Meet Eliza Mackenzie (1816-1892) Born in #Glasgow Naval Superintendent of nurses in the Crimean War Her career led to formation of Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (QARNNS) in 1902 #HistNursing #WomensHistory #WomenInRed #NursesInRed #Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_M...

#OTD 10 September 1299 Edward I marries Marguerite of France Illustration of the marriage of Edward I and Marguerite of France, from the fourteenth century Nuova Cronica, Wikicommons Edward I's famous first marriage to Eleanor of Castile is well known to have been happy and fruitful until he was…

Looking for a good book? books2read.com/ap/n0A0Mv/Se... A dare that goes wrong, a love triangle & ghosts from the past seeking Bronte - Hidden Open a fantasy world of intrigue #Booksky 💙📚💙 #writers #readingcommunity #KU #IARTG #ASMSG #books #booknerd #readers #booklovers #read #darkfantasy #MustRead

Today's #HistNursing #Badge c.1939 is from @britishredcross.bsky.social They have their very own archive and museum www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/our... See more of #RCNArchives badges 👀 rcn.access.preservica.com/archive

After a month of changing career from Palliative Nurse Specialist back to my bread & butter of district nursing, things are settling down & I can go back to researching my WIP. Good start to the week is my book on Alice of Norfolk on offer from the publisher: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Edward-Is-Gr...

I'll have to do some more of these posts soon 🌱 wp.me/p2wQUL-oi

So excited to share a project I've been working on for a little while: a special Book Hub for Just History Posts! Over the years I've featured so many authors and books, I thought I should compile everything into one handy place to explore: justhistoryposts.com/book-hub/ #history #authors #books

An enthralling tale! Highly recommended 👌

Ancient pagan tradition of #summersolstice but also the time of year when the ancient medicinal herb of St John's Wort is at its' most potent. Proper name of Ypericon in Ancient Greece, it's been known as St John's Wort after John the Baptist since the 6thC. Still potent today ... wp.me/p2wQUL-lO

Happy #NursesDay2025 www.instagram.com/p/DJizybnsbQ...

Nursing Through History ... male assistants who were actually skilled nurses louisewyattsmusings.wordpress.com/2024/08/03/n...

Horrors of the Workhouse – the death of Alexander Knipe, aged 11 Workhouse nurse with children. Image courtesy of Manchester Archives We have all read - and sometimes horribly fascinated by - the awful stories we read about all sorts of goings-on in Victorian Workhouses. The stuff of nightmares.…

𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭, a deserted village on the Wye & remains of an Iron Age fort. It was once thought to be home to a leper colony, its old name is 𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒅 - meaning 𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 and 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆, a name commonly given to areas of land outside the plantations of the Forest of Dean. Read more: wp.me/p2wQUL-8U

Many thanks to Dr Banerjee for this lovely review in the Journal of Medical Humanities 👍😍 Full review here: hekint.org/2025/02/27/b... On Special Offer with publisher here: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Florence-Nig...

Isn't this drawing beautiful ... researching medical history for a chapter in my current WIP. This is by the surgeon & illustrator Charles Bell, whose older brother John Bell was also a surgeon from the late 1700's - mid-1800's. Two other brothers worked in law, becoming professors. #histmedicine

Lots and lots of articles about Anglo-Saxon England on my blog: anniewhitehead2.blogspot.com

#throwback A Brief History of Dropsy wp.me/p2wQUL-ps

Lost Monastic Buildings of Chepstow Priory South-east side of Chepstow Parish Church, once the church for the Benedictine Priory of St Mary's. The east facing window, at the forefront of the image, is where the monastic burial area likely was as well as the infirmary and herb garden. Image…

🧵 1/6 This is an account of a member of the landed gentry in 14thC #Norfolk being pardoned for a rather heinous crime. This was not unusual; the king (in this case, Edward III) often granted pardons as fighting men were wanted for the wars and were often from 'good' stock.

A Cup of Tea in the Crimean War 🤢 Tea, for example, a greatly prescribed item, was usually tied in a cloth and made in the same boilers and cauldrons as the meat; the cloth shrunk with tea inside and sunk to the bottom. Even Fanny Taylor makes mention of the tea being ‘the most wretched stuff…

Can still order off Amazon UK in time for Xmas 🎄🎄🎄 #histnursing #CrimeanWar1854

YAY! How to Dress like a Tudor won GOLD in the #CoffeePotBookClub #BookOfTheYear awards! I was so busy celebrating Henry's silver that I almost missed it. mybook.to/howtodress Pen and Sword Books #historical #Tudors #LiteraryAwards

My son used to live in Ockham, a Surrey village near Woking. Lovelace designed a lot of the village housing, making sure each house had their own garden to grow their own food and their own water supply. She also founded the school but for practical lessons (workshops etc). A truly gifted woman.

New Book release this week 30/11, in time for Xmas 🎄 Please comment/message if you would like a free signed bookplate🎄 wp.me/p2wQUL-v8 #histnursing #crimeanwar1854 #nursinginthecrimea #nursinghistory #nightingale #histmedicine #victorianvalues #irishsistersofmercy

Many thanks for new follows, likes & reposts, much appreciated - although I'm not sure what 'starter packs' are?! I'm also celebrating another 5* r/v for my story of a forgotten #Plantagenet, Alice of Norfolk. Thanks Whitey! mybook.to/EdwardIsGranddaughters; www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Edward-Is-Gr...

Looking Masters and Doctoral dissertations on #CrimeanWar then check out crimeanwarnetwork.wordpress.com/dissertations/

I'm a couple of days late but on 14 November 1351 it was mistakenly assumed Alice Plantagenet of Norfolk - daughter of the earl of Norfolk, g-daughter to Edward I & cousin to Edward II, sister to Margaret, Countess of Norfolk - had died. On 16 Nov her two youngest children were given into the ...

My publisher @penandswordbooks.bsky.social have my new book on an intro offer, release date 30/11 - would make a lovely Xmas pressie 🎄😉 Happy to send a free signed bookplate for any pre-orders 👍 #histnursing #crimeannursing #crimea1854 #nursinghistory www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Florence-Nig...

Ooh, 11 weeks today my new book will hit the shops. Scotland's Medieval Queens: from St Margaret to Margaret of Denmark will tell Scotland's story through the eyes of the most amazing women mybook.to/ScottishQueens

Love these interesting snippets!

#NewRelease! Sent as a bride for the King of England, Anna of Cleves is thrown into a court of scandal and cutthroat politics Only by her wits will she survive The Swan Maiden £2.99 or #Free #KindleUnlimited! #Histfic #Tudor #HistoricalFiction 💙📚💙📚💙 amzn.eu/d/0c4oc46E

Thank you to the authors of thse two 5* reviews on #NetGalley, I'm very grateful! #NightingalesRivals #historyofnursing #histnurse

Before the earl of Salisbury's scandalous betrothal to Joan of Kent, there was her cousin, Alice of Norfolk. louisewyattsmusings.wordpress.com/2023/06/30/t...

#NewRelease! Sent as a bride for the King of England, Anna of Cleves is thrown into a court of scandal and cutthroat politics Only by her wits will she survive The Swan Maiden $3.99 or #Free #KindleUnlimited! #Histfic #Tudor #HistoricalFiction #KU 💙📚💙📚💙📚💙 a.co/d/0hxWRVrQ

#histmed #histnurse From the archives - what was Dropsy? louisewyattsmusings.wordpress.com/2024/03/02/a...

Book Review - A Court of Betrayal by Anne O'Brien "This novel’s historical accuracy is also unmatched, and the captivating storyline kept me engrossed until the early hours." igotlostinabook2.blogspot.com/2024/09/book... #HistoricalFiction #BookReview

Women of the war of the roses: Margaret Beaufort, Anne Neville, Elizabeth of York author.to/juditharnopp... #HistoricalFiction #WomensHistoryMonth #wotr #medieval

Available for pre-order, released 30/11/24 #histnurs #nursinghistory

#NewRelease in #Audiobook! Duchess, Countess, mother, politician, and twice a Queen... this is the story of the young Eleanor of Aquitaine Daughter of the Sun #Histfic #books #kindle #BooksWorthReading #Audiobooks 💙📚🎧💙📚🎧 www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0D9R5HDD...

My article on medieval monastic nursing features in the August edition of the fab Living Medieval mag, see link below 📖 Struggled with the word count as I tend to waffle somewhat 😉 heyzine.com/flip-book/3b...

"Marvellous series, quite unlike any other historical fiction I have read." #Review mybook.to/amoc mybook.to/amofaith mybook.to/amot #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KU #Tudor #Histfic #Henryviii #BooksWorthReading #coffeepotbookclub #Booksky

Bit of a promotional delay due to some health issues but my next book on #nursinghistory during #Crimea1854 now available to pre-order from Amazon & other outlets. Would make a lovely Xmas pressie 😉 www.amazon.co.uk/Florence-Nig...

From the archives, a short & sweet article on Dysentery. What better way than to start a weekend 👍😉 wp.me/p2wQUL-jr

#NewRelease! Sent as a bride for the King of England, Anna of Cleves is thrown into a court of scandal and cutthroat politics Only by her wits will she survive The Swan Maiden $3.99 or #Free #KindleUnlimited! #Histfic #Tudor #HistoricalFiction #KU 💙📚💙📚💙📚 a.co/d/0hxWRVrQ