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Char Newcomb

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Sharon @thehistorybits.bsky.social interviews Rosemary Griggs
#writingcommunity
#historicalfiction

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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. An…

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November 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM

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Sharon Bennett Connolly

@thehistorybits.bsky.social

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

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The Steady State

@steadystatevets.bsky.social

You don’t need to watch Seth Meyers to see the danger here. Presidents in democracies don’t demand that critics be fired, and federal regulators don’t amplify those demands. It undermines editorial independence and chills dissent.

November 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM

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Cryssa Bazos

@cryssabazos.bsky.social

Congratulations to Sharon Overend on the upcoming release of her debut novel, LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER- about a dysfunctional family coming together over a crisis involving one of their own. It has a wry sense of humour and drama in equal measure. Available now for pre-order. books2read.com/u/bzGr7z

September 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM

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Anna Belfrage

@abelfrageauthor.bsky.social

This month's newsletter is delayed - that's what happens when the writer succumbs to the flu.
This newsletter is a reflection on the passing of time, and somehow Descartes - the "cogito, ergo sum" dude - ends up in there!
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#writing #reflections

My November newsletter - a reflection on the passing of time - Anna Belfrage

October was quite a busy month for me. First, I had the pleasure of visiting Dresden with dear friend and fellow writer Alison Morton. Among other things, we undertook a seventeen kilometre trek throu...

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November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM

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@HelenHollick

@helenhollick.bsky.social

next author in my 'Serious about a #series' blog posts is @elizabethstjohn.bsky.social #GoodIdeas for #GoodReads - and for potential #Thanksgiving / #Christmas gifts!
ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2025/11/seri...

November 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM

Char Newcomb

@charnewcomb.bsky.social

Nothing like car trouble to mess up your Monday morning plans... No editing done today. :(
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November 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM

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@HelenHollick

@helenhollick.bsky.social

November: Thoughts from a Devonshire Farmhouse - Fake or Fact? True or False? #Devon #UK #BlogPost #Sccams #FakeNews #DontFallForIt thoughtsfromadevonshirefarmhouse.blogspot.com/2025/11/nove...

November 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM

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@HelenHollick

@helenhollick.bsky.social

It's #HALLOWEEN so all about (#friendly #nonspooky #ghosts) on my blog AND a #photo of a #REALghost at a window... pop across to my blog and see if you can see him. (100% genuine encounter!)
ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2025/10/hall...

October 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM

Char Newcomb

@charnewcomb.bsky.social

Diving into notes from my editor on Rogues & Kings. 📚💙
#amediting #historicalfiction #medieval
#writingcommunity

October 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM

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Judith Arnopp

@jarnopp.bsky.social

##NewRelease2025 A Daughter of Warwick: the story of Anne Neville is Available now in audio narrated by Alex Lee.

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##HistoricalFiction ##WOTR ##RichardIII

October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM

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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚

@cathiedunn.bsky.social

Check out The Coffee Pot Book Club #BookOfTheWeek:

💫Whispers in the Canyon by Gifford MacShane💫

Discover an evocative tale of a new beginning in face of adversity, danger – and love!

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#WesternRomance #FamilySaga
@authorgmacshane.bsky.social

October 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM

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Elizabeth St.John 📚💙📜Author and Historian

@elizabethstjohn.bsky.social

Visiting the country church of St. Leodegarius by the manor of Ashby St. Ledger turned up some surprises, including a brass of William Catesby with his throat slashed.
#MedievalSky #History #Books
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Hidden Beneath the Brass: Secrets of the Princes in the Tower

A closer look at William Catesby, the lawyer who shaped Richard III’s claim—and may have known the princes’ fate

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October 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM

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Alison Morton Author

@alisonmorton.bsky.social

Looking for an escape from the news? Or for a country where honour and integrity count, sacrifice is valued and putting the country first is automatic?
Roma Nova is imaginary, but oh, we'd love it to be real!
alison-morton.com/2018/10/11/s...
#bookstoread #RomaNovaSeries #althist #whatif

October 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM

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@HelenHollick

@helenhollick.bsky.social

My #TheCoffeePotBookClub guest
@ragriggsauthor.bsky.social via @cathiedunn.bsky.social
1587 England is at war with Spain The people of #Devon wait in terror for Spain’s armada
#HistoricalFiction #SpanishArmada #BlogTour #Tudor #DartingtonHall
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My Coffee Pot Book Tour Guest: Mistress of Dartington Hall by Rosemary Griggs

A blog about pirates, 1066, King Arthur, history, mysteries, writing and general chit-chat interesting bits and pieces

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October 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM

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Robin Hood: Bold Outlaw

@boldoutlaw.bsky.social

October 14, 1066: The Battle of Hastings. An event that looms large in the Robin Hood legend (after Sir Walter Scott’s 1819 novel Ivanhoe), even though most versions of #RobinHood are set over 100 years later. #BattleofHastings #OTD #NothingsForgotten

Robin of Sherwood: Nobody ran at Hastings

Response to Robin: No, they stood and died by the thousand.

Will Scarlet: That’s an old battle to bring up.

October 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM

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Mark Hamill

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Respect to those who got here first.

October 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM

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Mercedes Rochelle

@authorrochelle.bsky.social

Yarde Reviews & Book Promotion: Excerpt from The Agincourt King: THE FRENCH ARCHBISHOP ATTEMPTS TO NEGOTIATE WITH KING HENRY as told by Humphrey Duke of Gloucester buff.ly/3VOxgfJ /
@maryanneyarde

October 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM

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Shepherd

@neolithicsheep.bsky.social

October Spooky Reads: All Of Us Murderers by @kjcharleswriter.com

Ghosts! Curses! Family secrets! An inheritance at stake! A walled estate and the Dartmoor mists closing in! The romance is delightful, the plot reminiscent of a good Agatha Christie crossed w classic Gothic. A+ atmosphere & plotting

October 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM

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Steve Herman

@newsguy.bsky.social

WaPo joins NYT, CNN, The Atlantic, Guardian and others, according to @ScottNover, in announcing it won't sign the Pentagon's controversial new press policy.