Dr Elizabeth Norton
@enortonhistory.bsky.social
Historian and Archaeologist. Author of The Lives of Tudor Women and England’s Queens. Appears on TV. Likes travel.
Great to receive new issue of the fabulous @tudorplaces.bsky.social magazine today. I wrote the article ‘In the Footsteps of Reigning Queens’, which looks at the places associated with the 16thC reigning queens of England and Scotland, as well as further afield #tudorplaces #womenwhoruledtheworld
November 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Great to receive new issue of the fabulous @tudorplaces.bsky.social magazine today. I wrote the article ‘In the Footsteps of Reigning Queens’, which looks at the places associated with the 16thC reigning queens of England and Scotland, as well as further afield #tudorplaces #womenwhoruledtheworld
Wedding feasts can be long & boring, especially if you’re only 12. Luckily Empress Matilda brought a book, Women Who Ruled the World. It gave her some great ideas when she claimed the English crown in 1135. Sadly, Stephen, who usurped her throne, hadn’t read the book himself #womenwhoruledtheworld
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Wedding feasts can be long & boring, especially if you’re only 12. Luckily Empress Matilda brought a book, Women Who Ruled the World. It gave her some great ideas when she claimed the English crown in 1135. Sadly, Stephen, who usurped her throne, hadn’t read the book himself #womenwhoruledtheworld
I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy of Margaret Beaufort by @historylauren.bsky.social which launched today. My comments are below:
#margaretbeaufort
#margaretbeaufort
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy of Margaret Beaufort by @historylauren.bsky.social which launched today. My comments are below:
#margaretbeaufort
#margaretbeaufort
It was lovely to attend the launch this evening of Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, Rebel, Kingmaker by the fabulous @historylauren.bsky.social A great evening and I’m sure that the book will do really well! #margaretbeaufort
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It was lovely to attend the launch this evening of Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, Rebel, Kingmaker by the fabulous @historylauren.bsky.social A great evening and I’m sure that the book will do really well! #margaretbeaufort
#otd 1605 Guy Fawkes found attempting to blow up parliament. Plotters wanted to make 9 yr old Princess Elizabeth queen. Perhaps inspired by idea of another reigning queen by reading Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 years of Female Monarchy? Thanks for endorsement… I suppose 😦 #womenwhoruledtheworld
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
#otd 1605 Guy Fawkes found attempting to blow up parliament. Plotters wanted to make 9 yr old Princess Elizabeth queen. Perhaps inspired by idea of another reigning queen by reading Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 years of Female Monarchy? Thanks for endorsement… I suppose 😦 #womenwhoruledtheworld
Fishbourne Roman Palace’s Cupid on a Dolphin mosaic, mid 2ndC CE. Saved from plough damage due to subsiding pits dug before the villa was built. Depicts Cupid, holding a trident and riding on a dolphin alongside mythical sea creatures #fishbourne #fishbourneromanpalace #roman #romans #romanbritain
November 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Fishbourne Roman Palace’s Cupid on a Dolphin mosaic, mid 2ndC CE. Saved from plough damage due to subsiding pits dug before the villa was built. Depicts Cupid, holding a trident and riding on a dolphin alongside mythical sea creatures #fishbourne #fishbourneromanpalace #roman #romans #romanbritain
Fishbourne Roman Palace’s Medusa mosaic, which was laid in the early 2ndC CE directly on top of an earlier black and white box and key mosaic, which can be seen in places where the later mosaic is damaged #fishbourneromanpalace #fishbourne #roman #romans #romanbritain
November 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Fishbourne Roman Palace’s Medusa mosaic, which was laid in the early 2ndC CE directly on top of an earlier black and white box and key mosaic, which can be seen in places where the later mosaic is damaged #fishbourneromanpalace #fishbourne #roman #romans #romanbritain
Fascinating to explore Fishbourne Roman Palace, built 1stC CE & one of the grandest Roman residences ever found in Britain. It was excavated in the 1960s following a chance discovery when workmen were digging a trench for a water pipe #fishbourne #romanbritain #romans #roman #fishbourneromanpalace
November 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Fascinating to explore Fishbourne Roman Palace, built 1stC CE & one of the grandest Roman residences ever found in Britain. It was excavated in the 1960s following a chance discovery when workmen were digging a trench for a water pipe #fishbourne #romanbritain #romans #roman #fishbourneromanpalace
Come with me to visit Fishbourne Roman Palace in West Sussex #romans #roman #romanbritain #fishbourne #history
November 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Come with me to visit Fishbourne Roman Palace in West Sussex #romans #roman #romanbritain #fishbourne #history
1921 film The Queen of Sheba famous for skimpy costumes worn by star Betty Blythe. Less noted for historical accuracy, with the real Queen a warrior Kandake in Sudan & Ethiopia. Blythe should have lent Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy to the writers #womenwhoruledtheworld
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
1921 film The Queen of Sheba famous for skimpy costumes worn by star Betty Blythe. Less noted for historical accuracy, with the real Queen a warrior Kandake in Sudan & Ethiopia. Blythe should have lent Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy to the writers #womenwhoruledtheworld
Nice to see that Pola Negri was determined to get into character as Catherine the Great in the 1924 silent film Forbidden Paradise. In a plot centred on revolutions, rebellions & romance she turned to Women Who ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy for source material #womenwhoruledtheworld
November 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Nice to see that Pola Negri was determined to get into character as Catherine the Great in the 1924 silent film Forbidden Paradise. In a plot centred on revolutions, rebellions & romance she turned to Women Who ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy for source material #womenwhoruledtheworld
Halloween tree… too much? 🎃 👻 🧙 #halloween #halloween2025
October 31, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Halloween tree… too much? 🎃 👻 🧙 #halloween #halloween2025
This ghost was photographed in the Queen’s House at Greenwich in 1966. Is that a book they’re holding? Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy, a fitting read for a ghostly queen. Thanks for the endorsement Queen’s House Ghost & Happy Halloween! #womenwhoruledtheworld
October 31, 2025 at 8:57 AM
This ghost was photographed in the Queen’s House at Greenwich in 1966. Is that a book they’re holding? Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy, a fitting read for a ghostly queen. Thanks for the endorsement Queen’s House Ghost & Happy Halloween! #womenwhoruledtheworld
The Rollright Stones in Oxfordshire, a highly under appreciated Neolithic/Bronze Age monument. These very much deserve to be better known #rollrightstones #rollrights #prehistoricmonument #henge #stonehenge
October 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Rollright Stones in Oxfordshire, a highly under appreciated Neolithic/Bronze Age monument. These very much deserve to be better known #rollrightstones #rollrights #prehistoricmonument #henge #stonehenge
The King’s Men stone circle, part of the Rollright Stones Neolithic & Bronze Age megalithic complex in Oxfordshire, are diminutive when compared to other henges, but still impressive & very complete. 33m diameter, stones likely once touched, creating a continuous barrier #rollrightstones #stonehenge
October 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The King’s Men stone circle, part of the Rollright Stones Neolithic & Bronze Age megalithic complex in Oxfordshire, are diminutive when compared to other henges, but still impressive & very complete. 33m diameter, stones likely once touched, creating a continuous barrier #rollrightstones #stonehenge
When you’re enjoying a book so much that you fall asleep reading it. Hope you can remember what page you’re on Cleopatra (and thanks for the endorsement for Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy)! #womenwhoruledtheworld
October 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
When you’re enjoying a book so much that you fall asleep reading it. Hope you can remember what page you’re on Cleopatra (and thanks for the endorsement for Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy)! #womenwhoruledtheworld
Empress Elizaveta of Russia was renowned for her lively court. But, sometimes, you just want to read & she’s loving Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy. Now, if only she can get everyone to keep the noise down. Thanks for the endorsement Elizaveta! #womenwhoruledtheworld
October 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Empress Elizaveta of Russia was renowned for her lively court. But, sometimes, you just want to read & she’s loving Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy. Now, if only she can get everyone to keep the noise down. Thanks for the endorsement Elizaveta! #womenwhoruledtheworld
I’m not sure what happened to Thomas Seymour’s stained glass representation in the chapel at Sudeley Castle, but it looks like a pretty precise hit 😳
#thomasseymour #sudeleycastle #catherineparr #katherineparr
#thomasseymour #sudeleycastle #catherineparr #katherineparr
October 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I’m not sure what happened to Thomas Seymour’s stained glass representation in the chapel at Sudeley Castle, but it looks like a pretty precise hit 😳
#thomasseymour #sudeleycastle #catherineparr #katherineparr
#thomasseymour #sudeleycastle #catherineparr #katherineparr
Catherine Parr’s beautiful tomb in the chapel in the grounds of Sudeley Castle. Catherine’s grave was initially neglected (something of an understatement) but she was eventually given this fine monument in the 19thC #catherineparr #katherineparr #sudeley #tudor
October 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Catherine Parr’s beautiful tomb in the chapel in the grounds of Sudeley Castle. Catherine’s grave was initially neglected (something of an understatement) but she was eventually given this fine monument in the 19thC #catherineparr #katherineparr #sudeley #tudor
I took my 8 yr old over to Sudeley Castle today for a morning’s archaeological digging (in the rain!) with @digventures.bsky.social The children were helping to dig a series of medieval agricultural buildings. Ianthe had a lot of fun. It’s a great way to get kids into digging #sudeleycastle
October 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I took my 8 yr old over to Sudeley Castle today for a morning’s archaeological digging (in the rain!) with @digventures.bsky.social The children were helping to dig a series of medieval agricultural buildings. Ianthe had a lot of fun. It’s a great way to get kids into digging #sudeleycastle
Selfie with Catherine Parr at Sudeley Castle today. She looks thrilled to see me 😆 #sudeleycastle #catherineparr #katherineparr #sudeley
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Selfie with Catherine Parr at Sudeley Castle today. She looks thrilled to see me 😆 #sudeleycastle #catherineparr #katherineparr #sudeley
A 15thC depiction of the coronation of the Virgin, on display in the Accademia Gallery in Venice. This was a popular motif in medieval European art, with the earliest known example in the 10thC Benedictional of St Aethelwold, an English churchman #accademiagallery #venice #medieval
October 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A 15thC depiction of the coronation of the Virgin, on display in the Accademia Gallery in Venice. This was a popular motif in medieval European art, with the earliest known example in the 10thC Benedictional of St Aethelwold, an English churchman #accademiagallery #venice #medieval
October 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
