotlight @catherinemeyrick.bsky.social

On this day in 1570, Elizabeth I was excommunicated by Pope Pius V, a move that intensified the religious tensions of her reign. #OTD #TudorHistory #ElizabethI #History #historicalfiction

💙📚💙📚💙 New release: In the aftermath of Anne Boleyn's brutal downfall, Jane Seymour is thrust into the scorched ashes of a fractured royal court and the ghosts of two dead queens stir not desire, but dread. #HistFic #audiobooks #Audible #Henryviii #Booksworthreading

#OTD 25th February 1570 Excommunication of Queen Elizabeth I by Pope Pius V. www.instagram.com/p/DVKlqYXlcl... #PopePiusV #QueenElizabethI #ElizabethI #excommunication #Tudors #History

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🧵OTD in 1570, Elizabeth I was excommunicated by Pope Pius V, who declared her a usurper for her severe persecution of Catholics In Yorkshire, where loyalty to the old faith ran deep. The impact was profound. The North Riding in particular remained a Catholic stronghold, with

#OnThisDay (25 Feb) in 1601, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, was executed at the #TowerofLondon, after being convicted of high treason for his predominant role in 'Essex's Rebellion' - an attempted coup against #ElizabethI's government. #History #Tudors

💙📚💙📚💙 New release: In the aftermath of Anne Boleyn's brutal downfall, Jane Seymour is thrust into the scorched ashes of a fractured royal court and the ghosts of two dead queens stir not desire, but dread. #HistFic #audiobooks #Audible #Henryviii #Booksworthreading

On this day in 1570, Elizabeth I was excommunicated by Pope Pius V, a move that intensified the religious tensions of her reign. #OTD #TudorHistory #ElizabethI #History #historicalfiction

Let's take a closer look at the new historical pamphlets I've reproduced. 📷 1&2 The Order of Swans 1550 📷 3 A Myrrour of Man 1552 📷 4 Exercise of Small Arms... 1765 These & more are available in my #etsy shop: birdiesboutique23.etsy.com #tudortuesday #tudor #bookbinding #18thcentury #reenactment

The stunning Tudor memorial to Sir John Shelley and his seven sons and his wife with seven daughters. St Mary Clapham. Pevsner describes it as "roughly carved in the most childlike way"; Pevsner is sometimes pompous!

This is one of the best-preserved Tudor stables in England. Built in 1553, this remarkably well-preserved stable block at Kenilworth Castle was more than just a home for horses, it was designed specifically to impress visitors.

#1000TudorPeople S is for William Salesbury, proficient in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and modern languages. It is likely that the first book printed in Welsh was by Salesbury, being an English dictionary for Welsh speakers. bit.ly/3PjugG6

As part of The Huntington’s United Queendom series, a lecture on Thursday, Feb. 26, explores how SIX the Musical bridges history and pop culture through collaborations with cultural institutions across the U.K., bringing the Tudors to a broader audience.

#TudorTuesday Purse 16th century Germany Silk, metal In the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. #Purse #Silk #Metal #Germany #History

Released 5th May. Is that what you meant? blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

Medieval floor tile Plympton Priory, c. 1175-1325 CE The tile is from the Augustinian priory, which is pictured next to St Mary’s Church & below the castle in Plympton. The illustration comes from a map produced in 1540 for the Tudor King Henry VIII. #TilesOnTuesday

On this day in 1500, Charles V was born. As Catherine of Aragon’s nephew, his political power helped block Henry VIII’s attempt to annul their marriage. #TudorHistory #OnThisDay #CharlesV #CatherineOfAragon