As the shifting tides of fate wreak havoc on the succession, power and faith in England, Anna of Cleves must make choices which may endanger her freedom, & her life Under the Eyes of the World $4.99 or #Free #KindleUnlimited #Histfic #Tudor #booksky #indieauthor #historicalfiction a.co/d/j2Uyouk

3 June 1647: Cornet George Joyce arrives at Holdenby House #otd to secure the King’s person

Ach so Roman excavations aren't so bad! Look at this fab little lion face spout that turned up this afternoon at our villa excavations:

For #HillfortsWednesday the fabulous reconstructed Iron Age hillfort of Castell Henllys in Pembrokeshire, with roundhouses rebuilt on their exact foundations 🤩 There is nothing primitive about these incredible homes 👌🛖 📷 My own, 2022

Henry – Book Three of the Tudor Trilogy: "A fascinating look at the life of Henry VII, the first Tudor king. Highly recommended." (Amazon review) mybook.to/HENRY-Book-T... #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook

Out now in #audiobook! Swan Castle, Cleves, 1521 Nestled deep in a land of myth and legend, the story of Anna of Cleves begins... This Whiteness of Swans #Tudor #Histfic #AnneofCleves #Henryviii #BooksWorthReading #booksky #audiobooks 💙📚💙📚💙🎧🎧🎧 www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0DZPNRJG...

For no other reason than it's a Tuesday afternoon - here is a rather lovely early 20th Century stained glass panel from our Chapel. ☺️

Benches at St James the less, Iron Acton, Gloucestershire ‘some copies but substantially of C15/C16 with heavy linenfold ends’ (Historic England listing ) A few have interesting carving #woodensday #woodcarvingwednesday

Detail from the sculpture by Fenwick Lawson which portrays six monks carrying St. Cuthbert’s coffin to safer places in response to the Viking raids on Lindisfarne. This version of the sculpture is from St. Mary’s Church on Lindisfarne. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #Lindisfarne

This is the Fuller Brooch & is regarded as a masterpiece of Anglo-Saxon art. It’s silver with niello inlay & is the earliest known depiction of the 5 senses. In the middle is Sight. In the roundel top left, going clockwise, is Taste, Smell, Touch & Hearing. 🕰️C9th AD, England 🏛️📷BM

#OTD 1535 Thomas Cromwell and the Lord Chancellor, Thomas Audley interrogated Sir Thomas More in the Tower of London, hoping to either persuade him to accept the Act of Succession, or articulate a refusal that could be used as evidence of treason. bit.ly/1cBh0axPic

Octopus vase! 🐙 This Mycenaean pottery jar, made more than 3000 years ago, is decorated with a fabulous image of an octopus - look at the swirling tentacles, & those big round eyes! 🏺 #AncientBlueSky

Morning stroll, Frigiliana, Spain #photography

A 14th century encaustic floor tile at St Blaise’s Church, Haccombe, Devon, one of 29 different designs. A gem of a church with connections to the Carew family. #TilesOnTuesday

Ancient Greek perfume vase in the shape of an owl, 650-640 BC🦉❤️ The Louvre, Paris 📷 by me #OwlishMonday #Archaeology

The modern shrine of St Chad at Lichfield Cathedral complete with relic brought from St Chad's Catholic Cathedral, Birmingham, in 2022. 📸 2023

St Catherine with her wheel and sword, a detail on an embroidered funeral pall of c1490 on display in the Commandery, Worcester. Tradition claims it was used for the coffin of Arthur, Prince of Wales, heir to the English throne, at his funeral in Worcester in 1502. 1/3 #TextileTuesday

A roof tile from Roman York (Eboracum) with the stamp of the Sixth Legion. The Legion replaced the Ninth at York in around AD 122. The tile is part of the collections at York Minster. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday #RomanBritain #York

Celtic Brithonic figure wearing a cloak known as Bittus Brittanicus 4th century AD found in Chelmsford England #celtic #archaeology #BritishHistory #druidsky /|\ #pagansky

Hughesovka: Dinas Ddiwydiannol gyda Gwreiddiau Cymreig Mae ein harddangosfa Hughesovka yn edrych ar y cyflog enillwyd gan weithwyr y cwmni, y gwaith y cyflawnwyd ganddynt, a hefyd yr economi leol. Yn y ddelwedd yma gwelwn stryd siopa yn Hughesovka

'After the rain' This morning's photo is taken in St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor.

Discover the origins of the Tudor dynasty, from Owen Tudor’s first meeting with widowed Queen Catherine of Valois to Henry Tudor becoming King of England. mybook.to/TheTudorTril... #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobooks

#TympanumTuesday #Withington

What a find! Great to hear it will stay in Somerset. #roman www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Mount Stuart on Bute. Never not astonishing.

This detail of an Athenian vase shows a war chariot advancing with infantry carrying huge figure-of-8 shields. By this time, both of these military technologies were long obsolete making me wonder whether this is a depiction of a Homeric (or other epic) battle scene 🕰️c730BC 🏛️BM 📷mine #ChariotTuesday

Another fascinating book by @iaindale.bsky.social The Generals published Thursday. I wrote chapter on Timur, the last of the Eurasian ‘world conquerors’. Chapters include Themistocles @drfsawtell.bsky.social Hannibal @simonelliott20.bsky.social & Suleiman @regina-saba.bsky.social #thegenerals

When it’s 30 degrees, a 12th-century (Narbonne) cathedral is perfect for a cool-off spell. Even as an atheist it’s impossible not to feel awe that these colossal buildings endure, as monuments to faith. (Next, a cold beer.)

A week or so ago, I was looking for a couple books by an author from 10 and 15 years ago and my library didn't have them. I requested them via a library form. Today I got a notification in Libby that they purchased both titles. Asking your library for writers' books is an amazing way to support us.

Paris and its peasantry displayed in all disparity. Welcome to June, as shown in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (ca. 1412-16). Interesting to reflect on the impact of such images on their patron and whether they operated on levels other than aesthetics, helping to shape some form of justice.

On 2nd June 1537, Sir Francis Bigod, leader of the Cumberland Rising, died. The rising was an off-shoot of the wider Pilgrimage of Grace which had been brutally suppressed in 1536. bit.ly/1EIrZtO

#OTD Whitsunday, 1533, Anne Boleyn crowned as queen of England at Westminster Abbey. It was the culmination of 7 years of frustration & Henry VIII was determined to make sure it was celebrated with all traditional ceremony to underline the legality of his new marriage. bit.ly/1yJvN77

#OTD 1559 Lord James Stewart, illegitimate son of James V, joined the Lords of the Congregation. Previously, although leaning towards Protestantism, Lord James had continued to support his step-mother, Marie of Guise as regent for Mary, Queen of Scots. bit.ly/20keRDE

#ArtefactSunday - The Amiens Patera, discovered in Amiens, France, in 1949, is one of the most remarkable souvenirs of Hadrian’s Wall. Like the famous Rudge Cup, this bronze vessel bears a list of forts along the Wall, including Mais, Aballava, Uxelodunum, Camboglanna, Banna, and Aesica.

Panoramic view of the rolling landscape of Oakwell Hall Country Park just down the road from me. You wouldn't know it now but the 110-acre park was once the site of Gomersal Colliery (which operated from 1916 to 1973). Following the mine's closure and demolition, the former slag heaps

Lady Katherine Willoughby knows every one of Henry VIII's wives. She stands up for what she believes in... but such courage has consequences. mybook.to/Katherine #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobooks

These two Bronze Age goblets are made from gold which has been beaten wafer thin (1-2mm). They are decorated with a variety of geometric designs and linear patterns. They were found with other gold objects and are thought to have been a votive gift. 🕰️1600-1300BC 🏛️📷 National Archaeological Museum🇫🇷

Henry – Book Three of the Tudor Trilogy: "A fascinating look at the life of Henry VII, the first Tudor king. Highly recommended." (Amazon review) mybook.to/HENRY-Book-T... #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook

The Tudor Notebook: Gyles Capel: Tudor courtier and jouster. amymcelroy.substack.com/p/gyles-cape... @bec1926.bsky.social @amymcelroy.bsky.social #Tudors #History

Waltheof son of Siward, earl of Northumbria, was executed at Winchester #OTD in 1076. He was part of the Anglo-Danish force that stormed Norman-held York in 1069. He was the only high-ranking Englishman deliberately put to death on King William I's orders. 📸York Museums Trust

In a celebration of my Bluesky account working (semi) properly again, I’m tipping back some watered wine with this impressive 4th c. BCE Greek (Apulian) terracotta ram’s head rhyton. I don’t care that I’ll look like I’m wearing a critter mask when I drink. 🍷🏺 1/ #BritishMuseum 📸 me

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

The polychromatic tiles on the roof of St Giles's, Tadlow are a delightful contrast between old and new. However, although it looks beautiful today, until a few years ago, the roof of St Giles’s was covered in moss and required significant repairs. 1/10

🧵Oakwell Hall is one of Yorkshire’s finest Elizabethan manor houses. Built in 1583 for John Batt, it follows the fashionable H-plan of the period, with a central Great Hall flanked by projecting wings. Yet its construction is deeply rooted in local vernacular traditions. Built

We all have days where we feel like this cup. Embrace it. Embrace the grump. 📍Pompeii, House of Julius Polybius 🕰️ 1st century AD 📷 mine #AncientBlueSky

Book Review: Anne Boleyn's First Love: The Life of Henry Percy, by Jan-Marie Knights tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/05/book... #AnneBoleyn #Tudors #BookReview

This beautiful dish dates from c.1490. It depicts a crane flying against a floral background, and measures 35cm in diameter. The Timurid period, c.1370–1507, was one of the most vibrant periods of Islamic art.

This Minoan jug is in the Kamares style, typified by its light on dark decoration. This piece sports a lovely stylised flower. It’s thought that only highly skilled craftsman could produce this ware so it was likely for elites only. 🕰️c2100BC-1700BC 🏛️Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷Wolfgang Sauber

Another look at the wonderful door at St Saviours Church Dartmouth. Carbon-dated to 1361, The 1631 date is thought to be when it was repaired. The ironwork depicts a Tree of Life flanked by two leopards, 📷 2022 #AdoorableThursday #ironworkthursday

One of the 15th-century carved finials (otherwise known as poppy heads) from the oak choir stalls at Tong Church. These choir stalls date from the rebuilding of the church circa 1420–1430. What a fantastic little guy! #medieval #churchcrawling #churches #churcharchitecture