So it looks like the first print run of The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn has now sold out and the expected re-release date is 30 November! Thanks to everyone who has bought it so far! www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Many-Fac... @penandswordbooks.bsky.social

Sorry everyone, I was planning on getting a post or two up this week but I’ve come down with the cold / flu thing that seems to be going round at the moment 🤒 🤧 hopefully I can get something out at the weekend!

On the blog today is my list of ten books I hope to read this month 💙📚 #authors @benmantle.bsky.social @catherineryanhyde.bsky.social @suemoorcroftauthor.bsky.social @johnirvingimr.bsky.social @margaretamatt.bsky.social @simonmason.bsky.social @katewilliamsme.bsky.social @tudorblogger.bsky.social

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social !! Sophie has joined me on my blog and Substack to talk all things Elizabeth Boleyn! Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/guest-post... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/10/30/g... #History #Tudors

New blog post - this time a review of the new novella 'The Cardinal's Daughter' by Alison Weir. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/10/26/b... #Tudors #BookReview #AlisonWeir #TudorBlogger

I've just finished reading the newest book from Amanda Harvey Purse ('Henry's Roses: The Lives of Elizabeth of York, Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France') and you can read my review now! #Tudors #History Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/10/19/b...

If you missed my live Q&A on Substack with @nathenamin.bsky.social earlier, you can now watch the recording on Substack! Thanks Nathen for inviting me to chat with you. tudorblogger.substack.com/p/the-histor... #History #Tudors #AnneBoleyn #Q&A #Substack

Today I've released the first in what I hope will be a new series of posts about the what-ifs of Tudor history - my first explores the question of, what if Anne Boleyn birthed a son in 1536? Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/what-if-an... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/10/07/w... #Tudors

Today I have published a blog post on Hardwick Hall which I originally posted to my blog back in 2022 but have today shared on my Substack, too. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/hardwick-h... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2022/10/27/h... #Tudors #HardwickHall #BessOfHardwick

Today's book review is one I published on my blog back in 2012 but it has now also been posted to my Substack - 'Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions' by G.W. Bernard. The only historian, as far as I'm aware, who believes Anne Boleyn was guilty of adultery! tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie...

Aww thanks @emilythepoet.bsky.social !! Hope you enjoyed it!

I’m thrilled to have been asked by @claireridgway.bsky.social to appear on her YouTube channel to discuss my newest book ‘The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn’ - I had a lot of fun and thanks Claire for having me! youtu.be/fd0_MH-tgu4?... @penandswordbooks.bsky.social #AnneBoleyn #Tudors #Interview

New blog post! Today I'm thrilled to welcome back @writerbeverleya.bsky.social to my blog and Substack, to talk about her new book 'The Race for Elizabeth I's Throne'! Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/guest-post... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/09/25/g... @penandswordbooks.bsky.social #Tudors

“I won’t let them break me down to dust, I know that there’s a place for us, for we are glorious.” Never has this song seemed more appropriate #Autism #TheGreatestShowman youtu.be/Rj4Yu9Utdw0?...

Autism is a neurological difference in the brain - it is not caused by any kind of pain relief or vaccine, and cannot be ‘cured’. It’s not a disease. I am not less because I am autistic. #Autism #Autistic #DifferentNotLess

New blog post! A review of 'Tudor England: A History' by Lucy Wooding which is a fascinating read about Tudor England more generally rather than just the court. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/09/21/t... #BookReview #Tudors #LucyWooding #Books

Today's book review is one I published on my blog back in 2012 but it has now also been posted to my Substack - who doesn't adore Eric Ives' work on Anne Boleyn? Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2012/10/19/1... #History #AnneBoleyn #Tudors #BookReview

The American release of my latest book is coming up on 30 September!

Another post about a place that I visited on my trip to Kent last month - Dover Castle! It's such a big site and there is so much there, definitely a full day trip if you're planning a visit! Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/dover-castle Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/09/11/d... #History #Dover

If anyone is interested in having me to guest on their blog, either interview-style or me contributing a mini-essay, please let me know! You can either send me a direct message on here, or drop me an email! #BlogPosts #GuestInterview

Special Guest Post by Helene Harrison, Author of The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/08/spec... @tudorblogger.bsky.social #Tudors

I do wish they’d stop with these stupid skits at the beginning of #BakeOff #GBBO

A new book review on my blog today - 'A Medieval Cabinet of Curiosities' by Lorris Chevalier. Thanks to Amberley Publishing for gifting me a copy of this for review. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/08/31/a... #History #BookReview #LorrisChevalier

Well I’m 15 minutes in and the film has already changed the entire set-up from the books 🤔 #ThursdayMurderClub

Just finished reading 'The Cardinal' by Alison Weir, and my review is now up on my blog and Substack! Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/08/27/b... #History #BookReview #AlisonWeir #Tudors

New book review on my blog and Substack - 'Henry VIII' by Lucy Wooding. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/08/23/b... #Tudors #HenryVIII #BookReview

Having this morning submitted the manuscript for my fourth book to my publisher, I can now reveal the working title is 'Henry VIII's Quest for an Heir: The King's Great Matter'! Here's to book 4! 🎉 @penandswordbooks.bsky.social

The 5-star reviews seem to keep coming for 'The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn' - I'm so so thrilled by how many people are enjoying it and appreciating what I've tried to do by not taking a traditional biographical approach! @penandswordbooks.bsky.social #History #Tudors #AnneBoleyn #HistoryBook

Today on my blog and Substack I'm joined by David Holland, founder of Wolf Hall Weekend @wolfhall.bsky.social, to talk about the event coming up in 2026! #History #Tudors #HilaryMantel #ThomasCromwell Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/guest-post... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/08/22/g...

It was wonderful to speak with @tudorblogger.bsky.social about her new book, ‘The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn’. Among other things, we discussed how perceptions and representations of Anne have developed and changed over time. Tune in! youtu.be/2DtbHXK5aNg?...

I am absolutely thrilled to bits and hugely humbled that @tudorblogger.bsky.social recommended the Kindred Spirits series as part of this interview with @onthetudortrail.bsky.social I finished Elizabethan Rebellions recently, and can 100% recommend it!

New post on my blog and Substack - this time about my recent visit to Rochester Castle and Cathedral! Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/rochester-... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/08/17/r... #History #Rochester #HistoricalPlaces

Today I'm delighted to feature on the @penandswordbooks.bsky.social blog talking about Henry VIII's love letters and what they can tell us about Anne Boleyn! www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/blog/henry-v... #Tudors #History #AnneBoleyn #HenryVIII #TudorHistory #TheManyFacesOfAnneBoleyn

Special Guest Post by Helene Harrison, Author of The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/08/spec... @tudorblogger.bsky.social #Tudors

Top 5 #Tudor #podcasts! @tudorsdynasty.bsky.social @onthetudortrail.bsky.social @thetudorsongbook.bsky.social @booksmusictravel.bsky.social @shakeuphistory.bsky.social @claireridgway.bsky.social @tracyborman.bsky.social @tudorblogger.bsky.social @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social

The first post I've published from my recent trip to Kent is on Upnor Castle, a castle built in the reign of Elizabeth I, but that I'd never heard of! #History #UpnorCastle #EnglishHeritage Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/upnor-castle Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/08/06/u...

Read my latest interview over on the Wolf Hall Weekend Substack! open.substack.com/pub/wolfhall... @penandswordbooks.bsky.social

Oh no! The Jolly Postman was one of my absolute favourite books as a child!

You can now read my July newsletter over on Substack! tudorblogger.substack.com/p/july-2025-... #History #Tudors #Historian

Today I’ve joined @amymcelroy.bsky.social and Rebecca Batley on The Tudor Notebook to discuss my new book on Anne Boleyn! Thanks for having me ladies 😊 #Tudors #AnneBoleyn open.substack.com/pub/amymcelr...

Massive thanks to Amberley Publishing for sending me what look like 2 fascinating books to read and review! Looking forward to getting stuck in! #Books #Gifted

Cover reveal 📖 I'm so excited to reveal the cover of my first book, "Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen's Mother", which is due to be published on 23 October 2025! You can pre-order it here: thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/... (a 🧵)

New podcast interview! Thanks to the lovely Rebecca @tudorsdynasty.bsky.social for having me back, this time to discuss Anne Boleyn! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/51WQ... YouTube: youtu.be/xHJoWJMBrF8 @penandswordbooks.bsky.social #AnneBoleyn #Tudors

All of my books together! 😍 You can order them all now - www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Helene-Harri... @penandswordbooks.bsky.social #History #Tudors

Difficult to believe my little blog is 13 years old today! #TudorBlogger

My copies of my new book have arrived! I’m so delighted and you can order it right now! #TheManyFacesOfAnneBoleyn #AnneBoleyn #Tudors #History @penandswordbooks.bsky.social www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Many-Fac...

A new post added to my blog and Substack - a glimpse into my writing process! #Writing #Research #WritingProcess #Historian #Author Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/my-writing... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2025/07/22/m...

New book review on my second blog - 'The Meriwell Legacy' by Stephanie Laurens #BookReview bookblendblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/21/t...

Can you believe it? That’s a full draft of book 4 completed! Now for final edits and proofing before submission! 🎉 @penandswordbooks.bsky.social

I have just discovered that my new book ‘The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn: Interpreting Image and Perception’ has released early!! It is out TODAY in the UK!! @penandswordbooks.bsky.social www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Many-Fac...