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Did you know the last elected female head of state is still alive? Did you know there exists a Queendom? What is the cost of female power to her and to her Kingdom? Tune in
@enortonhistory.bsky.social
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#shelfie #girlpower
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#shelfie #girlpower
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5000 Years of Female Monarchy with Dr Elizabeth Norton
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September 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Did you know the last elected female head of state is still alive? Did you know there exists a Queendom? What is the cost of female power to her and to her Kingdom? Tune in
@enortonhistory.bsky.social
@wearefootnote.bsky.social
#shelfie #girlpower
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@enortonhistory.bsky.social
@wearefootnote.bsky.social
#shelfie #girlpower
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Happy Monday folks! Today, let's talk about one of the big scandals of the twelfth century: Eleanor of Aquitaine. Why has her name been dragged through the mud with charges of incest? Head over to Substack to find out more..
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Scandal of the Twelfth Century
Today I want to talk about two matters close to my heart: queens and sex.
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September 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Happy Monday folks! Today, let's talk about one of the big scandals of the twelfth century: Eleanor of Aquitaine. Why has her name been dragged through the mud with charges of incest? Head over to Substack to find out more..
gabbystorey.substack.com/p/eleanor-of...
gabbystorey.substack.com/p/eleanor-of...
Who was Catherine of Braganza, Charles II's wife? What was her legacy? Let's ask @susanabernethy2.bsky.social to spill the tea... #keepitstuart #stuartsummer #strictlystuarts Get Susan's book with @penandswordbooks.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/465p...
Charles II’s Portuguese Queen: The Legacy of Catherine of Braganza with Susan Abernethy
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August 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Who was Catherine of Braganza, Charles II's wife? What was her legacy? Let's ask @susanabernethy2.bsky.social to spill the tea... #keepitstuart #stuartsummer #strictlystuarts Get Susan's book with @penandswordbooks.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/465p...
Yesterday was Margaret Beaufort's birthday - let's celebrate her! @historylauren.bsky.social says Margie was cool...see for yourselves... #herstory #MightyMargarets @headofzeus.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4UTm...
Reinventing… Margaret Beaufort with Lauren Johnson
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June 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Yesterday was Margaret Beaufort's birthday - let's celebrate her! @historylauren.bsky.social says Margie was cool...see for yourselves... #herstory #MightyMargarets @headofzeus.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4UTm...
Welcome to #StuartSummer or #StuartSunday Tune in and find out all about James VI & I's work life: the colonies, the trade, his desire to grow silk in Blighty; his relationships with the neighbours near and far. Welcome, Anna Whitelock! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2NyZ...
James VI & I and the Dawn of a Global Britain with Anna Whitelock
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June 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Welcome to #StuartSummer or #StuartSunday Tune in and find out all about James VI & I's work life: the colonies, the trade, his desire to grow silk in Blighty; his relationships with the neighbours near and far. Welcome, Anna Whitelock! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2NyZ...
Draws attention as it deserves <3 #allthequills
May 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Draws attention as it deserves <3 #allthequills
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My personal poetry website has a fresh new look and info about my forthcoming debut collection! Signed copies of Daughter of Fire available here from 13th April! #PoetsOnBluesky #PoetrySky www.lucyheuschen.co.uk
Lucy Heuschen
Welcome to the personal website of the poet Lucy Heuschen!
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March 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My personal poetry website has a fresh new look and info about my forthcoming debut collection! Signed copies of Daughter of Fire available here from 13th April! #PoetsOnBluesky #PoetrySky www.lucyheuschen.co.uk
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This is a brilliant book, superbly evocative of sixteenth-century London, and you should all go out and buy it.
It’s publication day for Thomas More: A Life and Death in Tudor England with Michael Joseph @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social!
Pop by your local bookshop or order now - uk.bookshop.org/a/12264/9781...
Pop by your local bookshop or order now - uk.bookshop.org/a/12264/9781...
May 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
This is a brilliant book, superbly evocative of sixteenth-century London, and you should all go out and buy it.
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It’s publication day for Thomas More: A Life and Death in Tudor England with Michael Joseph @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social!
Pop by your local bookshop or order now - uk.bookshop.org/a/12264/9781...
Pop by your local bookshop or order now - uk.bookshop.org/a/12264/9781...
May 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
It’s publication day for Thomas More: A Life and Death in Tudor England with Michael Joseph @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social!
Pop by your local bookshop or order now - uk.bookshop.org/a/12264/9781...
Pop by your local bookshop or order now - uk.bookshop.org/a/12264/9781...
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Sadly so very true!
May 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Sadly so very true!
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Frances Bard claimed that Prince Rupert had married her. Read my article for Historia @historia-hwa.bsky.social about how her family immortalised that claim by etching it into a memorial stone inside Aldbury church!
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May 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Frances Bard claimed that Prince Rupert had married her. Read my article for Historia @historia-hwa.bsky.social about how her family immortalised that claim by etching it into a memorial stone inside Aldbury church!
t.co/WZDXoIDsF2
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Matt Haigh …
May 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Matt Haigh …
Exactly, humans are the real monsters. Right, @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social ? #humansamonstroushistory
May 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Exactly, humans are the real monsters. Right, @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social ? #humansamonstroushistory
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Ur very kind, Lucy!
Indeed, Margie B deserves a second look 🤘🏻😎 #notjustapiousface #cygnature 🦢 love the pic!
Indeed, Margie B deserves a second look 🤘🏻😎 #notjustapiousface #cygnature 🦢 love the pic!
That's today's listening, thanks Natalie & @historylauren.bsky.social! Maybe images like this one at the NPG London have led to the idea of MB as a severe, joyless figure. I overheard a couple standing next to this portrait discussing her & their conclusion was: "Reckon she's definitely a nun".
May 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Ur very kind, Lucy!
Indeed, Margie B deserves a second look 🤘🏻😎 #notjustapiousface #cygnature 🦢 love the pic!
Indeed, Margie B deserves a second look 🤘🏻😎 #notjustapiousface #cygnature 🦢 love the pic!
Did Margaret Beaufort know how to have fun? What part did femininity play in her life? What was it like to have her as your boss? And what do swans have to do with Henry VIII's gran? Let's find out from @historylauren.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social #cygnature open.spotify.com/episode/4UTm...
Reinventing… Margaret Beaufort with Lauren Johnson
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May 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Did Margaret Beaufort know how to have fun? What part did femininity play in her life? What was it like to have her as your boss? And what do swans have to do with Henry VIII's gran? Let's find out from @historylauren.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social #cygnature open.spotify.com/episode/4UTm...
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We definitely need to talk more about #SirThomasMore, the lesser talked-about Thomas from the Tudor age. We talk to @drjoannepaul.bsky.social about her #newbook #penguinbooks
It turns out, Thomas had quite a sense of humour, so literally, the More the Merrier...
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It turns out, Thomas had quite a sense of humour, so literally, the More the Merrier...
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Reinventing... Sir Thomas More with Dr Joanne Paul
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May 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
We definitely need to talk more about #SirThomasMore, the lesser talked-about Thomas from the Tudor age. We talk to @drjoannepaul.bsky.social about her #newbook #penguinbooks
It turns out, Thomas had quite a sense of humour, so literally, the More the Merrier...
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It turns out, Thomas had quite a sense of humour, so literally, the More the Merrier...
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Let's celebrate 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen with a new book!
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social is re-releasing their 'What Matters in Jane Austen?' by John Mullan in honour of Jane.
Tune in for our conversation with the esteemed author... #shelfie
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@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social is re-releasing their 'What Matters in Jane Austen?' by John Mullan in honour of Jane.
Tune in for our conversation with the esteemed author... #shelfie
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What Matters in Jane Austen with John Mullan
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May 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Let's celebrate 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen with a new book!
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social is re-releasing their 'What Matters in Jane Austen?' by John Mullan in honour of Jane.
Tune in for our conversation with the esteemed author... #shelfie
open.spotify.com/episode/4JxK...
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social is re-releasing their 'What Matters in Jane Austen?' by John Mullan in honour of Jane.
Tune in for our conversation with the esteemed author... #shelfie
open.spotify.com/episode/4JxK...
Today is the anniversary of the First Battle of St Albans, which was fought in 1455, making it the first battle of the Wars of the Roses; and to talk about it today our guest is Jackson van Uden @historywithjackson.bsky.social #OTD #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory open.spotify.com/episode/4n6L...
The First Battle of St Albans with Jackson van Uden
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May 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Today is the anniversary of the First Battle of St Albans, which was fought in 1455, making it the first battle of the Wars of the Roses; and to talk about it today our guest is Jackson van Uden @historywithjackson.bsky.social #OTD #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory open.spotify.com/episode/4n6L...
Who was the first British Queen? #KeepItStuart
Tune in and learn more about Anna of Denmark, wife to James VI & I, mother to Charles I, grandmother to Prince Rupert, Great grandmother to George I.
Welcome @stevenveerapen.bsky.social for a #StuartSpring Special.
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Tune in and learn more about Anna of Denmark, wife to James VI & I, mother to Charles I, grandmother to Prince Rupert, Great grandmother to George I.
Welcome @stevenveerapen.bsky.social for a #StuartSpring Special.
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Anna of Denmark, the First British Queen with Steven Veerapen
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May 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Who was the first British Queen? #KeepItStuart
Tune in and learn more about Anna of Denmark, wife to James VI & I, mother to Charles I, grandmother to Prince Rupert, Great grandmother to George I.
Welcome @stevenveerapen.bsky.social for a #StuartSpring Special.
open.spotify.com/episode/1PBs...
Tune in and learn more about Anna of Denmark, wife to James VI & I, mother to Charles I, grandmother to Prince Rupert, Great grandmother to George I.
Welcome @stevenveerapen.bsky.social for a #StuartSpring Special.
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📅#OTD 1643, #Yorkshire
Parliamentarians capture #Wakefield, though Lord Ferdinando Fairfax admits it is a 'miracle', due to his mutinous army.
George Goring, a royalist commander, is taken, along with a letter from his father, imploring him to cudgel the Fairfaxes into a Treaty.
Parliamentarians capture #Wakefield, though Lord Ferdinando Fairfax admits it is a 'miracle', due to his mutinous army.
George Goring, a royalist commander, is taken, along with a letter from his father, imploring him to cudgel the Fairfaxes into a Treaty.
May 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
📅#OTD 1643, #Yorkshire
Parliamentarians capture #Wakefield, though Lord Ferdinando Fairfax admits it is a 'miracle', due to his mutinous army.
George Goring, a royalist commander, is taken, along with a letter from his father, imploring him to cudgel the Fairfaxes into a Treaty.
Parliamentarians capture #Wakefield, though Lord Ferdinando Fairfax admits it is a 'miracle', due to his mutinous army.
George Goring, a royalist commander, is taken, along with a letter from his father, imploring him to cudgel the Fairfaxes into a Treaty.
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📚Beyond excited to present 'Prince Rupert of the Rhine' which is now available for pre-order!
Delving into 2⃣4⃣ archives has unearthed so many treasures, especially about the key women in his life.
👑Pre-order: tinyurl.com/5b6d8axt
Delving into 2⃣4⃣ archives has unearthed so many treasures, especially about the key women in his life.
👑Pre-order: tinyurl.com/5b6d8axt
April 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
📚Beyond excited to present 'Prince Rupert of the Rhine' which is now available for pre-order!
Delving into 2⃣4⃣ archives has unearthed so many treasures, especially about the key women in his life.
👑Pre-order: tinyurl.com/5b6d8axt
Delving into 2⃣4⃣ archives has unearthed so many treasures, especially about the key women in his life.
👑Pre-order: tinyurl.com/5b6d8axt