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Sharon Bennett Connolly
@thehistorybits.bsky.social
Historian of Medieval & Women's History. FRHistS. Mum. Yorkshire lass.
New book Jan 2025: Scotland's Medieval Queens
Blog: Historytheinterestingbits.com
Podcast: A Slice of Medieval
https://viewauthor.at/SharonBennettConnolly
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I'm in The Mirror! 😁
I did an interview about Lady Jane Grey a couple of weeks ago.... It was election time and England had just got into the final of the Euros.... I guess there was too much going on. But its published now.

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Real story of Lady Jane Grey - the tragic queen behind summer hit TV show
The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey has reached a whole new generation thanks to Amazon Prime's My Lady Jane - here's the true story of England's famous 'nine-day queen'
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Step aboard the Golden Hinde with Sir Francis Drake in Drake – Tudor Corsair — a gripping tale of adventure, ambition, danger and discovery on the high seas:

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#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Wordly Women: Rosemary Griggs

Just over a year ago I spent a fabulous weekend at the Historical Novel Society Conference at Dartington Hall in Devon. It was a fabulous weekend! And amidst it all I had a meet Rosemary Griggs. And I am chatting with her again today, for my Wordly Women series
Wordly Women: Rosemary Griggs
Just over a year ago I spent a fabulous weekend at the Historical Novel Society Conference at Dartington Hall in Devon. It was a fabulous weekend! And amidst it all I had a meet Rosemary Griggs. And I am chatting with her again today, for my Wordly Women series
historytheinterestingbits.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Book Corner: Return of the Wolf by Steven A. McKay

New Book Corner: Return of the Wolf by Steven A. McKay. I do love a good legend! And Steven A. McKay brings the legend Robin Hood to life!
Book Corner: Return of the Wolf by Steven A. McKay
New Book Corner: Return of the Wolf by Steven A. McKay. I do love a good legend! And Steven A. McKay brings the legend Robin Hood to life!
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November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The latest episode of A Slice of Medieval is out now!
@derekbirks.bsky.social and I have a fascinating chat with @historylauren.bsky.social about the subject of her latest book, the much-maligned and misunderstood - and remarkable, Margaret Beaufort!
#medievalsky
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MargaretBeaufort | A Slice of Medieval #79
Historian, Sharon Bennett Connolly and historical author, Derek Birks are joined by historian, Lauren Johnson, to discuss the much-maligned Margaret Beaufort. Music by Adriel Fair licensed from Epid
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November 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The story of one of the most remarkable and tragic women of the Tudor period. Anne Askew was thrown out by her husband for embracing the Reformation. She was tortured and burned for her beliefs
#TudorHeroines #womeninhistory
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The Remarkable Courage of Anne Askew
Portrait of Henry VIII after Hans Holbein the Younger When Henry VIII decided to break with Rome, he was making that decision not just for himself but for his entire nation. But Henry was still a c…
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November 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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In the latest edition of A Slice of Medieval,
@derekbirks.bsky.social and @thehistorybits.bsky.social chat with Sara Cockerill about the life, times, loves and challenges of Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I

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#podcast #medieval
Eleanor of Castile | A Slice of Medieval #78
Historian, Sharon Bennett Connolly and historical author, Derek Birks discuss, with Sara Cockerill, the remarkable Queen Eleanor of Castile. Music by Adriel Fair licensed from Epidemic Sound
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November 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Matilda of Scotland, the Good Queen

New! The story of Matilda of Scotland, wife of Henry I, Known as Good Queen Maud or "the Good Queen"
Matilda of Scotland, the Good Queen
New! The story of Matilda of Scotland, wife of Henry I, Known as Good Queen Maud or "the Good Queen"
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November 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Writing about Katherine Knyvett, Countess of Suffolk (1564 - 1638) ~ Her uncle, Sir Thomas Knyvett, helped to foil the "Gunpowder Plot". #Stuarts
October 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Wordly Women: Judith Arnopp

It is time for another edition of Wordly Women! And today I am chatting with an author who, like me, likes to bring historical female characters to the fore, from the early medieval to the Tudors. She has also written a fabulous trilogy on Henry VIII himself: Judith…
Wordly Women: Judith Arnopp
It is time for another edition of Wordly Women! And today I am chatting with an author who, like me, likes to bring historical female characters to the fore, from the early medieval to the Tudors. She has also written a fabulous trilogy on Henry VIII himself: Judith Arnopp
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October 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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The Secret Diary of Eleanor Cobham: A young duchess is found guilty of sorcery and witchcraft. Centuries later her secret diary is discovered hidden under floorboards in Beaumaris Castle and her true story can be told.

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#HistoricalFiction #audiobooks
October 25, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Book Corner: Dominion of Dust by Matthew Harffy

Book Corner: Dominion of Dust by Matthew Harffy is a spectacular adventure that pits West against East.
Book Corner: Dominion of Dust by Matthew Harffy
Book Corner: Dominion of Dust by Matthew Harffy is a spectacular adventure that pits West against East.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Book Corner: Venus in Winter by Gillian Bagwell transports you to Tudor England in this fabulous retelling of the life of Bess of Hardwick...
#bookreview #histfic
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Book Corner: Venus in Winter by Gillian Bagwell
Book Corner: Venus in Winter by Gillian Bagwell transports you to Tudor England in this fabulous retelling of the life of Bess of Hardwick
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October 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Book Corner: Venus in Winter by Gillian Bagwell

Book Corner: Venus in Winter by Gillian Bagwell transports you to Tudor England in this fabulous retelling of the life of Bess of Hardwick
Book Corner: Venus in Winter by Gillian Bagwell
Book Corner: Venus in Winter by Gillian Bagwell transports you to Tudor England in this fabulous retelling of the life of Bess of Hardwick
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October 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New episode!
In the latest edition of A Slice of Medieval, @derekbirks.bsky.social and I chat with Sara Cockerill about the life, times, loves and challenges of Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I
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#medievalsky #podcastsky
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Eleanor of Castile | A Slice of Medieval #78
Historian, Sharon Bennett Connolly and historical author, Derek Birks discuss, with Sara Cockerill, the remarkable Queen Eleanor of Castile. Music by Adriel Fair licensed from Epidemic Sound
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October 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
From the archives: In the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings it was Edgar the Aetheling who was proclaimed king. The son of Edward the Exile, Edgar was only a teenager and could not hold out against the inexorable progress of the Normans
#medievalsky
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Edgar – The Boy Who Wouldn’t Be King
Edgar the Aetheling Edgar the Ætheling was the only son of Edward the Exile and his wife, Agatha. His father was the son of Edmund II Ironside, king of England in 1016; Edward’s grandfather wa…
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October 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
#OTD in 1216
In one of his last acts before his death, King John appoints Nicholaa de la Haye, the hereditary castellan of Lincoln Castle, as Sheriff of Lincolnshire in her own right. John referred to her as 'our beloved and faithful Nicholaa de la Haye'
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10 Facts about Nicholaa de la Haye that you may not know…
Tomb effigy of Nicholaa de la Haye, St Michael’s Church, Swaton As you may have noticed, Nicholaa de la Haye is a favourite of mine. She is the subject of my 5th book, King John’s Right Hand …
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October 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Guest Post: Finding Isabelle, a Mother and a Queen by Terri Lewis

Today, it is a pleasure to welcome Terri Lewis to History...the Interesting Bits to talk a little about her research behind her novel on Isabelle d’Angoulême, King John's queen
Guest Post: Finding Isabelle, a Mother and a Queen by Terri Lewis
Today, it is a pleasure to welcome Terri Lewis to History...the Interesting Bits to talk a little about her research behind her novel on Isabelle d’Angoulême, King John's queen
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October 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
How William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Warenne and Surrey, and a companion of William the Conqueror, founded a dynasty with his wife Gundrada that would be at the heart of English politics for 300 years
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William and Gundrada de Warenne and the Foundation of a Dynasty
William de Warenne, Holy Trinity Church, Southover William de Warenne, first earl of Surrey, was a younger son of Rodulf de Warenne and his wife Beatrix. It is possible that Beatrix was a niece of …
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October 16, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Received this lovely message on my blog this morning. Getting such feedback makes all the work worthwhile :D :D :D
October 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
#OTD in 1217: Death of Isabella of Gloucester, first wife of King John, the Lost Queen of England
#Magnacarta #womeninhistory
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Isabella of Gloucester, the Lost Queen of England
King John Isabella of Gloucester is a shadow in the pages of history. I could find no pictures of her. Until recently, no one even seemed certain of her name; in the history books she has been call…
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October 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Ooh, a little bit of good news for my friends in the US.
Princesses of the Early Middle Ages: Royal Daughters of the Conquest has a release date and is now available for pre-order.
It will hit the US shops on 30 May 2026!
Here's the link:
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#medievalsky
Princesses of the Early Middle Ages: Royal Daughters of the Conquest
Princesses of the Early Middle Ages: Royal Daughters of the Conquest [Connolly, Sharon Bennett] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Princesses of the Early Middle Ages: Royal Daughters of the Conquest
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October 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
From the archives: Matilda and Edith, Women of Different Fates
Although the Battle of Hastings was fought by men, the women of the two opponents, Harold and William, had as much invested in the outcome as their husbands.
#KingandConqueror
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Matilda and Edith, Women of Different Fates
Matilda and Edith, Women of Different Fates: Although the Battle of Hastings was fought by men, the women of the two opponents, Harold and William, had as much invested in the outcome as their husb…
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October 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Time for another edition of Wordly Women! I do hope everyone is enjoying it as much as I am. Today, I want to introduce you to a very dear friend, historical novelist Cathie Dunn.
@cathiedunn.bsky.social #womeninhistory #wordlywomen
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Wordly Women: Cathie Dunn
Time for another edition of Wordly Women! It has been great fun, meeting all these amazing authors. I do hope everyone is enjoying it as much as I am. Today, I want to introduce you to a very dear …
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October 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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There are 2 deals on my books at the moment on Amazon.
In the UK, Ladies of Magna Carta is on a special Kindle deal of just 99p
www.amazon.co.uk/Ladies-Magna...
And in the US, the hardback of Scotland's Medieval Queens is just $5!
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Opportunities not to be missed!
October 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM