Just a few days to go now, so do get your tickets.

I found a cool Shakespeare thing. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Looking forward to this.

You can now pre-order the paperback of my book with a 25% price reduction in this special summer offer from @waterstones.bsky.social . Available online or on the app only. Use code SUMMER25 at checkout. @headofzeus.bsky.social

Absolutely delighted to be giving a paper, looking at how the network of Mary I's attendants maintained their faith after her death.

S is for Mary Scrope who attended Katharine of Aragon at the Field of Cloth of Gold. Her 2nd husband was Sir William Kingston, deputy lieutenant of the Tower. She waited on Anne Boleyn during her imprisonment, to Anne’s dismay, as Mary’s loyalty remained with Katharine. amzn.to/3X5KVBp

Universities do research that may not be commercially viable now but will be transformative down the line. They correct for market failure. If all they do is think like enterprises then they become a part of that market failure.

#OnThisDay 13 May 1662: Catherine of Braganza arrived in England to marry Charles II. She wasn’t a whining wimp—she was a savvy, accomplished queen and regent. @drlindaporter.bsky.social joined me to set the record straight. Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/1ef377 #OTD #O#OnThisDay#OTD#OnThisDate #History #Podcast

Labour has a whopping great majority and four years left to turn this country around. They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway. It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing

Just two weeks until I'll be at Dumfries House for @bozzybookfest.bsky.social, talking with @huntingrebels.bsky.social about Margaret Tudor and Mary Queen of Scots, in a session chaired by @agroundwater.bsky.social . Cannot wait!

And people say Church History isn’t important

👑 @drlindaporter.bsky.social is busting myths about Margaret Tudor! Far from an over-sexed failure, she fought fiercely for her son James V’s throne. 💪 🎧 Hear more on History Rage at the Gloucester History Festival! 🎟️ Tickets: www.gloucesterhistor...

2/3 Your ticket will not only get you my lecture on Mary, but will give you access to lectures from (in no particular order!) @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social, @tracyborman.bsky.social, Gareth Russell, @laceybonarhull.bsky.social, @drlindaporter.bsky.social, Peter Stiffell, Kate McCaffrey …

Was Charles I a tyrant? Pick up a copy of the latest BBC History Magazine and you can see what I think: www.historyextra.com/magazine/cur...

One of the reasons people turned to Parliament for constitutional safeguards in the 17th century was that it was increasingly clear that the judges were not impartial. Indeed, ensuring judicial independence was a goal of the Parliamentarian side in 1642.

Congratulations, Helen!

Didn't fanfare this much last week as I was on leave, but excited to have a new article out (Open Access) in De Medio Aevo on the dowers of the Angevin Queens. This was a big nugget of the PhD I wanted to publish, so very glad it's out in the world! revistas.ucm.es/index.php/DM...

What the hell are Dartington playing at? @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social www.agroforestry.co.uk/save-darting...

For anyone wanting an excellent drama about the emperor Charles V, his son Philip II (and Mary I), as well as handsome soldier Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, this Spanish series, with English subtitles, is well worth watching. With thanks to @elurgo.bsky.social. youtu.be/tKLlXFNe9xw?...

Here's hoping Chuck Tingle is even now sitting down to pen a tale of the Enola GAY

Since it's @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social perhaps it's appropriate for me to announce that I've just signed a contract with my current publisher, @headofzeus.bsky.social, to write a book about Elizabeth I. Don't yawn. It's a rather different take on the Virgin Queen.

Rich people in the UK have never been richer. We could tax them. No, really, it is in fact possible.

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 Did you know Katherine Parr brought Mary Tudor some of the happiest years of her life? @drlindaporter.bsky.social reveals how close they truly were. 💫📜 #TudorHistory #MaryI Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2b3cc9 #Histor#TudorHistory#MaryI#History#Podcast #tudor

It's always such fun to be talking to Paul at History Rage.

Another book I'm greatly looking forward to, by a splendid writer.

Eagerly anticipated!

I'm delighted to be interviewing Jo Harkin about her brilliant new novel @sevenoaksbookshop.bsky.social on 14 May at 7pm. A must for Tudor enthusiasts and also a superbly realised piece of fiction. Hope to see many of you there.

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

Disinformation debunk by the excellent @zoejardiniere.bsky.social Are 1 in 12 Londoners illegal immigrants? Of course not. Please share. Let's all help stamp out these pernicious lies. Share in your local socials, too, before this stuff gets a real hold. Thank you! youtu.be/8N-DWUHRM_s?...

One of several noblemen executed by Elizabeth I.

Depressing that two brilliant, beloved, and impactful TV dramas showcasing British history (Wolf Hall and Mr Bates Versus The Post Office) were only made because the cast and crew volunteered to take big pay cuts If a big streamer isn’t interested, UK dramas are becoming unaffordable

There are a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond, And do a wilful stillness entertain, With purpose to be dress'd in an opinion Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit, As who should say 'I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips let no dog bark!' MoV I i #ShakespeareSunday

A crucial, if not always entirely reliable, source on the Tudor court under Henry VIII.

Word of the day is ‘catch-fart’ (17th century: an obsequious individual who will always follow the political wind.

#ArtDD2025 Goldcrest Brave, feisty little birds. Over the next 4 years we're all going to need to be more goldcrest. @saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social 📷 @ormejks.bsky.social w thanks.

Late Jan is always a good time for bad takes about the English Civil War, so we’d all do well to remember that the official royalist position was that if they didn’t win, working people would get tired of manual labour and overthrow the social order.

#OnThisDay 21 January 1645 the House of Commons voted Sir Thomas Fairfax to become commander-in-chief of Parliament's 'Army New Modelled', with Philip Skippon as his Major-General. A number of Colonels were also appointed. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD

Greatly looking forward to speaking about #MargaretTudor at the beautiful Oxford and Cambridge Club on London's Pall Mall on this Thursday, 16 January, lunchtime.

Thanks so much for reposting this - and with such a beautiful portrait. We often see the head and shoulders of this but the entire painting is stunning.

The devastation on its way is unimaginable - like nothing humanity has ever witnessed before - and everyone will wish they had been climate activists and ‘hysterics’ when they had the chance. We are in a moment of unprecedented stupidity

Looking forward to @lucyworsley.bsky.social's programme on Mary I on BBC2 on 25 January. Some excellent contributors.

Two interesting developments (or, probably, non-developments) in connection with films about Mary I. Contacted last week by an American claiming to be interested in my biography of Mary. Have heard no more since mentioning my agent. Today, a mysterious new account on Instagram. Suspect not genuine.

If, like me, you have post- #WolfHall blues, why not visit Hever Castle’s incredible art collection and stand face-to-face with breathtaking 16th-century portraits of all the main characters, from #ThomasCromwell & #CardinalWolsey to #AnneBoleyn & #ThomasMore?

Campbell’s witty response to this homophobe makes me want to enjoy some of their delicious chicken noodle soup right now! 🍜 🏳️‍🌈

Always fantastic to be on @historyrage.bsky.social . It's one of my favourite podcasts.

🚨 THIS WEEK ON PATREON & APPLE 🚨 Katherine Parr was younger than Anne Boleyn when she married Henry VIII! @drlindaporter.bsky.social busts myths about this remarkable Tudor queen. 🔥👑 🎧 Listen now: https://www.patreon.com/posts/matron-maverick-113277943 #history #podcast #Tudor #HenryVIII

I find the idea of 'dipping into' the online Letters and Papers of Henry VIII somewhat puzzling. They aren't by any means easy to work with even if you know what you're looking for. As a little light reading they are far from appealing.

Good point! Interesting to see how this is answered, because it will be.

🚨 THIS WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨 Before Henry VIII, Katherine Parr’s life was already dramatic! @drlindaporter.bsky.social delves into the story of her earlier years. 🎭✨ #KatherineParr 🎧 Listen now: https://www.patreon.com/posts/matron-maverick-113277943#KatherineParr#history #podcast #tudor #HenryVIII

I had a wonderful time discussing Mary Marshall with Rebecca. If you'd like to hear more about the Mother of the Maids during Anne Boleyn's queenship (and my rambling thoughts on researching women more generally) give this a listen! Thanks for having me back on your podcast, Rebecca! Always a treat!