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Dr Johanna Strong
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Aww thank you! You always make recording such a fun experience! And yes! We’ve got a new word for you for the shift used in the anointing portion of the coronation 👀
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Dr Elizabeth Norton
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The Raufarholshellir lava tunnel in Iceland. Formed in a volcanic eruption 5200 years ago, it is 1360 metres long and was formed in an effusive eruption where molton lava pours steadily out of the eruption.
#lavatunnel
#volcano
#lava
#raufarhólshellir
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You always have the best travel pix 🙏🏼💓
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A friend of mine who happened to be a spy once bragged about being able to hack my phone with no effort. I took the bet. He lost. This is my telephone, seriously, it's an 1937 Ericsson;
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Such a great time with such a great guest 🙏🏼💓👸🏼 happy (upcoming) birthday, Mary! Also, we invented a word....stay tuned...
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A Tudor poet, Shakespeare’s contemporary and all around legend, Aemilia was born in Bishopsgate in London in 1569 and became one of the first professional female poets. In one word, this book is UNPUTDOWNABLE. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@jodipicoult.bsky.social
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
#birthday
#emiliabassano
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Holocaust deniers make flat earthers and Tartarian Empire believers seem like highly educated geniuses.
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Did you know the last elected female head of state is still alive? Did you know there exists a Queendom? What is the cost of female power to her and to her Kingdom? Tune in
@enortonhistory.bsky.social
@wearefootnote.bsky.social
#shelfie
#girlpower
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5000 Years of Female Monarchy with Dr Elizabeth Norton
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Pnv31vEGobMDTE8kflyNS
5 months ago
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Dr Gabby Storey
5 months ago
Happy Monday folks! Today, let's talk about one of the big scandals of the twelfth century: Eleanor of Aquitaine. Why has her name been dragged through the mud with charges of incest? Head over to Substack to find out more..
gabbystorey.substack.com/p/eleanor-of...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Scandal of the Twelfth Century
Today I want to talk about two matters close to my heart: queens and sex.
https://gabbystorey.substack.com/p/eleanor-of-aquitaine-the-scandal
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Who was Catherine of Braganza, Charles II's wife? What was her legacy? Let's ask
@susanabernethy2.bsky.social
to spill the tea...
#keepitstuart
#stuartsummer
#strictlystuarts
Get Susan's book with
@penandswordbooks.bsky.social
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Charles II’s Portuguese Queen: The Legacy of Catherine of Braganza with Susan Abernethy
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/465pFOTJEkbyXgooC9Ych8
6 months ago
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Yesterday was Margaret Beaufort's birthday - let's celebrate her!
@historylauren.bsky.social
says Margie was cool...see for yourselves...
#herstory
#MightyMargarets
@headofzeus.bsky.social
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Reinventing… Margaret Beaufort with Lauren Johnson
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9 months ago
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Welcome to
#StuartSummer
or
#StuartSunday
Tune in and find out all about James VI & I's work life: the colonies, the trade, his desire to grow silk in Blighty; his relationships with the neighbours near and far. Welcome, Anna Whitelock!
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
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James VI & I and the Dawn of a Global Britain with Anna Whitelock
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9 months ago
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Draws attention as it deserves <3
#allthequills
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9 months ago
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Lucy Heuschen (she/her)
11 months ago
My personal poetry website has a fresh new look and info about my forthcoming debut collection! Signed copies of Daughter of Fire available here from 13th April!
#PoetsOnBluesky
#PoetrySky
www.lucyheuschen.co.uk
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Lucy Heuschen
Welcome to the personal website of the poet Lucy Heuschen!
https://www.lucyheuschen.co.uk
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Catherine Fletcher
9 months ago
This is a brilliant book, superbly evocative of sixteenth-century London, and you should all go out and buy it.
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Dr Joanne Paul
9 months ago
It’s publication day for Thomas More: A Life and Death in Tudor England with Michael Joseph
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
! Pop by your local bookshop or order now -
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Kate Lister
9 months ago
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TikTokers are calling rape 'grape' to avoid censorship. It's beyond insulting
Trivialising and calling guns 'pew pews' will only vilify vulnerable people
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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)
9 months ago
Sadly so very true!
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Mark Turnbull Author
9 months ago
Frances Bard claimed that Prince Rupert had married her. Read my article for Historia
@historia-hwa.bsky.social
about how her family immortalised that claim by etching it into a memorial stone inside Aldbury church!
t.co/WZDXoIDsF2
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Chapters Bookstore, Parnell St, D1
9 months ago
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Exactly, humans are the real monsters. Right,
@drsurekhadavies.bsky.social
?
#humansamonstroushistory
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9 months ago
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Kimberley Johnson
9 months ago
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Ur very kind, Lucy! Indeed, Margie B deserves a second look 🤘🏻😎
#notjustapiousface
#cygnature
🦢 love the pic!
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9 months ago
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Did Margaret Beaufort know how to have fun? What part did femininity play in her life? What was it like to have her as your boss? And what do swans have to do with Henry VIII's gran? Let's find out from
@historylauren.bsky.social
@headofzeus.bsky.social
#cygnature
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Reinventing… Margaret Beaufort with Lauren Johnson
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UTmcCT89HTJNdmhEwFj5T
9 months ago
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9 months ago
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We definitely need to talk more about
#SirThomasMore
, the lesser talked-about Thomas from the Tudor age. We talk to
@drjoannepaul.bsky.social
about her
#newbook
#penguinbooks
It turns out, Thomas had quite a sense of humour, so literally, the More the Merrier...
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Reinventing... Sir Thomas More with Dr Joanne Paul
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Uar3xbLxaTLJdpZ7Wsy0V
9 months ago
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Let's celebrate 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen with a new book!
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
is re-releasing their 'What Matters in Jane Austen?' by John Mullan in honour of Jane. Tune in for our conversation with the esteemed author...
#shelfie
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What Matters in Jane Austen with John Mullan
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JxKtPUSuwzukLBZOPHROe
9 months ago
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Today is the anniversary of the First Battle of St Albans, which was fought in 1455, making it the first battle of the Wars of the Roses; and to talk about it today our guest is Jackson van Uden
@historywithjackson.bsky.social
#OTD
#onthisday
#onthisdayinhistory
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The First Battle of St Albans with Jackson van Uden
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9 months ago
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Who was the first British Queen?
#KeepItStuart
Tune in and learn more about Anna of Denmark, wife to James VI & I, mother to Charles I, grandmother to Prince Rupert, Great grandmother to George I. Welcome
@stevenveerapen.bsky.social
for a
#StuartSpring
Special.
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Anna of Denmark, the First British Queen with Steven Veerapen
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PBsdUCL4ktTweSNqPOeED
9 months ago
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Mark Turnbull Author
9 months ago
📅#OTD 1643,
#Yorkshire
Parliamentarians capture
#Wakefield
, though Lord Ferdinando Fairfax admits it is a 'miracle', due to his mutinous army. George Goring, a royalist commander, is taken, along with a letter from his father, imploring him to cudgel the Fairfaxes into a Treaty.
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Mark Turnbull Author
11 months ago
📚Beyond excited to present 'Prince Rupert of the Rhine' which is now available for pre-order! Delving into 2⃣4⃣ archives has unearthed so many treasures, especially about the key women in his life. 👑Pre-order:
tinyurl.com/5b6d8axt
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Brigitte Webster
9 months ago
So yesterday we feasted & partied like (29th July) 1533. A wonderful & most memorable day! I successfully recreated 34
#authentic
#Tudor
#dishes
from an original surviving menu & an additional 8 authentic vegetarian alternatives. Today this Tudor housewife is a proud lady indeed!
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Lauren Johnson
11 months ago
#Bookshops
/
#History
fans. If you’re looking for someone to talk at an event this autumn, I’m currently organising my book tour for
#MargaretBeaufort
. Get in touch! To entice you, here are some people saying I talk good:
lauren-johnson.com/speaking.html
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Very kind 🙌🏻🥰 It’s all Madge 👸🏻
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9 months ago
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Today is the anniversary of the untimely death of Henry VI - let's recap his life through the lens of his wife's story - Margaret of Anjou - headphones at the ready,
@historylauren.bsky.social
is our guest 🎧👑🎙️
@headofzeus.bsky.social
#otd
#onthisdayinhistory
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Reinventing... Margaret of Anjou with Lauren Johnson
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GVxTWYDcDguV2JdpqK0F6
9 months ago
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Amy McElroy
11 months ago
Today we welcome Steven Veerapen to the Tudor Notebook. Steven is an incredible historian and author so head over to read more about his work.
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Guest Post - Q&A
With Steven Veerapen
https://open.substack.com/pub/amymcelroy/p/guest-post-q-and-a-8eb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=fghqj
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10 months ago
🥁👑Calling All Stuart History Enthusiasts👑🥁 Dr Erica Canela, Andrea Zuvich, & Mark Turnbull are excited to announce the first Stuart History Festival! 🗓️Save the Date: The Old Palace, Worcester 5-6 July 2025
#StuartFest
#KeepitStuart
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Dr. Erica Canela
10 months ago
It is a gorgeous venue! Cannot wait to welcome our guests! 🥰
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Mark Turnbull Author
10 months ago
Coming soon - the festival’s schedule, our sponsors, and 10 brilliant speakers...!!
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For the Royal Valentines finale this year, we have a
#StuartSpring
Special - an episode on Arranged Marriages where Love Blossomed - please welcome back Mark Turnbull
@1642author.bsky.social
& Andrea Zuvich
#KeepItStuart
@stuarthistoryfest.bsky.social
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Arranged Love Blossom: The Stuart Edition
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Jih9cdUE42y6yvzKBgFgB
9 months ago
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For some royal couples, Happy Ending had an expiration date, especially for these illustrious Georgians: George III & Queen Charlotte, and their granddaughter Charlotte and her husband Leopold. Tune in for
@madamegilflurt.bsky.social
@penandswordbooks.bsky.social
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Trouble in Paradise: The Georgian Edition
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Zff34cLag2TZJqhk9NaEa
9 months ago
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Today is the anniversary of Anne Boleyn's execution at the Tower of London. Her French connections didn’t save her. To understand this, let's ask
@estelleprnq.bsky.social
all about Anne and her daughter Elizabeth’s relationship with The French Powers-that-Be…
#OTD
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Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I and the French Powers-That-Be with Estelle Paranque
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/5yyi0GaAVWRnSFrFcuZPGC
9 months ago
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Today on
#StuartSpring
we have an episode wherein
@stevenveerapen.bsky.social
busts myth after myth about the Scottish monarch who always deserves a second look and a second chance - Mary Queen of Scots
#KeepItStuart
#StuartSaturday
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Reinventing… Mary Queen of Scots with Steven Veerapen
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JYBU1m7xQR3Tj20NK0T0G
9 months ago
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Let's talk about Margaret of York, the in/famous Duchess of Burgundy who harboured a pretender to the Tudor throne. Let’s learn all about this Girl Boss Duchess from
@enortonhistory.bsky.social
#MightyMargarets
For Elizabeth's latest📚see
@wearefootnote.bsky.social
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Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, Sister of English Kings with Dr Elizabeth Norton
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/2laY9bkIR0MWZP6Vtn9OOh
9 months ago
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9 months ago
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Lucy Worsley
9 months ago
This week on MY LIFE IN THE PAST: The Dollar Princesses, and a new exhibition, HEIRESS, at English Heritage Kenwood House.
lucyworsley.substack.com/p/what-the-h...
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Let's talk about
#Shakespeare's
literary sisters - the
#WomenWriters
of the
#Renaissance
: Anne Clifford, Aemilia Lanyer, Mary Sidney, Elizabeth Cary. We sit down with
#RamieTargoff
#riverrunbooks
@quercusbooks.bsky.social
#shelfie
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Shakespeare's Sisters with Ramie Targoff
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9 months ago
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Sharon Bennett Connolly
9 months ago
Wordly Women: Heather R. Darsie In a special episode of my Wordly Women interview series, Heather R. Darsie drops by on her blog tour celebrating the publication of her new book, Katharine of Aragon, Spanish Princess: 'I am Not as Simple as I May Seem'
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Wordly Women: Heather R. Darsie
In a special episode of my Wordly Women interview series, Heather R. Darsie drops by on her blog tour celebrating the publication of her new book, Katharine of Aragon, Spanish Princess: 'I am Not as Simple as I May Seem'
http://historytheinterestingbits.com/2025/05/16/wordly-women-heather-r-darsie/
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Mistaken identities, wrecked ships? Please join our chat with Matt Pinches of
@guildfordbard.bsky.social
and learn all about their new production of 'Comedy of Errors' and why
#Shakespeare
is forever relevant...
@yvonnearnaud.bsky.social
#visitguildford
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Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors with Matt Pinches (Guildford Shakespeare Company)
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/1fELHMjszQkEIJDaztlhKn
9 months ago
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