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Eleanor Swift-Hook
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Author of Lord's Legacy #HistoricalFiction set in the #EnglishCivilWar and Lord's Learning set in the #30YearsWar.
Find more about it on my website: eleanorswifthook.com

🗃️ #EarlyModern #17thC #17thCentury #History
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In 1624, plunged into blood-soaked chaos in 17th-century Europe's brutal wars, Philip Lord flees a traitor's fate…

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"…a cracking tale, beautifully written"
“Kept me hooked!”
“Filled with spell-binding action”

Kindle, paperback, or audio—narrated by Andrea Zuvich!

mybook.to/TheFugitivesSword
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London, 23. Jan 1626
Der Savoyische Ambassador Abt Mons. de Scaglia mit gr., ungewöhnlichen Ehren hier empfangen worden.
Sonderlich der Herzog von Buckingham gute vertraulich Communication mit ihm gepflegt, auch sonst viel mit ihm geheim verhandelt worden. Nun wieder abgereist ... 1/3
January 24, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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die Temperaturen, die wir jetzt 2026 im Winter haben, hatten sie auch 1626 etwa so im Winter. Deshalb suchen alle im Herbst eigentlich Winterquartiere.

Nicht auszudenken, wie die einf. Knechte bei solchen Temperaturen in einem schnell aufgebauten Feldlager leiden mussten und überleben konnten ...
Niedersachsen, 22. Jan 1626
Mansfelder Kriegsvolk im Gebiet Lübeck übel gehaust ... s.o.
Tilly und Wallenstein rücken mit 40.000 auf Wolfenbüttel (alle Dörfer herum geplündert).
Halberstätter mit 10.000+30.000 zuvor dahin gekommen.
Auch der Dänemarker im Anzug auf Tilly und Wallenstein ... 1/2
January 24, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Samuel Argall, who amongst other events in his exciting life, discovered a shorter route to Virginia that avoided Spanish shipping, led a supply fleet for Jamestown, and kidnapped Pocahontas, dies off the coast of Spain aged 45.
Samuel Argall, 45, Abenteurer und Kapitän, stirbt am ~24. Jan 1626 vor der Küste Spaniens.
Zuvor war er Ende 1625 beim gescheiterten Angriff auf Cádiz mit dabei.
Wir kennen ihn seit 1617, er war in Amerika an der Entführung von Pocahontas 1613 beteiligt.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_...
January 24, 2026 at 10:31 PM
In Wolfenbuttel it is reported the attempted siege was broken by the garrisson in a sally to offer battle. Instead the would-be beseigers left after a skirmish...
Wolfenbüttel, 24. Jan 1626
Obwohl Tilly und Wallenstein Wolfenbüttel zu belagern vermeinen, ist ihnen doch der Halberstätter (Christian), Obrist Fuchs und das dänische Kriegsvolk entgegen gezogen, mit ihnen zu scharmützieren. ⚔
Deswegen sind die Kaiserlichen zurück gewichen! ... 1/2
January 24, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Venedig, 24. Jan 1626
Riva: in Abwesenheit Pappenheims meutern die Deutschen bei Verrci, wegen böser Bezahlung und der Unterbringung.
Freiherr Magnus hatte große Mühe, bis dies wieder gestillt.
Genueser rüsten / Sign. Sacheti / Schweizer nach Frankreich / Franzosen im Veltlin
January 24, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The secret of Wallenstein's success.
Whilst other armies starved he kept his supplied from the unravaged lands he held in Bohemia...
Fürst von Wallenstein hat seinen Amtleuten in dero Herrschadften befohlen, ihm 30.000 Strich Korn von seinen Untertanen zu kaufen / und künftigen Frühling ihm auf dem Wasser zu senden.
- aus Prag den 24. Januarij 1626

brema.suub.uni-bremen.de/zeitungen17/...
January 24, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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“Wonderful!”
“Brilliant 17th century adventure”

In an espionage mission gone terribly wrong, Philip Lord encounters Hollie Babbitt, and the two must fight back-to-back to survive the lethal game of cat-and-mouse they are forced to play...

#historicalfiction
mybook.to/Amsterdam1627
January 23, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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“The Impoverished Orphan,” a sweet #PrideAndPrejudice #RegencyRomance with a touch of #CozyMystery!
mybook.to/TIO On #KindleUnlimited!
An unsolved murder, a problematic uncle, & a beloved horse complicate Darcy’s life!
#HistoricalRomance
#JaneAusten
#MrDarcy
#IndieAuthors
#BookSky
January 23, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Next time time you're tempted to whine about your crappy year, spare a thought for Marie Cooke of London in 1617.

First her husband was robbed of £600 by Turkish pirates, then her son was 'taken prisoner by the Turkes and carried to Argiers where he is detained in slaverie'.

🤐

#earlymodern
January 22, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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It's particularly fitting that Jane Whittle is this year's lecturer since she is another distinguished Professor of #EarlyModern Britain at University of Exeter.

Jane recently celebrated 30 years of service at Exeter, and published the co-authored: The Experience of Work in Early Modern England.
January 23, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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January 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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'an excellent novel, pyschologically astute and well-researched, and I can’t wait to read the next in the series.' - Review

http://mybook.to/amoc
http://mybook.to/amofaith
http://mybook.to/amot

##HistoricalFiction ##Tudors ##HenryVIII ##sixwives
January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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I’m thrilled to find a new 5🌟review for Hunter’s Force.
It’s great when readers enjoy my books!
‘The pace doesn’t let up from start to finish.’
#crimefiction #crimethrillers #thrillers #policeprocedurals #dihunterwilsoncrimethrillers
January 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Well, I wasn't expecting that... No 5 in European History on Amazon UK 😮🥳

Still on a publisher deal for a while, so grab it while you can!

www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Roundhe...
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Guest Interview with Kim Lengling, Author of 15 Ways Pets Teach Us Kindness: More Nuggets of Hope tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/01/gues... #Booksky 💙📚
January 23, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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⚓Discover the story of Sir Francis Drake — sailor, privateer, survivor, in Drake – Tudor Corsair

🇺🇸https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FCTYQF4
🇬🇧https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08FCTYQF4

#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistFic #HistoricalFiction
January 23, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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Niedersachsen, 22. Jan 1626
Mansfelder Kriegsvolk im Gebiet Lübeck übel gehaust ... s.o.
Tilly und Wallenstein rücken mit 40.000 auf Wolfenbüttel (alle Dörfer herum geplündert).
Halberstätter mit 10.000+30.000 zuvor dahin gekommen.
Auch der Dänemarker im Anzug auf Tilly und Wallenstein ... 1/2
January 22, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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London, 23. Jan 1626
Venedigs Botschafter Pesaro: der Botschafter bemüht sich um die Einigung von England und Frankreich. "Alle erkennen Eure Hoheit Eifer und Klugheit an."
Die Hugenotten würde sich unterwerfen und Frieden geben.
Der Botschafter von Savoyen ist nach Frankreich abgereist, ... 1/4
January 23, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Tilly attempt to bring the Danes to battle, but they don't want to. Instead there is a high level meeting.
Our reporter observes that this could be a long war...
Kaiserl. Feldlager Schlam, 22. Jan 1626
17.1. mit der ganzen Armee in völliger Schlachtordnung den Feind im freien Feld gesucht und 5 Stunden Schlachtordnung gehalten.
Der Feind aber, nur 1/4 Meile von uns weg, hat sich nicht zeigen wollen - obwohl unsere Crabaten bis ganz nah an sie gestreift - 1/5
January 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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East India Company, 13./23. Jan 1626
Ordered that Giles James be paid the moneys due to him.
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Joseph Bottone, a black, to be recommended as interpreter at Lagundy.
A gunstock maker entertained.

more:
www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-pa...
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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Travel back to the time of the Tudors with the Brandon Trilogy:

mybook.to/TheBrandonTr...

#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook
January 21, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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The Royalists March on Nantwich ⚔️

We’re ready and waiting for Holly Holy Day at Nantwich this Saturday, but how did the battle of 1644 come about?

📷: Joanne Garland
January 21, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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To defy her elder brother King Henry VIII means risking everything, so can Mary navigate the perilous waters of duty and desire, confronting a king who bends to no one’s will?

mybook.to/MaryTudor

#Tudors #HistoricalFiction
January 21, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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In 1624, plunged into blood-soaked chaos in 17th-century Europe's brutal wars, Philip Lord flees a traitor's fate…

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
"…a cracking tale, beautifully written"
“Kept me hooked!”
“Filled with spell-binding action”

Kindle, paperback, or audio—narrated by Andrea Zuvich!

mybook.to/TheFugitivesSword
January 17, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Book Review: The Alchemist's Daughter (Bianca Goddard Mystery Book 1) by Mary Lawrence "If you like your historical mysteries dark, detailed, and rooted in real-world logic, this book is well worth picking up." tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/01/book... #Tudor #HistoricalFiction #BookReview
January 20, 2026 at 4:49 PM