Sylvia Barbara Soberton
@sylviabso.bsky.social
Biographer of #TheForgottenTudorWomen. Independent researcher. Best-selling author. Research on Anne Boleyn's female household.
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Hello! I'm new to BlueSky! I’m a historian & author writing about the Tudors. Take a look at some of my books!
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The Forgotten Tudor Women: Jane Boleyn & Susanna Horenbout, by Sylvia Barbara Soberton tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors #History
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The Forgotten Tudor Women: Jane Boleyn & Susanna Horenbout, by Sylvia Barbara Soberton tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors #History
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Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton: Marie of Guise, Henry VIII's would-be Queen thetudors.substack.com/p/marie-of-g... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors #History
Marie of Guise
Henry VIII's would-be Queen
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October 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton: Marie of Guise, Henry VIII's would-be Queen thetudors.substack.com/p/marie-of-g... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors #History
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Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton: She served them all! Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, Lady-in-waiting to all of Henry VIII's wives thetudors.substack.com/p/she-served... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors #History
She served them all!
Lady-in-waiting to all of Henry VIII's wives
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October 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton: She served them all! Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, Lady-in-waiting to all of Henry VIII's wives thetudors.substack.com/p/she-served... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors #History
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Sylvia Barbara Soberton from Tudor Notes: 5 Things You Believe About Jane Boleyn... That Are Probably Not True
thetudors.substack.com/p/5-things-y... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors
thetudors.substack.com/p/5-things-y... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors
5 Things You Believe About Jane Boleyn
That Are Probably Not True
thetudors.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Sylvia Barbara Soberton from Tudor Notes: 5 Things You Believe About Jane Boleyn... That Are Probably Not True
thetudors.substack.com/p/5-things-y... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors
thetudors.substack.com/p/5-things-y... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors
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Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton ~ Weekly Kindle deal: "Great Ladies: The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens" thetudors.substack.com/p/weekly-kin... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors
October 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton ~ Weekly Kindle deal: "Great Ladies: The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens" thetudors.substack.com/p/weekly-kin... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors
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Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton: The Other Katherine Howard (One that you've probably never heard about) thetudors.substack.com/p/the-other-... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors
October 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton: The Other Katherine Howard (One that you've probably never heard about) thetudors.substack.com/p/the-other-... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors
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Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
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JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
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Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton: 'Forgotten Tudor Women' The series is back! thetudors.substack.com/p/forgotten-... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors #History
September 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton: 'Forgotten Tudor Women' The series is back! thetudors.substack.com/p/forgotten-... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors #History
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Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton: Books I've read this summer thetudors.substack.com/p/books-ive-... @sylviabso.bsky.social #History #Books
Books I've read this summer
Summer is slowly coming to an end here, so I thought I’d share the books I’ve read (or am still reading).
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August 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton: Books I've read this summer thetudors.substack.com/p/books-ive-... @sylviabso.bsky.social #History #Books
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Thank you for the lovely reaction to ‘Queen Victoria: Secret Marriage, Secret Child?’. It’s not easy to distill a 140,000 word book into 58 mins, but Impossible Factual did a fantastic job. And if you want to know EVERYTHING I’ve found, Victoria’s Secret came out today: lnk.to/victoriassec...
Victoria's Secret
Go to Victoria's Secret.
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July 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Thank you for the lovely reaction to ‘Queen Victoria: Secret Marriage, Secret Child?’. It’s not easy to distill a 140,000 word book into 58 mins, but Impossible Factual did a fantastic job. And if you want to know EVERYTHING I’ve found, Victoria’s Secret came out today: lnk.to/victoriassec...
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'Secrets of the Tudor Portraits' by Sylvia Soberton added to the web site. @sylviabso.bsky.social ladyjanegrey.info?p=18963
August 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
'Secrets of the Tudor Portraits' by Sylvia Soberton added to the web site. @sylviabso.bsky.social ladyjanegrey.info?p=18963
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OUP's Women in Antiquity is such a good idea - with recent additions on Balthild, Radegund and Theodora.
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August 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
OUP's Women in Antiquity is such a good idea - with recent additions on Balthild, Radegund and Theodora.
global.oup.com/academic/con...
global.oup.com/academic/con...
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New Medieval Books: The Warhorse in England: 1272-1327, by Emma Louise Herbert-Davies www.medievalists.net/2025/08/new-... #medievalmilitaryhistory #militaryhistory #historybooks
New Medieval Books: The Warhorse in England - Medievalists.net
Horses played a vital role in medieval warfare, and this book draws on the governmental records of Kings Edward I and Edward II to reveal how these animals were raised, trained for combat, and…
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August 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New Medieval Books: The Warhorse in England: 1272-1327, by Emma Louise Herbert-Davies www.medievalists.net/2025/08/new-... #medievalmilitaryhistory #militaryhistory #historybooks
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#TudorTuesday
Livery badge
Silver
England
.c.1525-50
The silver and silver-gilt crest is
that of the Gainsford family.
On display at The British Museum, London.
Photo © The Tudor Age
#LiveryBadge #Livery #Silver #GainsfordFamily #Tudors #History
Livery badge
Silver
England
.c.1525-50
The silver and silver-gilt crest is
that of the Gainsford family.
On display at The British Museum, London.
Photo © The Tudor Age
#LiveryBadge #Livery #Silver #GainsfordFamily #Tudors #History
August 5, 2025 at 5:55 AM
#TudorTuesday
Livery badge
Silver
England
.c.1525-50
The silver and silver-gilt crest is
that of the Gainsford family.
On display at The British Museum, London.
Photo © The Tudor Age
#LiveryBadge #Livery #Silver #GainsfordFamily #Tudors #History
Livery badge
Silver
England
.c.1525-50
The silver and silver-gilt crest is
that of the Gainsford family.
On display at The British Museum, London.
Photo © The Tudor Age
#LiveryBadge #Livery #Silver #GainsfordFamily #Tudors #History
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Why painter Jan van Eyck was one of the greatest painters ever. Details from 'The Annunciation', painted in the 1430s
July 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Why painter Jan van Eyck was one of the greatest painters ever. Details from 'The Annunciation', painted in the 1430s
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What Did Brides Wear in the Middle Ages? A Guide to Medieval Wedding Dresses www.medievalists.net/2025/04/brid... #weddingdresses
What Did Brides Wear in the Middle Ages? A Guide to Medieval Wedding Dresses - Medievalists.net
Discover what brides really wore in the Middle Ages—from colourful gowns and luxurious fabrics to silver belts and floral accessories—in this guide to medieval wedding dresses.
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July 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What Did Brides Wear in the Middle Ages? A Guide to Medieval Wedding Dresses www.medievalists.net/2025/04/brid... #weddingdresses
I love this thread! xx 🤣
One like, one opinion (probably about late medieval or early modern history, or popular history in general!)
One like, one history opinion
July 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I love this thread! xx 🤣
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Sylvia Barbara Soberton from Tudor Notes explores
the real names of Henry VIII's six wives: thetudors.substack.com/p/the-real-n... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors
the real names of Henry VIII's six wives: thetudors.substack.com/p/the-real-n... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors
The real names of Henry VIII's six wives
Henry VIII had six wives.
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July 11, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Sylvia Barbara Soberton from Tudor Notes explores
the real names of Henry VIII's six wives: thetudors.substack.com/p/the-real-n... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors
the real names of Henry VIII's six wives: thetudors.substack.com/p/the-real-n... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors
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Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton: Historic Reunion: Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII at the British Museum thetudors.substack.com/p/historic-r... @sylviabso.bsky.social @britishmuseum.bsky.social #Tudors
Historic Reunion: Anne Boleyn & Henry VIII at the British Museum
New exhibition
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July 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton: Historic Reunion: Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII at the British Museum thetudors.substack.com/p/historic-r... @sylviabso.bsky.social @britishmuseum.bsky.social #Tudors
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Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton: back on the Tudors Dynasty & Beyond Podcast, with more myths about Anne Boleyn! thetudors.substack.com/p/im-back-on... @sylviabso.bsky.social @tudorsdynasty.bsky.social #Tudors #Podcast
July 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Tudor Notes with Sylvia Barbara Soberton: back on the Tudors Dynasty & Beyond Podcast, with more myths about Anne Boleyn! thetudors.substack.com/p/im-back-on... @sylviabso.bsky.social @tudorsdynasty.bsky.social #Tudors #Podcast
Congratulations, Sophie! I can't wait for this book to hit the shelves! 😍
Cover reveal 📖 I'm so excited to reveal the cover of my first book, "Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen's Mother", which is due to be published on 23 October 2025! You can pre-order it here: thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/... (a 🧵)
July 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Congratulations, Sophie! I can't wait for this book to hit the shelves! 😍
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Through an analysis of contemporary symbolism & collective memory during Elizabeth I’s reign, Sophie Bacchus-Waterman's study of the 17c rebinding of The Psalter of Anne Boleyn offers new insights into its significance as an artifact of commemoration.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1086/733133
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1086/733133
March 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Through an analysis of contemporary symbolism & collective memory during Elizabeth I’s reign, Sophie Bacchus-Waterman's study of the 17c rebinding of The Psalter of Anne Boleyn offers new insights into its significance as an artifact of commemoration.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1086/733133
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1086/733133
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Tudors Dynasty Podcast Myths & Misconceptions: Anne Boleyn ~ In this conversation with historian Sylvia Barbara Soberton, Rebecca Larson discovers fresh perspectives and surprising details podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... @sylviabso.bsky.social @tudorsdynasty.bsky.social #Tudors #Podcast
June 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Tudors Dynasty Podcast Myths & Misconceptions: Anne Boleyn ~ In this conversation with historian Sylvia Barbara Soberton, Rebecca Larson discovers fresh perspectives and surprising details podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... @sylviabso.bsky.social @tudorsdynasty.bsky.social #Tudors #Podcast
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So excited to share a project I've been working on for a little while: a special Book Hub for Just History Posts!
Over the years I've featured so many authors and books, I thought I should compile everything into one handy place to explore:
justhistoryposts.com/book-hub/
#history #authors #books
Over the years I've featured so many authors and books, I thought I should compile everything into one handy place to explore:
justhistoryposts.com/book-hub/
#history #authors #books
Book Hub
Welcome to Just History Posts’ Book Hub! Over the years we have had dozens of historical authors on the blog, answering interview questions and writing fantastic guest posts for us about their rese…
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June 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
So excited to share a project I've been working on for a little while: a special Book Hub for Just History Posts!
Over the years I've featured so many authors and books, I thought I should compile everything into one handy place to explore:
justhistoryposts.com/book-hub/
#history #authors #books
Over the years I've featured so many authors and books, I thought I should compile everything into one handy place to explore:
justhistoryposts.com/book-hub/
#history #authors #books
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A few thoughts on this! It's wonderful to have more examples of the signature of "Richard of England", and the wax seals are stunning. We also now have the dates of his arrival in Scotland and his marriage to Katherine Gordon, which is very exciting. However... (a 🧵)
I was able to grab a paperback copy of The Princes in the Tower from Blackwell's today! I've had a look at the new discoveries, and they certainly add new information. Can't wait to read properly 📖
June 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
A few thoughts on this! It's wonderful to have more examples of the signature of "Richard of England", and the wax seals are stunning. We also now have the dates of his arrival in Scotland and his marriage to Katherine Gordon, which is very exciting. However... (a 🧵)