@hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social
Historian & author. Anna of Cleves expert. Also attorney & part-time law professor. Mother of parrots. 📚⚖️💻🦜🦜🦜
Most recently published book:
Katharine of Aragon, Spanish Princess: ‘I am not as Simple as I may Seem’ (Amberley 2025)
Most recently published book:
Katharine of Aragon, Spanish Princess: ‘I am not as Simple as I may Seem’ (Amberley 2025)
I have meddled with Anne Boleyn’s cause. Why did this poor woman have to be killed? What made her become such a danger in Henry VIII’s mind? Pre-order now for the December release date. tinyurl.com/4srcumv3 #anneboleyn
September 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I have meddled with Anne Boleyn’s cause. Why did this poor woman have to be killed? What made her become such a danger in Henry VIII’s mind? Pre-order now for the December release date. tinyurl.com/4srcumv3 #anneboleyn
I am 100% done with all the things related to my Anne Boleyn book. I really hope it is well-received; definitely took some risks with this one. Going to purge my mind with some fiction reading and resuming long-form poetry writing. I have no chill, friends.
August 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I am 100% done with all the things related to my Anne Boleyn book. I really hope it is well-received; definitely took some risks with this one. Going to purge my mind with some fiction reading and resuming long-form poetry writing. I have no chill, friends.
Set for release 15 December 2025, this 📖 explores Anne’s actions that led to her downfall, including why Henry likely felt he had no choice but to kill her. Available from your favorite bookseller, & I’ve placed the Blackwell’s link below.
shorturl.at/GeAW9
shorturl.at/GeAW9
July 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Set for release 15 December 2025, this 📖 explores Anne’s actions that led to her downfall, including why Henry likely felt he had no choice but to kill her. Available from your favorite bookseller, & I’ve placed the Blackwell’s link below.
shorturl.at/GeAW9
shorturl.at/GeAW9
Any want to see the new cover for my latest book on Anne Boleyn? In it, I review the dangerous political and legal changes that made her own behavior dangerous, leading to Anne’s downfall. #anneboleyn
July 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Any want to see the new cover for my latest book on Anne Boleyn? In it, I review the dangerous political and legal changes that made her own behavior dangerous, leading to Anne’s downfall. #anneboleyn
Writing, writing, writing… #AnneBoleyn #WIP
June 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Writing, writing, writing… #AnneBoleyn #WIP
I am delighted to say that I was readmitted to graduate school! After dropping out in Spring 2020 for obvious reasons to those who know me well, this is a wonderful turn of events. I am one class away after I correct a couple of things. I should complete my MA next year.
Image: Christine de Pizan!
Image: Christine de Pizan!
June 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I am delighted to say that I was readmitted to graduate school! After dropping out in Spring 2020 for obvious reasons to those who know me well, this is a wonderful turn of events. I am one class away after I correct a couple of things. I should complete my MA next year.
Image: Christine de Pizan!
Image: Christine de Pizan!
It looks like I am on track to be readmitted to grad school to complete my MA in History. I abandoned it in 2020 due to the pandemic. I should find out soon. Fingers crossed. In the meantime, please enjoy this image of Sybylla of Cleves!
June 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It looks like I am on track to be readmitted to grad school to complete my MA in History. I abandoned it in 2020 due to the pandemic. I should find out soon. Fingers crossed. In the meantime, please enjoy this image of Sybylla of Cleves!
My biography about #katharineofaragon is published! Get yours today! tinyurl.com/Katharine-of...
#katherineofaragon #catherineofaragon
#katherineofaragon #catherineofaragon
May 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
My biography about #katharineofaragon is published! Get yours today! tinyurl.com/Katharine-of...
#katherineofaragon #catherineofaragon
#katherineofaragon #catherineofaragon
Stop 2 on the tour is live now on If it Ain’t Baroque website! Did you know that Katharine of Aragon staying in England during her widowhood protected her from the Castilian grain crisis? #KatharineOfAragon #KatherineOfAragon #CatherineOfAragon
May 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Stop 2 on the tour is live now on If it Ain’t Baroque website! Did you know that Katharine of Aragon staying in England during her widowhood protected her from the Castilian grain crisis? #KatharineOfAragon #KatherineOfAragon #CatherineOfAragon
I have officially completed the finishing touches on my Katharine of Aragon book. I really hope people find its value, especially since it’s very much a Spanish history book. Her family’s origin, and her grandparents’ and parents’ tactics were vicious. No wonder Katharine was so tough!
February 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I have officially completed the finishing touches on my Katharine of Aragon book. I really hope people find its value, especially since it’s very much a Spanish history book. Her family’s origin, and her grandparents’ and parents’ tactics were vicious. No wonder Katharine was so tough!
January 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Friends, if you want to learn about Anna of Cleves and why her marriage ended, maybe don’t trust Henry VIII, the 16th century English, or their records. Maybe read books researched and written from the German perspective, which mine are. #annaofcleves #anneofcleves #henryviii
January 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Friends, if you want to learn about Anna of Cleves and why her marriage ended, maybe don’t trust Henry VIII, the 16th century English, or their records. Maybe read books researched and written from the German perspective, which mine are. #annaofcleves #anneofcleves #henryviii
Check out issue no. 151 of All About History Magazine, out now on newsstands! Yours truly was interviewed for the article on Anna of Cleves! @allabouthistory.bsky.social #annaofcleves #anneofcleves
January 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Check out issue no. 151 of All About History Magazine, out now on newsstands! Yours truly was interviewed for the article on Anna of Cleves! @allabouthistory.bsky.social #annaofcleves #anneofcleves
To celebrate Katharine of Aragon’s 539th birthday, may I present to you the cover of my book, set for UK release on 15 May 2025! #katharineofaragon #catherineofaragon #sixwivesofhenryviii #henryVIII #tudorhistory
December 16, 2024 at 12:15 PM
To celebrate Katharine of Aragon’s 539th birthday, may I present to you the cover of my book, set for UK release on 15 May 2025! #katharineofaragon #catherineofaragon #sixwivesofhenryviii #henryVIII #tudorhistory
BOOK COVER REVEAL COMING ON MONDAY, 16 DECEMBER! What better day to reveal a book cover for one about Katharine of Aragon than on her birthday? #catherineofaragon #tudors #katharineofaragon #newbook #bookcoverreveal #henryviii #sixwives
December 10, 2024 at 4:50 PM
BOOK COVER REVEAL COMING ON MONDAY, 16 DECEMBER! What better day to reveal a book cover for one about Katharine of Aragon than on her birthday? #catherineofaragon #tudors #katharineofaragon #newbook #bookcoverreveal #henryviii #sixwives
December 2, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Authors use their skills to document difficult times & express their observations. Boccacio did that with his Decameron, written between 1348 and 1353. I did that during our own pandemic, writing a novella. It explores themes of familial death, politics, & society. #pandemicbooks #historicalfiction
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Authors use their skills to document difficult times & express their observations. Boccacio did that with his Decameron, written between 1348 and 1353. I did that during our own pandemic, writing a novella. It explores themes of familial death, politics, & society. #pandemicbooks #historicalfiction
Boy do I have two books to recommend to you 😁
November 19, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Boy do I have two books to recommend to you 😁
Overcoming past incorrect information is the hardest task for any historian. With Anna of Cleves people really want to believe that she was ugly & the annulment wasn’t about politics. You can read more in my books, the only ones researched from the German perspective. #anneofcleves #annaofcleves
November 18, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Overcoming past incorrect information is the hardest task for any historian. With Anna of Cleves people really want to believe that she was ugly & the annulment wasn’t about politics. You can read more in my books, the only ones researched from the German perspective. #anneofcleves #annaofcleves
Hello! New to BlueSky! I’m a historian and author; cover images of my books below. #history #renaissance #tudors #stuarts #stewarts #earlymodern #author #historicalnonfiction #historicalfiction
November 17, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Hello! New to BlueSky! I’m a historian and author; cover images of my books below. #history #renaissance #tudors #stuarts #stewarts #earlymodern #author #historicalnonfiction #historicalfiction