Looks like this castle has seen better days - the neighbouring cove is named after another Margaret Of History, who landed here in 1462. Do you recognise the ruins? #MargaretBeaufort #WhereIsMargaret #History #MedievalWomen #WomensHistory #Warsoftheroses #books www.instagram.com/p/DOddiPwCAT...

Some Thursday Thun (fun) for you* Margaret Beaufort is gallivanting again - where is she today? More clues coming up at lunchtime and 6.30pm #MargaretBeaufort #whereismargaret #booksky www.instagram.com/p/DOLDOijCEH... *the best jokes are the ones you have to explain

Where is Margaret Beaufort today??? Clue 1 is something Margaret herself might recognise. Bonus points if you know why - and can say where Margaret has ducked off to today! (More clues later…) #MargaretBeaufort @headofzeus.bsky.social #History #WhereIsMargaret #womenshistory

A special extra game of “where is Margaret” for the weekend… Where in the world is she? @headofzeus.bsky.social #MargaretBeaufort #books #history #medievalhistory #nonsense

On this day, a mere 540 years ago, the Tudor dynasty was born in battle (and through a lot of BTS conspiring by a middle aged countess). www.instagram.com/reel/DNpnN-_... @headofzeus.bsky.social #MargaretBeaufort #Bosworth #MedievalHistory #Book #History #WomensHistory

Join the nonsense! Every Thursday my Margaret Beaufort book will be in a different British location… But can you work out where? #WhereIsMargaret? www.instagram.com/p/DNn_BpsoS4...

Coming Soon from Lauren Johnson: Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, Rebel, Kingmaker www.amazon.co.uk/Margaret-Bea... @historylauren.bsky.social ‪ #Tudors #BookLaunch

If you’ve been curious about what I mean when I talk about using history in “non-historical” games, then this design diary I wrote about Amberspire will give some insights. It’s about finding inspiration in the tension and meeting of micro and macro history lunardivision.net/micro-and-ma...

LAST DAY TO GET 25% OFF! Pre-order my lovely book baby TODAY from @waterstones.bsky.social & use code SUMMER25 for a very tasty discount. tidd.ly/4m5caVF @headofzeus.bsky.social #books #history #womenshistory #medievalhistory #moneyoff #warsoftheroses #MargaretBeaufort

Plz buy my book! It’s cheap(er) for 1 more day from Waterstones with code SUMMER25: tidd.ly/4m5caVF Not* to guilt trip you but I’ve wanted to write this since I was 16, while doing so there was a plague, plus I am very plain looking&old now. So my charms may not snag the attention it deserves *?

Delighted to have Matthew challenging my interpretations, (this is the *point* of history) to decide for yourselves pls tune in and pick up a copy of Victoria’s Secret from tomorrow!! lnk.to/victoriassec...

Preorder my new book about MARGARET BEAUFORT from @waterstones.bsky.social before Friday to get 25% off! Use code SUMMER25. Only 2 days left to do this, peeps. Git on it.

This is a proper good book and a cracking offer- get ye to the interwebs-->

Book lovers! Grab yourself an absolute bargain TODAY. Use code SUMMER25 to get 25% off pre-orders from @waterstones.bsky.social for “MARGARET BEAUFORT. Survivor. Rebel. Kingmaker.” (Out November.) tidd.ly/4m5caVF This offer is only available til THURSDAY 31 July! #MargaretBeaufort #WPreorder

Writing my poetry collection about Margaret of Anjou, there were certain items that had to be included. A thread. 1. A small medieval dog (OK, multiple dogs). 2. A banquet where no food arrived (no one had paid the victualler)... 3. @historylauren.bsky.social's article about H.VI's sex coach .../

Some weekend reading from me. First up, eight questions about writers, books, and reading with the wonderful @historylauren.bsky.social mathewlyons.substack.com/p/the-writer...

Anyone wanting a great overview of the life and times of Margaret of Anjou - start here. This is a superb interview, congrats @historylauren.bsky.social and @ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social ❤️

My parents have a small collection of L'illustration from Jun-July 1916 (one slightly moused) which they'd like to go to a good home. Are there any researchers or archives who could make good use of them?

PODCAST! Get your Historical Margaret fix. Today it’s Margaret of Anjou, long suffering queen of #ShadowKing Henry VI and powerhouse of Lancaster in the #WarsoftheRoses. A top chat with @ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social as always. open.spotify.com/episode/1GVx... @headofzeus.bsky.social

Looking for recommendations: good female lens / narrated crime fiction, especially with historical setting. Thanks #history / #histfic / #crimefic fans & #readers!

Lunchtime #History listening - I chatted Margaret Beaufort with The Tudor Chest open.spotify.com/episode/1oB8...

#GraveGoals This is the grave marker of a man named Paul G. Lind, whose greatest passion in life was Scrabble. After vandals defaced the original grave (left), local Scrabble players held a tournament to raise money for its restoration (right). Located in Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.

#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

I talk a fair bit about the expectation that archaeologists will work for free. Even when we do get paid for appearing at events the reality can be grim. In this thread, I'm going to outline financial issues at play in giving a public lecture using a real world example...

Margaret Condon considers 'the trappings of death' in relation to Queen Elizabeth Woodville, set against the backdrop of her relationship with Henry VII - among much else, it offers new primary evidence for 'the ceremonial of her passing' 👑 #Skystorians #MedievalSky #medieval #queen #BookSky

Can already confirm this book is incredible! Research chops, beautiful writing and so much sensitive human insight. Get your preorders in!

History fans! My next book, “MARGARET BEAUFORT: SURVIVOR, REBEL, KINGMAKER” is now available to preorder. It’s the book I’ve wanted to write for 20 years, and gives new insights into the extraordinary life of this C15 powerhouse. amzn.eu/d/4xpYEue @headofzeus.bsky.social

#EarlyModern #WomensHistoryMonth Women Writers Online is free to access till the end of March. 470 full text works covering the 16th to 19th centuries, including the famous and not so well known. wwo.wwp.northeastern.edu/WWO/search?b...

COVER REVEAL! Super excited to share the cover of my next book, telling the extraordinary life of #MargaretBeaufort: Survivor, rebel, kingmaker. It’s the book I’ve wanted to write for a very long time. #History #books #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth @headofzeus.bsky.social amzn.eu/d/dah5plW

Excellent day at @richardiiisociety.bsky.social's online conference - 1,150 sixth formers and a brilliant line up of scholars unravelling sources. Thank you @historylauren.bsky.social, @menysnoweballes.bsky.social, @mattlewishistory.bsky.social, @seanc1509.bsky.social & @davidgrummitt.bsky.social

Ipsita Chakravarty isn't very active on Bluesky but her new book on storytelling and oral history in Kashmir is beautiful and devastating and you should consider pre-ordering www.hurstpublishers.com/book/dapaan/

Delighted to welcome @historylauren.bsky.social as a Historian Supporter for the End Sexism In Schools campaign. Lauren stands with ESIS in calling for 50% of all topics, themes and units in the history curriculum in schools to focus on the roles of women in past societies and cultures.

Pram in the hall? Never heard of her. A little morning of reading and exhibitions (and Parsi omelette) for me while baby looms in the background.

This looks brilliant. Get on it #history fans!

THREAD sharing this for anyone who missed my favourite things about #MargaretBeaufort first time round. What is YOUR favourite historical source? #womenshistory #history #warsoftheroses

It was wonderful to speak today at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social on the Women of the Wars of the Roses. There was a great line up, with @historylauren.bsky.social @jllaynesmith.bsky.social Alison Weir @melitat.bsky.social Sarah Gristwood #southwarkcathedral #warsoftheroses

We are only one month away! We have such good speakers this year (as always!) @historylauren.bsky.social, @mattlewishistory.bsky.social, @menysnoweballes.bsky.social, @davidgrummitt.bsky.social, Helen Castor, John Watts, Sean Cunningham... Of interest to @histassoc.bsky.social, @1972shp.bsky.social

Bargain! Although I’m in good company in @Waterstones in Gower Street near British Museum. Books by @tracyborman.bsky.social @drlindaporter.bsky.social @historylauren.bsky.social @miladyjosephine.bsky.social @leandadelisle.bsky.social amongst many others on the same shelves #bargain #history

Really excited that Emily Macgregor's beautiful new memoir on music and grief is available for preorder! 20% discount if you order via Hive Books in the UK, too: septemberpublishing.org/product/whil...

Intrigued by the stories of the women of the Wars of the Roses? Join @historylauren.bsky.social @jllaynesmith.bsky.social Sarah Gristwood, @enortonhistory.bsky.social Alison Weir, and me for a day of talks on 25 Jan. @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social Tickets here. bit.ly/4bFYXO5

We have enjoyed working with @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social to organise the Women of the Wars of the Roses event on 25 January with @historylauren.bsky.social J D Laynesmith, @melitat.bsky.social Sarah Gristwood @enortonhistory.bsky.social and Alison Weir. Tickets here bit.ly/4bFYXO5

See the website for glowing reviews of the previous years. Some of our speakers include @hrcastor.bsky.social , @mattlewishistory.bsky.social @historylauren.bsky.social & @davidgrummitt.bsky.social Of interest perhapsto @histassoc.bsky.social @teachmedwomen.bsky.social @kriiicentre.bsky.social

Just making sure @historylauren.bsky.social is front & centre in a local bookshop!

Still one of my proudest achievements in my ever-so-long career in live interpretation / public history: telling the stories of our #Trailblazers EVERY DAY at the #Toweroflondon throughout the whole summer season. #history #publichistory #womenshistory www.instagram.com/p/DDocpfsos7...

It’s Henry VI’s crowniversary - he had one of his 2 coronations today! (He’s already been king since he was 9 months old.) Celebrate with a listen to this excelle my pod:

Tune into our chat with @historylauren.bsky.social Lauren Johnson and find out why Henry VI deserves a second look... All is revealed in our new episode #ReinventingHenryVI #ShadowKing @headofzeus.bsky.social #historybooks #historypodcast #shelfie #warsoftheroses open.spotify.com/episode/4scT...

Just re-upping this old post seeing as there are more early modernists knocking around here these days. Your recommendations for articles & books on multilingual cities in the early modern world (15th-18th centuries, mostly) would be most welcome!

We have been warning about this for years. There is so much evidence of what the humanities bring to the economy and society. See @englishassociation.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @univeng.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...