Helen Carr
@helencarr.bsky.social
Times and Sunday Times best-selling author
Medieval Historian
Mother of Doggos
SCEPTRED ISLE: A NEW HISTORY OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY OUT MAY 2025 (Hutchinson Heinemann, Penguin Random House)
Medieval Historian
Mother of Doggos
SCEPTRED ISLE: A NEW HISTORY OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY OUT MAY 2025 (Hutchinson Heinemann, Penguin Random House)
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Happy Publication Day to me! 🎉😱🥹🧿
Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History is officially out!
It’s a history of the region through objects found in an ancient museum in Princess Ennigaldi-Nanna’s palace, and I hope you all like it 💛 lnk.to/BetweenTwoRi...
Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History is officially out!
It’s a history of the region through objects found in an ancient museum in Princess Ennigaldi-Nanna’s palace, and I hope you all like it 💛 lnk.to/BetweenTwoRi...
February 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Happy Publication Day to me! 🎉😱🥹🧿
Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History is officially out!
It’s a history of the region through objects found in an ancient museum in Princess Ennigaldi-Nanna’s palace, and I hope you all like it 💛 lnk.to/BetweenTwoRi...
Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History is officially out!
It’s a history of the region through objects found in an ancient museum in Princess Ennigaldi-Nanna’s palace, and I hope you all like it 💛 lnk.to/BetweenTwoRi...
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advance copies have arrived and if it looks like i’m trying to hug it, that’s because i am 🥹
February 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
advance copies have arrived and if it looks like i’m trying to hug it, that’s because i am 🥹
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This looks super!
Join us in Cambridge in April, the Magnificent Five! Booking soon essential as the event will be a sell out.
February 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This looks super!
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Book now: Medieval Historians in Conversation
Caroline Burt & Richard Partington (@camhistory.bsky.social) with authors Dan Jones, Helen Castor & @helencarr.bsky.social, on recent books, writing history & all things medieval.
📅 5 April
🕒4 - 5:30pm
🏢 Mill Lane Site, Pembroke College
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Caroline Burt & Richard Partington (@camhistory.bsky.social) with authors Dan Jones, Helen Castor & @helencarr.bsky.social, on recent books, writing history & all things medieval.
📅 5 April
🕒4 - 5:30pm
🏢 Mill Lane Site, Pembroke College
💻Link in reply⬇️
February 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Book now: Medieval Historians in Conversation
Caroline Burt & Richard Partington (@camhistory.bsky.social) with authors Dan Jones, Helen Castor & @helencarr.bsky.social, on recent books, writing history & all things medieval.
📅 5 April
🕒4 - 5:30pm
🏢 Mill Lane Site, Pembroke College
💻Link in reply⬇️
Caroline Burt & Richard Partington (@camhistory.bsky.social) with authors Dan Jones, Helen Castor & @helencarr.bsky.social, on recent books, writing history & all things medieval.
📅 5 April
🕒4 - 5:30pm
🏢 Mill Lane Site, Pembroke College
💻Link in reply⬇️
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New on The Writer’s Bookshelf: eight questions about writers, books and reading with medieval historian @helencarr.bsky.social. mathewlyons/p/the-writers-bookshelf-helen-carr?r=210m2m&utm_medium=ios
The writer's bookshelf: Helen Carr
Eight questions about writers, books, and reading…
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February 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New on The Writer’s Bookshelf: eight questions about writers, books and reading with medieval historian @helencarr.bsky.social. mathewlyons/p/the-writers-bookshelf-helen-carr?r=210m2m&utm_medium=ios
Join us in Cambridge in April, the Magnificent Five! Booking soon essential as the event will be a sell out.
February 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Join us in Cambridge in April, the Magnificent Five! Booking soon essential as the event will be a sell out.
Good morning, friends! My first paid subscriber post is up and it is a deep, personal dive into my reasons for being a historian. I will be announcing my first monthly lecture for subscribers today so please consider joining up.
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February 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Good morning, friends! My first paid subscriber post is up and it is a deep, personal dive into my reasons for being a historian. I will be announcing my first monthly lecture for subscribers today so please consider joining up.
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I just finished reading @helencarr.bsky.social 's book on John of Gaunt -- a favorite historical character of mine. Thank you for this excellent book! I greatly enjoyed it.
February 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I just finished reading @helencarr.bsky.social 's book on John of Gaunt -- a favorite historical character of mine. Thank you for this excellent book! I greatly enjoyed it.
En route to Edinburgh to meet wonderful Scottish booksellers and talk about why Scotland is such a prominent part of my new book, Sceptred Isle.
February 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
En route to Edinburgh to meet wonderful Scottish booksellers and talk about why Scotland is such a prominent part of my new book, Sceptred Isle.
Brand new post up on Substack! All free for now but I am working on some content for paid subscribers, including a monthly seminar and a writers hour when I will be available to help you with your ideas.
Do check out my page and consider subscribing
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Do check out my page and consider subscribing
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February 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Brand new post up on Substack! All free for now but I am working on some content for paid subscribers, including a monthly seminar and a writers hour when I will be available to help you with your ideas.
Do check out my page and consider subscribing
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Do check out my page and consider subscribing
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This beauty has arrived safely.
I can’t wait to dive into it.
@helencarr.bsky.social you are an inspiration!
I can’t wait to dive into it.
@helencarr.bsky.social you are an inspiration!
January 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This beauty has arrived safely.
I can’t wait to dive into it.
@helencarr.bsky.social you are an inspiration!
I can’t wait to dive into it.
@helencarr.bsky.social you are an inspiration!
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Another example of how the study of history illuminates our lives and helps us navigate the present.
Brilliant piece by @helencarr.bsky.social
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Brilliant piece by @helencarr.bsky.social
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Apocalypse, Now?
Doom has always been impending, just ask our fourteenth century ancestors.
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February 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Another example of how the study of history illuminates our lives and helps us navigate the present.
Brilliant piece by @helencarr.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/helencar...
Brilliant piece by @helencarr.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/helencar...
I have joined Substack! This will be my crucible going forward so please do follow me here for medieval musings.
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I am never on time for anything but...
It turns out the Middle Ages are So Hot Right Now.
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January 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I have joined Substack! This will be my crucible going forward so please do follow me here for medieval musings.
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My takeaway from this is that we have failed to teach history properly and we’ve failed to impress upon young people what the realities of authoritarian governance are for ordinary people. We’ve failed to convey that history is absolutely relevant to now.
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January 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
My takeaway from this is that we have failed to teach history properly and we’ve failed to impress upon young people what the realities of authoritarian governance are for ordinary people. We’ve failed to convey that history is absolutely relevant to now.
www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...
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"A thrilling narrative account of a century of revolution, shifting power and great change."
Today's forthcoming-book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @helencarr.bsky.social!
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Today's forthcoming-book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @helencarr.bsky.social!
Subscribe to Damn History: buff.ly/3CqxZ0z
January 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
"A thrilling narrative account of a century of revolution, shifting power and great change."
Today's forthcoming-book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @helencarr.bsky.social!
Subscribe to Damn History: buff.ly/3CqxZ0z
Today's forthcoming-book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @helencarr.bsky.social!
Subscribe to Damn History: buff.ly/3CqxZ0z
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Very excited to receive my advance copy of @helencarr.bsky.social's forthcoming "Sceptred Isle"! It's out on 29 May.
January 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Very excited to receive my advance copy of @helencarr.bsky.social's forthcoming "Sceptred Isle"! It's out on 29 May.
BIG NEWS, BIG REVEAL!
One of the Sunday Times top 40 books of 2025, out May 29 but you can pre-order now! I cannot wait to share this book with you all
One of the Sunday Times top 40 books of 2025, out May 29 but you can pre-order now! I cannot wait to share this book with you all
January 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
BIG NEWS, BIG REVEAL!
One of the Sunday Times top 40 books of 2025, out May 29 but you can pre-order now! I cannot wait to share this book with you all
One of the Sunday Times top 40 books of 2025, out May 29 but you can pre-order now! I cannot wait to share this book with you all
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January 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
So much to look forward to in 2025!
December 26, 2024 at 11:00 AM
So much to look forward to in 2025!
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Qween Marina speaks
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Gregg Wallace is in trouble. I would tell him to put a sock on it, but isn’t that what caused the problem? | Marina Hyde
As the MasterChef host ‘steps away’ from the show, might he reflect on his approach to women and work, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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November 29, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Qween Marina speaks
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Rebecca’s courses are always fantastic and I highly recommend this one.
It’s my birthday today. What would be really nice is if you might consider sharing the below course. I’ve spent the past few months working with expert tutors to put it together - it’s going to be super interesting!
It starts early Feb 2025. A perfect Xmas gift to yourself or someone else. 🎄 🎁 🎄
It starts early Feb 2025. A perfect Xmas gift to yourself or someone else. 🎄 🎁 🎄
NEW! Looking to try something a bit different in the new year? Why not sign up to our fascinating new online course?
THE TITANIC: A HISTORY
Setting the Titanic within its global & historical context, you’ll explore its multifaceted history & legend. Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-titani...
THE TITANIC: A HISTORY
Setting the Titanic within its global & historical context, you’ll explore its multifaceted history & legend. Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-titani...
November 28, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Rebecca’s courses are always fantastic and I highly recommend this one.
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Lindisfarne Castle through the abbey window.
November 27, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Lindisfarne Castle through the abbey window.
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Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).