I've realised I went off at a tangent about Charles being hit on the head and didn't actually answer Natalie's question re Christabella's role in his sexual awakening. Sorry! Everything's out of control when it comes to the sex life of #CharlesII – even me, it seems! 😆

Thanks to @ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social shows.acast.com/if-it-aint-b... Me banging on about #CharlesII 😘Was he flirting in church? ⚔️Did he make French troops disobey orders? 🌍Where was he when? 👑How did becoming king alter his approach to his mother? 📣I also reveal what my next book's about.

Thanks to @ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social shows.acast.com/if-it-aint-b... Me banging on about #CharlesII 😘Was he flirting in church? ⚔️Did he make French troops disobey orders? 🌍Where was he when? 👑How did becoming king alter his approach to his mother? 📣I also reveal what my next book's about.

Bio examining Charles as a prince & powerless king, with new focus on his #mentalhealth. A diligent #army general age 14, how did he become the sex-mad Merry Monarch? amazon.co.uk/dp/1399064517 amazon.com/dp/1399064517 pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II-H... #history #childhood #war #women #revolution

Bio examining Charles as a prince & powerless king, with new focus on his #mentalhealth. A diligent #army general age 14, how did he become the sex-mad Merry Monarch? amazon.co.uk/dp/1399064517 amazon.com/dp/1399064517 pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II-H... #history #childhood #war #women #revolution

#tweetfromalternatehistory @restorationhat.bsky.social #whatif Henry Frederick Stuart lived & reigned supreme? Stirling Castle, Scotland - 1594 #BornOnThisDay #alternatehistory eldest son of James VI of Scotland & I of England, Henry IX, England's Protestant Lion www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?st...

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

Wow, quite a complex one! This is a really good springboard for some analysis of Charles I.

Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown 'The writing is accessible but detailed, with a nice mix of narrative drive and scholarly insight. This book offers a more intimate, human portrait of Charles' —from a review by Chelsea D See 🧵 for a taster of the book. #monarchy #Stuart #war #Restoration

its a great read I have highly recommended the book on Amazon and here on social media too!

How can #CharlesII have died #otd 1685 but half rule my life? It should now be more about my #wip (even though he isn't the main subject), but look what has a 73% #discount atm! Maybe for #Valentines, here I go promoting it again.🙄 #royals #ECW #Restoration #deals www.amazon.com/Charles-II-C...

How can #CharlesII have died #otd 1685 but half rule my life? It should now be more about my #wip (even though he isn't the main subject), but look what has a 73% #discount atm! Maybe for #Valentines, here I go promoting it again.🙄 #royals #ECW #Restoration #deals www.amazon.com/Charles-II-C...

#tweetfromalternatehistory @restorationhat.bsky.social #WhatIf The Duke of Windsor had lived by his warning "Something must be done"? 18th July, 1942 #OnThisDay in #alternatehistory Governor of the Bahamas Invokes Coalfields Pledge as He Acts After Burma Road Riot www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?st...

I've recently been playing #podcasts & #audiobooks galore. Right now I'm into The Fugitive's Sword by @emswifthook.bsky.social & narrated by @17thcenturylady.bsky.social. It's such a superb mix of words & voices―a thrilling tale brought to life complete with James VI&I (a great #histfic character).

My only input was to suggest the validation as an intriguing 'what if', so basically all credit to @alternatehistorian.bsky.social This may be my fave of all his scenarios, though! I'm almost tempted to write about the real history and what the #PrinceofWales was risking. #Regency #Georgian #royal

#17thC #Stuart #history #childhood #adolescence #war #army #Englishcivilwar #royals #CharlesII #monarchy #revolution #Parliament #Cromwell #Restoration #childdevelopment #teenagers #Britishhistory #royalhistory #historybooks #Britishmonarchy #Scotland #rebellion www.andreazuvich.com/history/chil...

Three ways to save money! www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II-e... #ebooks #history #CharlesII #17thCentury #sales #discounts #Stuart #ECW #childhood #adolescence #royals #revolution #Restoration

Thanks to #ebooks, there's still time to send a #Christmas 🎁 anywhere in the world. How about a bio of #CharlesII age 0–30? A close look at Old Rowley when young He's even a virgin for several chapters! For now, on offer on #Kindle www.amazon.com/Charles-II-C... www.amazon.co.uk/Charles-II-C...

As my next 📖 involves obscure people in #history, I've felt my #research skills improving, but now I'm at Chapter 24 of the #PrinceRupert bio by @1642author.bsky.social and...wow. Mark built up cipher keys, then used them to decode letters. As a result, there's so much new insight in his book.😎 #ECW

Have you tried messaging me here? Chat isn't working for me, sorry. ☹️ Please contact me via another platform or by tagging me in a Bluesky post. I'm not ignoring you; I'm just doing battle against a bit of technology.

#otd 1658 Under Richard Cromwell, a #GeneralElection is called. Royalist candidates are barred, but exiled #CharlesII has men play a game of deceit. If that fails, he may try other plans. Two, though, need enemy collusion. www.amazon.com/dp/1399064517 😉 #politics #Parliament #restoration #republic

I've never liked Digby (2nd Earl of Bristol), and @1642author.bsky.social's Rupert bio assures me I shouldn't.😆 It examines Rupert–Digby discord, starting with a 1642 tale, and explains the discord would 'erode the Royalist cause from within'. Good theory re where it began, too! #ECW #17thC #royals

🎄5⃣ DECEMBER🎄 (25 Days of books from Prince Rupert's library) 'Principum Christianorum Stemmata' by Antonio Albizzi detailed pedigrees of the leading European royal houses. It contained 46 full or double-page copper engravings by Dominicus Custos ... continued

Christmas reading 2025 – historical books to give or to treat yourself to, by Historia Editor Frances Owen historiamag.com/xmas-reading... @historia-hwa.bsky.social #Reading

“Richly researched and beautifully told, Bess – Tudor Gentlewoman captures the hidden lives of the Elizabethan world.” mybook.to/BESS #Elizabethan #Tudors #TudorHistory #HistFic #HistoricalFiction #Audiobooks

CavalierCast - The Civil War in Words, Episode 44 - The Youth of Charles II, Prince of Wales, with Author Claire Hobson: www.buzzsprout.com/1194917/epis... @1642author.bsky.social @restorationhat.bsky.social #Stuarts #Podcast

The latest episode (44) covers Charles II's youth. Here, @restorationhat.bsky.social tells us about Charles's split with mistress Lucy Walter and the care of their son, James. #CavalierCast #historypodcast #17thCenturyHistory #EnglishCivilWar #historylovers

Special Guest Post by Claire Hobson, Author of Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/10/spec... @restorationhat.bsky.social #Stuarts #History

Huge thanks to Mark! But agh, sorry! I was playing this & realised I say here that in exile Charles sought to wed Protestants only, but there were exceptions later in the exile. I should have clarified. I wouldn't mind so much if it were amusing, but I can't even do decent #bloopers. 😂 #history

Latest Episode - #CavalierCast podcast. Claire Hobson discusses the formative years of Charles II and the traumatic events that scarred them. 👂Listen on your usual podcast platform, or via www.buzzsprout.com/1194917

Writing about Lady Lucy Bedford as Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons in the Masque of Queens 1609 #Stuarts

📅#OTD 1671, Thomas Fairfax died. Find out more about the leader of the New Model Army by listening to episode 11 of #CavalierCast podcast: Professor Andrew Hopper, Nick Lipscombe & MJ Logue discuss. 👂buzzsprout.com/1194917

Huge thanks to Mark! But agh, sorry! I was playing this & realised I say here that in exile Charles sought to wed Protestants only, but there were exceptions later in the exile. I should have clarified. I wouldn't mind so much if it were amusing, but I can't even do decent #bloopers. 😂 #history

With big thanks to @1642author.bsky.social My first author interview! Hear me nervous & excited in conversation re pre-Restoration #CharlesII: #childhood developing understanding fears military role relationships with #women alternative restoration plans #ECW #c17 www.buzzsprout.com/1194917/epis...

Charles II (my book) has been out in the world for 4½ months. So shouldn't it look like this? Instead it apparently looks like Mr Bean (see cover). www.amazon.com/Charles-II-C... 😆😆 #publishing #babies #cute #cuteness #silly #CharlesII #history #royals #art #comedy #Stuart #17thC #RowanAtkinson

Charles II (my book) has been out in the world for 4½ months. So shouldn't it look like this? Instead it apparently looks like Mr Bean (see cover). www.amazon.com/Charles-II-C... 😆😆 #publishing #babies #cute #cuteness #silly #CharlesII #history #royals #art #comedy #Stuart #17thC #RowanAtkinson

🌟Quick! 30% off!🌟 pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II-H... amazon.co.uk/dp/1399064517 My research for this book fascinated me, particularly re Charles II's #mentalhealth & developing views. Young Charles was in private turmoil while his public persona shone. #history #war #royals #revolution #discount

🌟Quick! 30% off!🌟 pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II-H... amazon.co.uk/dp/1399064517 My research for this book fascinated me, particularly re Charles II's #mentalhealth & developing views. Young Charles was in private turmoil while his public persona shone. #history #war #royals #revolution #discount

All by @alternatehistorian.bsky.social – I deserve no credit at all, but it's lovely if 'Cradle' inspired this. Glad Carolina & her father are mutually supportive. I also like the potential husbands! And 'laughed England back to life' – yeah, baby!👍😂 Now, does she fancy men or women? #fantasy

chasquiswritingworld.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/s... #comedy #standupcomedy #humour #humor #grammar #surrealism #1980s #WritingCommunity #writing #blog Apologies for gaps in the piece but it looked fine in draft but transferring to website created these and I have been unable to rectify the problem

Guest Post by Claire Hobson, Author of Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown: Revolution, conspiracy, sex, ceremony and the secrets of royal childhood - some surprises to be found in Restoration history. tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/10/spec... @restorationhat.bsky.social #Stuarts #History

Special Guest Post by Claire Hobson, Author of Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown ~ now available on Kindle tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/10/spec... @restorationhat.bsky.social #Stuarts #BookLaunch

Time waits for nomad. 35% OFF Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1399064517 Offer ends soon. Reviews say 🗨️'engaging, well-researched, high-drama biography' 🗨️'also works as a quick overview of the English Civil War' 🗨️'delves into nuances' #ECW @penandswordbooks.bsky.social

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He did! He gets little credit for the fact Parliament invited him to rule after the Cromwellian & republican era, but they didn't have to choose #CharlesII. If he'd developed differently, they may not have invited him. And they knew he was, as you say, a little dodgy. #history #politics #monarchy

#Kindle 'Cradle' 68% & 56% off: amazon.ca/Charles-II-C... & amazon.com/Charles-II-C... respectively ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Using an impressive range of evidence, Hobson ... examines the ... influences that combined to make Charles both 'the Merry Monarch' and an untrustworthy arch-dissembler" #history #discounts

Time waits for nomad. 35% OFF Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1399064517 Offer ends soon. Reviews say 🗨️'engaging, well-researched, high-drama biography' 🗨️'also works as a quick overview of the English Civil War' 🗨️'delves into nuances' #ECW @penandswordbooks.bsky.social

Obviously you have to imagine the disguise. The pic doesn't quite represent it. 😂 For a start, his hair had been cut short, with agricultural shears!

Charmouth #otd 1651 A ship fails to come & rescue fugitive #CharlesII. At an inn he's waited all night. Now he kisses the landlady 🤨 & leaves, disguised. He doesn't hear an onlooker identify him. Charles is off to Bridport, but rage leads him to such 'rudeness', he takes a big risk. #royal #escape

Reading Claire Hobson's book "Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown" tinyurl.com/26rvwdjb which is not only brilliantly insightful but very cleverly written making you realize what you're missing with Generative AI! @restorationhat.bsky.social