Northumberland is such a beautiful and atmospheric place. Great location for historical fiction. Wish I could be there for the events!

Fascinating talk 'Eating with the Tudor' by Brigette Webster as part of the Edmunds Lecture Series 🗣 Sumptuary Laws dictating how many dishes per meal depending on income 🤔 Food and nutrition depended on class, wealth, 'health' and also religion 🥘 #Tudors #food #heritage #history #Elizabethan

Taskmaster - Tudor style? #taskmaster @nationaltrust.org.uk

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Possum politely waiting its turn TT: @lewayne69

Congratulations to Carol McGrath on the release of The Queen's Sister! Elizabeth Seymour's world is upended when her sister Jane catches the king's eye, and she marries into the Cromwell family, drawing her into court plots and religious upheaval. amazon.co.uk/dp/1035421283

This photo is going around the internet with the claim that it shows Herculine Barbin (1838-1868) but I am having doubts. The photo doesn't seem to fit the 19th century, nor do the clothes. I'm getting 1970s-80s tv show/film/theatre costume vibes. Do you know where it's from?

Not for the first time. @wired.com shows the way...

🌊 #OTD in #History 4 June 1940, the British Armed Forces completed the evacuation of 338,000 troops from #Dunkirk in France. To rally morale, #WinstonChurchill delivered his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech to the House of Commons. ▶️ youtu.be/MkTw3_PmKtc?si…

I'm telling you: if you like someone's book or article, straight up email them that. It'll make their day. There are not enough compliments in academia.

Went to Alison's signing/reading this week in Chorleywood. Can't wait to get stuck into this! Won a US copy of the book too!

"Maritime aspects... compare favourably with many published works of historical fiction." ⚓️📖 "Impressed by both the level of research and the quality of the writing" I just received a manuscript review from Professor Craig Lambert @medievalmariner.bsky.social and I couldn't be more thrilled.

The corruption runs deep.

CBS just fired longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley after he spoke out against the network's Trumpian turn under Bari Weiss and the Ellisons. Make no mistake: Trump is using the power of the state to help his billionaire pals control the media.

#authors #writingcommunity #writers #booksky

Ahhh.... 🥰😍📚 #amreading #reading #books #amwriting #writingcommunity #writing #booklove #bookworm #writerslife #stories

This is the Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux — a prayer book so small it fits in the palm of your hand. It was made for Jeanne d’Evreux, Queen of France. I’m writing her story. For more info about this incredible manuscript: www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... ⏳📚💙 #BookSky #HistoricalFiction

#histfic #amwriting 📚⏳️

British museum research find: Gunner's folding rule Brass, 1575 The instrument can function as a rule, a folding square or a pair of compasses. Scales on the arms allow this instrument to be used for artillery and for trade, making it an almost universal tool. #history

How a lucky archival find sparked a new novel about a bustling Scottish port for the American colonies: historicalnovelsociety.org/a-lucky-find... #HistoricalFiction

“The writing in this novel blew me away!...a wonderful spin on history” NetGalley reviewer FORTUNE’S WHEEL, The First Meonbridge Chronicle, Silver Medal winner, the Coffee Pot Book Club Awards 2020 for #Medieval #HistFic #Kindle #KU #Paperback #Audible mybook.to/8mQjNs

Juvenile kestrels surprised by a butterfly. Original post

Sat here with the laptop on my lap (why is there no better way to say that), trying to work through my editor's notes. Instead I'm scrolling on Bluesky #amwriting. 😂 and writing this! #author I am not. 📚⏳️

Unsolicited, but very welcome...

He takes the test "every single day"?

Thank you to Alison Weir and @chorleywoodbooks.bsky.social for tonight’s event! 📚 A huge thanks to Alison for her advice and the dedication in the book. We even came away with a prize - a copy of the American edition! 🇺🇸✨ #Booksky #books #AlisonWeir ⏳️📚 #historicalfiction

Henry Nowak's murder is "the most upsetting" UK news story in a long time. His family asked his death not be used to sow division – but that's what the far-right is doing. Andy Hughes on police failures, and "nonsense" claims of two-tier policing www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/henr...

One of the great things about the Arsenal title celebration was how it showed a multiethnic community at ease with itself. There are still reasons for optimism, despite these grim opportunists. But racism must be re-stigmatised. Enough cowering before “understandable concerns”. Decent norms matter.

#TerrierTuesday #GreatScapes #terrier

Thank you to Alison Weir and @chorleywoodbooks.bsky.social for tonight’s event! 📚 A huge thanks to Alison for her advice and the dedication in the book. We even came away with a prize - a copy of the American edition! 🇺🇸✨ #Booksky #books #AlisonWeir ⏳️📚 #historicalfiction

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📺 WORLD WAR II WITH TOM HANKS 📍 Platform: History 📅 Date: 01.06.2026 (Series 1, Episode 4) Tom Hanks lends his reassuringly expensive gravitas to the inevitable: P... ✈️ Channel: Telegram 🦋 Follow: BlueSky #TonightsView #WhatToWatch #TVShows #TVRecommendations #WorldWarIIwithTomHanks #History

#OTD in Tudor history Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England. In TO LOVE A KING, Anne was not the love of King Henry VIIIs life--it was Amethyst Plantagenet, but he could never marry her for many reasons. She stayed loyal to him til the end. books2read.com/u/bzZawL #HistoricalRomance #Tudors

Last week: pine tar. This week: wool. One sail = ~2,000 sheep. A raiding party of ten ships = 20,000. The entire Viking fleet at its peak = 2 million — just for the sails. Behind every longship, a loom. And only kings and earls had the wealth to make it happen. ⚔️ #VikingHistory #HistoricalFiction

I unboxed a 1634 manuscript at #Dorset History Centre A chilling record of a Tudor merchant from Weymouth. At 16, John Bond survived "The Great Massacre" (St. Bartholomew's Day, 1572) in France. This is the history fueling my debut novel! #history #tudors #historicalfiction #authors #amwriting

I unboxed a 1634 manuscript at #Dorset History Centre A chilling record of a Tudor merchant from Weymouth. At 16, John Bond survived "The Great Massacre" (St. Bartholomew's Day, 1572) in France. This is the history fueling my debut novel! #history #tudors #historicalfiction #authors #amwriting

Nearly stepped on this sleeping beauty. Had to move it from the footpath! #nature #moth

'We will remember them."

Its amazing how beauty in buildings and objects has been replaced by 'functionality'.

#OnThisDay in 1669, Samuel Pepys wrote the last entry in his diary. He stopped because he feared he was going blind. His eyesight recovered. He lived another 34 years. He never picked up the diary again. Imagine. #History #Journalling

860 words of a new scene added to draft 2. Now standing at 96,813. Hoping I can bring that down in the line edits. #amwriting #authors

The best advice I heard about writing, was: "Don't get it right, get it writ." I think this is more poetic! 😂

ARC Sign Ups in my 🔗🌳 #booksky #historicalromance #queensofmisfortune #maryqueenofscots #arcreaderswanted

Last season, we lost in the semi final. This season, we lost the final. Both times to Qatar PSG. Next year we will cross the line. This team experiences heart break to come back stronger to cross the line. Well done to everyone at the club, especially Arteta. Well done to all my fellow gooners.

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#OTD 30 May 1536 #HenryVIII married his 3rd wife, #JaneSeymour at York Place (Palace of Whitehall) Controversially, the nuptials came just 11 days after the ⚔️ of #AnneBoleyn Did the bride-to-be have wedding day nerves ... youtube.com/playlist?lis... youtube.com/shorts/6DUDN... #History #Tudor

Time to start work on the book cover! Exciting times. Maybe I should finish writing the book! 😂 #amwriting #authors #tudorfiction #historicalfiction

Trump "Survivor" works better....

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THE CROWNLESS QUEEN - new #historicalfiction from the talented Elizabeth Chadwick was all I hoped for. It's the sequel of 2 novels about Joan of Kent, when the seeds were planted for the Wars of the Roses. #books #bookreview tobyasmith.com/2026/05/29/t...