When you’re just trying to read your book but someone keeps interrupting you @laBnF Latin MS 1173, fol. 10r

Happy October! This is the calendar miniature for October from an elaborate 15th-century manuscript, Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. The ms was made for John, Duke of Berry, around 1415 This scene shows peasants tilling a field with the medieval Louvre Castle in the background 🏰

492 years ago today, Anne Boleyn was labouring in her chambers at Greenwich Palace, confident she was giving birth to the king’s long-awaited heir Everyone from royal physicians to court astrologers were sure the baby would be a boy But Anne gave birth to a girl

Happy September! This is the calendar miniature for Sept from an elaborate 15th-century manuscript, Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. The ms was made for John, Duke of Berry & younger brother of King Charles V of France, around 1415 If you look closely, there's a surprise 🔎

✨ Medieval Marginalia Appreciation Post ✨ These charming (?) musicians live in the margins of a copy of Froissart’s “Chroniques,” held today at @labnf.bsky.social as MS Français 2643 You’ll find them on fol. 72r 🏰

This classic has been keeping me company while I’ve been doing some driving for work this week Antonia Fraser’s “The Wives of Henry VIII” 📖

Saturdays are for iced coffees and final book proposal edits ✨

A virtual bookclub is a popular request in my online courses & I am VERY happy to announce that The Historian's Desk Bookclub is now ✨LIVE✨ We're voting on our 1st book THIS WEEK & will have our 1st virtual call in Oct 🥰 Link to sign up and vote in bio & in the next post ⬇️

A medieval writing space for your Saturday inspiration 📖 @labnf.bsky.social MS Fr. 1176, fol. 1r ✨

This evening’s writing view looks a bit different because I’m traveling for work, but it’s nothing a few good books and a cold brew coffee can’t fix 🥰😉

Here’s a charming unicorn to close out this Medieval Monday This lovely little guy comes from @labnf.bsky.social , MS Fr. 22532, fol. 310v and likely dates to the 15th century 🦄

A good day for some swim lessons for the four-year-old 🥰

I'm SO excited to share my new adventure, The Historian's Desk! Through my page and newsletter, I'll be sharing FREE long- and short-form writing on medieval & Tudor history along with LIVE lectures, discussions, and a book club Subscribe to join! thehistoriansdesk.substack.com?r=30qldv&utm...

I'm SO excited to share my new adventure, The Historian's Desk! Through my page and newsletter, I'll be sharing FREE long- and short-form writing on medieval & Tudor history along with LIVE lectures, discussions, and a book club Subscribe to join! thehistoriansdesk.substack.com?r=30qldv&utm...

#OTD in 1431, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc was burned at the stake This is the earliest surviving depiction of Joan, recorded in the protocol of the parliament of Paris of May 1429. At the time, she had just rallied the struggling French to victory at the siege of Orléans

I’ve recorded a lot of podcast episodes, but this was one of my favs Listen in while @charliehigson.bsky.social & I discuss one of my ALL TIME favorite historical women: Cecily Neville 👑 @wwhspodcast.bsky.social has quickly become one of my go-to podcasts. 10/10 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

I was browsing through @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social MS Bodl. 264 for some medieval depictions of women’s pastimes and couldn’t help but notice just how many dogs feature in this particular manuscript, including these little guys. Thanks to Edward, 2nd Duke of York, we have some ideas of 🧵 1/3

And you know what this means New course, new giveaway! To enter for a chance to win a ✨free✨ enrollment in ANY Medieval History Academy course of your choosing, repost this original post below For a 2nd entry, reply to the post naming a historical woman — any woman — who you’d like to learn about

I am SO excited to share that my new & improved 8-week (😅) VIRTUAL course on Women in Late Medieval England launches in just ✨5 DAYS ✨ This course dives into the details of medieval women & their lives from marriage & friendship to fashion & work & everything in between

#OTD 560 years ago, Elizabeth Woodville was crowned queen of England in an elaborate coronation ceremony 👑 Little did she know her marriage to the king would end in the destruction of most of her family. As queen, she’d lose her father, two brothers, a son, & Edward IV himself

Walked across the stage tonight and made the whole “Dr” thing extra official 🎓👩🏻‍🎓 PhDONE 🥳

Looking for a listen? My ep of @wwhspodcast.bsky.social just dropped 🥰 I loved chatting with @charliehigson.bsky.social about American interest in British history We may have left kings & queens behind in 1776, but we still like learning about them 😉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

A long walk and a good book = the perfect desk break 🥰

I’ve been a bit MIA recently but I PROMISE it’s for good reason. I’ve been working on quite a few very exciting things behind the scenes and can’t wait to share more with you all asap 🥰 in the meantime, this gloomy late April morning makes the perfect backdrop for today’s writing space ✍🏼

World Book Day seems like the perfect day to share some news 🥰 I’ve wanted to be a writer my whole life, & I’ve officially signed with an agent — the incredible Elliot Prior at Curtis Brown 🎉 I’m working on something I’m very excited about (history, of course!) — stay tuned!

Thoroughly enjoying discussing one of history’s greatest mysteries! Presented by @laceybonarhull.bsky.social ,  this class is jam packed with new info! Especially looking forward to the discussion with @nathenamin.bsky.social and @mattlewishistory.bsky.social !

just a phenomenal time on our end of course Q&A with @laceybonarhull.bsky.social @mattlewishistory.bsky.social and @nathenamin.bsky.social for Lacey's Disappearance of the Princes in the Tower course. highly recommend any of her courses—she's such a great teacher and I had so much fun with this.

On my way to my favorite city in the world for a quick trip to visit some of my favorite historical women — and some of my favorite historian friends 🥰 Bonus points if you guess where I’m headed! ✈️

I just got off of a TWO AND A HALF HOUR live discussion with the participants of my Princes in the Tower course and it somehow seems like we were only talking for thirty minutes 😅 Time flies when you’re talking about medieval history? Lol

I am so excited for this! Please look into purchasing a ticket to this amazing lecture series if you haven’t already 🥰

We’re excited to share that @laceybonarhull.bsky.social is taking part in ‘The Katharine of Aragon Legacy Lectures’! Please consider joining @drowenemmerson.bsky.social & me online (5-6 April) for a fab lecture series, all in support of Peterborough Cathedral. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/historians...

Happy #SuperbOwl  Day to all who celebrate 🦉 Here are some superb owls found in the pages of medieval manuscripts I *LOVE* this guy 10/10. No notes Stiftsbibliothek Cod. Sang. 357, fol. 73

Happy birthday to this ABSOLUTE QUEEN, Empress Matilda👸🏻👑 As the only surviving legitimate child of Henry I, Matilda *should have* been England’s first Queen Regnant Instead, she was challenged by her cousin, Stephen, & England was plunged into the period known as the Anarchy

Some fun personal news: I’ve been hired for my first public history job 🥳 I’ll be working on a project in my home state that I’m *very* excited about The job has a flexible schedule, which will allow me to continue working on my first trade book 🥰 I feel INCREDIBLY lucky

Happy birthday to @tudorsdynasty.bsky.social !!! 🥳🥰😘

A special message from @laceybonarhull.bsky.social 🎉 🎂 🎈

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I am *so* excited to share that my PhD dissertation on “reading” women’s faces in the Middle Ages is available OPEN ACCESS for anyone who would like to read it! You should be able to download the full dissertation at this link: researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/12704/

A fantastic thread! 🧵

#HenryTudor (VII) was born OTD in 1457 to #MargaretBeaufort. His father, Edmund Tudor, died before Henry was born. She had been chosen as a bride for Edmund by Henry VI, his half-brother. Margaret was twelve and Edmund was twenty-two. 1/7

On this day in 1457, the 13-year-old Margaret Beaufort found herself in dangerous waters as she struggled to deliver her first (and only) child at Pembroke Castle, the home of her brother-in-law After hours of labor, she finally gave birth to her son: Henry Tudor 🧵 1/

✨WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT✨ Congrats to @hawkeyebrooke.bsky.social 🥳 You’ve won a voucher for free enrollment in a virtual course of your choosing! If you could, please message me with your chosen course and email address I think I’ll keep doing these giveaways, so stay tuned! 🥰

Spending my day with this incredible woman 👑 Margaret of Anjou was truly a fighter. She faced every obstacle head-on and showed SUCH strength As was the case with many women during the Wars of the Roses, she rose to the challenge and fought for her family until the very end

It's National Hugging Day! 🫂 To celebrate, here are a few examples of medieval hugs First up we have a scene from an early fifteenth-century manuscript of a man and woman enjoying a rather close embrace @MedievalMss (@walters_museum) MS W. 166, fol. 118r 🧵 1/

✨GIVEAWAY TIME✨ I've been blown away by your interest in my courses, so I thought it might be fun to do a giveaway as a "thank you" 🥰 If you'd like to be entered into a drawing for a chance to win FREE enrollment in a virtual course of your choosing, just repost this post!

For those of you waiting for a puppy update: We took him to a pet store for supplies. Fun for us. Exhausting for him. After a thirty minute Power Nap (him) and a few laps around the store (us), we have enough dog toys to last us a while 🦮😍

I’ve been a bit quiet here because I’ve had some exciting things going on behind the scenes over the past few weeks, mostly professional stuff that I hope to share more about soon, but one personal thing that I can share about now 🥰 Meet my new research assistant 🦮

Today’s writing space…featuring a frozen view and my go-to writing playlist ❄️

✨ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ✨ I am SO excited to share something that I've been wanting to offer for a while: A six-day MINI COURSE on the Women of the Wars of the Roses 👑🌹 Interested participants can register at medievalhistoryacademy.com for the full course ($35) or lectures on individual women ($7)

Here is one more medieval crown to help you close out your weekend 👑 This one is particularly special, as it just so happens to have belonged to an absolute political powerhouse -- and one of my favorite medieval women: Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy 1/