Dr Johanna Strong
@johannastrong.bsky.social
PhD on Mary I’s legacy. History Teacher and Resident Tutor. Routledge author. Queen’s University alumna. Views my own. www.drjohannastrong.ca. 🇨🇦
We of course then had a visit with Mary’s portrait in the Long Gallery 🏰
What’s your favourite portrait of Mary? Let me know!
#HeverCastle #MaryI #Mary #Tudor #portrait #miniature #art
What’s your favourite portrait of Mary? Let me know!
#HeverCastle #MaryI #Mary #Tudor #portrait #miniature #art
October 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We of course then had a visit with Mary’s portrait in the Long Gallery 🏰
What’s your favourite portrait of Mary? Let me know!
#HeverCastle #MaryI #Mary #Tudor #portrait #miniature #art
What’s your favourite portrait of Mary? Let me know!
#HeverCastle #MaryI #Mary #Tudor #portrait #miniature #art
What a wonderful day at Hever Castle with Dr Peter Stiffell 👑 We had the greatest pleasure of seeing this beautiful miniature of Mary I, with many thanks to curator Alison Palmer for allowing us the privilege!
#HeverCastle #MaryI #Mary #Tudor #portrait #miniature #art
#HeverCastle #MaryI #Mary #Tudor #portrait #miniature #art
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
What a wonderful day at Hever Castle with Dr Peter Stiffell 👑 We had the greatest pleasure of seeing this beautiful miniature of Mary I, with many thanks to curator Alison Palmer for allowing us the privilege!
#HeverCastle #MaryI #Mary #Tudor #portrait #miniature #art
#HeverCastle #MaryI #Mary #Tudor #portrait #miniature #art
After a busy first week of school, I'm looking forward to my next talk!
Join me, Peter Stiffell, and Rosamund Gravelle on September 16 at 7.30pm on Zoom for "Queen Mary and her Cultural Depictions", in partnership with the @englishcathhist.bsky.social 👑
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Join me, Peter Stiffell, and Rosamund Gravelle on September 16 at 7.30pm on Zoom for "Queen Mary and her Cultural Depictions", in partnership with the @englishcathhist.bsky.social 👑
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September 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
After a busy first week of school, I'm looking forward to my next talk!
Join me, Peter Stiffell, and Rosamund Gravelle on September 16 at 7.30pm on Zoom for "Queen Mary and her Cultural Depictions", in partnership with the @englishcathhist.bsky.social 👑
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Join me, Peter Stiffell, and Rosamund Gravelle on September 16 at 7.30pm on Zoom for "Queen Mary and her Cultural Depictions", in partnership with the @englishcathhist.bsky.social 👑
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Flashback to earlier this week and my adventure with @ajohnson1.bsky.social to Hadleigh Castle! 🏰
In the midst of writing my monograph, I keep reminding myself that it’s okay to take time to rest, to catch up with friends, & to recharge. The book will get done but not if I don’t work sustainably.
In the midst of writing my monograph, I keep reminding myself that it’s okay to take time to rest, to catch up with friends, & to recharge. The book will get done but not if I don’t work sustainably.
July 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Flashback to earlier this week and my adventure with @ajohnson1.bsky.social to Hadleigh Castle! 🏰
In the midst of writing my monograph, I keep reminding myself that it’s okay to take time to rest, to catch up with friends, & to recharge. The book will get done but not if I don’t work sustainably.
In the midst of writing my monograph, I keep reminding myself that it’s okay to take time to rest, to catch up with friends, & to recharge. The book will get done but not if I don’t work sustainably.
Another fantastic Saturday out courtesy of @englishheritage.bsky.social! This time, it was a visit to Longthorpe Tower and its incredible medieval wall paintings and a drive to the Eleanor Cross in Geddington
April 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Another fantastic Saturday out courtesy of @englishheritage.bsky.social! This time, it was a visit to Longthorpe Tower and its incredible medieval wall paintings and a drive to the Eleanor Cross in Geddington
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– one that will ultimately deepen their understanding of the life and times of Katherine of Aragon. Together, they’ll explore many aspects of Katherine’s life, from her origins and upbringing in Spain to her legacy and afterlife.
– one that will ultimately deepen their understanding of the life and times of Katherine of Aragon. Together, they’ll explore many aspects of Katherine’s life, from her origins and upbringing in Spain to her legacy and afterlife.
April 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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– one that will ultimately deepen their understanding of the life and times of Katherine of Aragon. Together, they’ll explore many aspects of Katherine’s life, from her origins and upbringing in Spain to her legacy and afterlife.
– one that will ultimately deepen their understanding of the life and times of Katherine of Aragon. Together, they’ll explore many aspects of Katherine’s life, from her origins and upbringing in Spain to her legacy and afterlife.
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Over to @onthetudortrail.bsky.social for more: This immersive learning experience is much more than just an online course. Over 12 months, participants will come together and contribute to a supportive and inspiring online community of individuals who’ll share in a unique learning experience ...
Over to @onthetudortrail.bsky.social for more: This immersive learning experience is much more than just an online course. Over 12 months, participants will come together and contribute to a supportive and inspiring online community of individuals who’ll share in a unique learning experience ...
April 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Over to @onthetudortrail.bsky.social for more: This immersive learning experience is much more than just an online course. Over 12 months, participants will come together and contribute to a supportive and inspiring online community of individuals who’ll share in a unique learning experience ...
Over to @onthetudortrail.bsky.social for more: This immersive learning experience is much more than just an online course. Over 12 months, participants will come together and contribute to a supportive and inspiring online community of individuals who’ll share in a unique learning experience ...
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Registration and further information can be found either on @onthetudortrail.bsky.social's website directly (www.onthetudortrail.com) or via the "Upcoming Events" section of my website (drjohannastrong.ca/2025/04/08/3...) 🔗
Registration and further information can be found either on @onthetudortrail.bsky.social's website directly (www.onthetudortrail.com) or via the "Upcoming Events" section of my website (drjohannastrong.ca/2025/04/08/3...) 🔗
April 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Registration and further information can be found either on @onthetudortrail.bsky.social's website directly (www.onthetudortrail.com) or via the "Upcoming Events" section of my website (drjohannastrong.ca/2025/04/08/3...) 🔗
Registration and further information can be found either on @onthetudortrail.bsky.social's website directly (www.onthetudortrail.com) or via the "Upcoming Events" section of my website (drjohannastrong.ca/2025/04/08/3...) 🔗
I'm absolutely honoured to announce that I will be taking part in @onthetudortrail.bsky.social's 2026 series "365 Days with Katherine of Aragon"! 👑
I will be speaking on Katherine of Aragon's legacy and afterlife and I can't wait to really get into that research 📚
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I will be speaking on Katherine of Aragon's legacy and afterlife and I can't wait to really get into that research 📚
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April 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I'm absolutely honoured to announce that I will be taking part in @onthetudortrail.bsky.social's 2026 series "365 Days with Katherine of Aragon"! 👑
I will be speaking on Katherine of Aragon's legacy and afterlife and I can't wait to really get into that research 📚
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I will be speaking on Katherine of Aragon's legacy and afterlife and I can't wait to really get into that research 📚
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Yesterday was a beautifully sunny and warm day to visit the remains of Castle Acre Priory and Castle Acre Castle in Norfolk 🌞 🏰 The audio guide for the priory was so informative and it was fantastic to be able to walk through the site with so few other visitors.
Yesterday was a beautifully sunny and warm day to visit the remains of Castle Acre Priory and Castle Acre Castle in Norfolk 🌞 🏰 The audio guide for the priory was so informative and it was fantastic to be able to walk through the site with so few other visitors.
April 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Yesterday was a beautifully sunny and warm day to visit the remains of Castle Acre Priory and Castle Acre Castle in Norfolk 🌞 🏰 The audio guide for the priory was so informative and it was fantastic to be able to walk through the site with so few other visitors.
Yesterday was a beautifully sunny and warm day to visit the remains of Castle Acre Priory and Castle Acre Castle in Norfolk 🌞 🏰 The audio guide for the priory was so informative and it was fantastic to be able to walk through the site with so few other visitors.
Visiting an(other) @englishheritage.bsky.social site which is the ruin of a monastic site: ahh yes, *checks notes* Henry VIII was here...
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April 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Visiting an(other) @englishheritage.bsky.social site which is the ruin of a monastic site: ahh yes, *checks notes* Henry VIII was here...
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It effectively peels back the layers of time to reveal a remarkable woman’s life in early modern England.
While Lady Bacon’s male family members are perhaps the best known – particularly her son Francis – it is Anne’s life that remains a marvel even four and a half centuries later.
It effectively peels back the layers of time to reveal a remarkable woman’s life in early modern England.
While Lady Bacon’s male family members are perhaps the best known – particularly her son Francis – it is Anne’s life that remains a marvel even four and a half centuries later.
March 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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It effectively peels back the layers of time to reveal a remarkable woman’s life in early modern England.
While Lady Bacon’s male family members are perhaps the best known – particularly her son Francis – it is Anne’s life that remains a marvel even four and a half centuries later.
It effectively peels back the layers of time to reveal a remarkable woman’s life in early modern England.
While Lady Bacon’s male family members are perhaps the best known – particularly her son Francis – it is Anne’s life that remains a marvel even four and a half centuries later.
Recently, I had the pleasure of reading "Lady Anne Bacon: A Woman of Learning at the Tudor Court", courtesy of the University of Hertfordshire Press 📖
Deborah Spring’s "Lady Anne Bacon: A Woman of Learning at the Tudor Court" is a splendid account of the life of Lady Anne Bacon (née Cooke).
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Deborah Spring’s "Lady Anne Bacon: A Woman of Learning at the Tudor Court" is a splendid account of the life of Lady Anne Bacon (née Cooke).
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March 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Recently, I had the pleasure of reading "Lady Anne Bacon: A Woman of Learning at the Tudor Court", courtesy of the University of Hertfordshire Press 📖
Deborah Spring’s "Lady Anne Bacon: A Woman of Learning at the Tudor Court" is a splendid account of the life of Lady Anne Bacon (née Cooke).
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Deborah Spring’s "Lady Anne Bacon: A Woman of Learning at the Tudor Court" is a splendid account of the life of Lady Anne Bacon (née Cooke).
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Towering over London like the spectacular site it is 🤩😍 Even on days off, historians will find the history!
Yes, this is a Tower of London appreciation post, with views courtesy of @transportforlondon.bsky.social and the Sky Garden and company courtesy of @ajohnson1.bsky.social ❤️❤️
Yes, this is a Tower of London appreciation post, with views courtesy of @transportforlondon.bsky.social and the Sky Garden and company courtesy of @ajohnson1.bsky.social ❤️❤️
February 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Towering over London like the spectacular site it is 🤩😍 Even on days off, historians will find the history!
Yes, this is a Tower of London appreciation post, with views courtesy of @transportforlondon.bsky.social and the Sky Garden and company courtesy of @ajohnson1.bsky.social ❤️❤️
Yes, this is a Tower of London appreciation post, with views courtesy of @transportforlondon.bsky.social and the Sky Garden and company courtesy of @ajohnson1.bsky.social ❤️❤️
If you’ve not yet listened to my @historyrage.bsky.social episode (or want to listen again!), you can listen here: shows.acast.com/historyrage/...
January 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
If you’ve not yet listened to my @historyrage.bsky.social episode (or want to listen again!), you can listen here: shows.acast.com/historyrage/...
I’m absolutely delighted to start my workweek with my new @historyrage.bsky.social mug! Thank you again, Paul, for inviting me onto the podcast and for allowing me to have my rant about Mary 👑 🩸
January 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I’m absolutely delighted to start my workweek with my new @historyrage.bsky.social mug! Thank you again, Paul, for inviting me onto the podcast and for allowing me to have my rant about Mary 👑 🩸
Absolutely thrilled to be starting my weekend at Peterborough Cathedral’s Katherine of Aragon Festival with a visit to the Cathedral and Katherine and with @nathenamin.bsky.social’s talk!
Also so wonderful to meet @historyrage.bsky.social and @historywithjackson.bsky.social in-person
Also so wonderful to meet @historyrage.bsky.social and @historywithjackson.bsky.social in-person
January 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Absolutely thrilled to be starting my weekend at Peterborough Cathedral’s Katherine of Aragon Festival with a visit to the Cathedral and Katherine and with @nathenamin.bsky.social’s talk!
Also so wonderful to meet @historyrage.bsky.social and @historywithjackson.bsky.social in-person
Also so wonderful to meet @historyrage.bsky.social and @historywithjackson.bsky.social in-person
And later in the same episode, Katherine of Aragon made an appearance, too!
@kenjennings.bsky.social #Tudors #Tudor #Trastamara
@kenjennings.bsky.social #Tudors #Tudor #Trastamara
December 23, 2024 at 12:37 AM
And later in the same episode, Katherine of Aragon made an appearance, too!
@kenjennings.bsky.social #Tudors #Tudor #Trastamara
@kenjennings.bsky.social #Tudors #Tudor #Trastamara
Catching up on some Jeopardy episodes and guess who made an appearance in the “cocktail” category! 👑
(Please don’t reply to tell me how wrong the epithet is; I know… I’m just very excited Mary was on Jeopardy!)
@kenjennings.bsky.social #Jeopardy #MaryI #Tudor #Tudors
(Please don’t reply to tell me how wrong the epithet is; I know… I’m just very excited Mary was on Jeopardy!)
@kenjennings.bsky.social #Jeopardy #MaryI #Tudor #Tudors
December 23, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Catching up on some Jeopardy episodes and guess who made an appearance in the “cocktail” category! 👑
(Please don’t reply to tell me how wrong the epithet is; I know… I’m just very excited Mary was on Jeopardy!)
@kenjennings.bsky.social #Jeopardy #MaryI #Tudor #Tudors
(Please don’t reply to tell me how wrong the epithet is; I know… I’m just very excited Mary was on Jeopardy!)
@kenjennings.bsky.social #Jeopardy #MaryI #Tudor #Tudors
I may not appear in the episode itself, but my research helped to inform the episode’s narrative. The episode airs at 9pm GMT on January 24, but will be available on iPlayer from January 3 📺 Here’s (hopefully) to the start of much more!
#TV #LucyWorsley #MaryI #Mary #Tudor #Tudors
#TV #LucyWorsley #MaryI #Mary #Tudor #Tudors
December 20, 2024 at 4:13 PM
It’s been a big week for me! First our @royalstudies.bsky.social Journal Cluster and my Royal Studies Journal review were published and now I’ve gotten word that ‘@lucyworsley.bsky.social Investigates “Bloody Mary”’ will be airing soon!
December 20, 2024 at 4:13 PM
It’s been a big week for me! First our @royalstudies.bsky.social Journal Cluster and my Royal Studies Journal review were published and now I’ve gotten word that ‘@lucyworsley.bsky.social Investigates “Bloody Mary”’ will be airing soon!
We have been so fortunate to work with such an incredible group of queenship scholars and we are so pleased to have the Cluster out in the world for all to read!
December 17, 2024 at 9:29 PM
We have been so fortunate to work with such an incredible group of queenship scholars and we are so pleased to have the Cluster out in the world for all to read!
The Cluster features the work of Melania Soler Moraton, Mercedes Llorente, @susannah-lw.bsky.social, Catherine Howey Stearn, @wromantichistry.bsky.social, @melitat.bsky.social, Mindy Williams, and Lily Feinstein, all of whom examine aspects of queenship and cross-confessional identity.
December 17, 2024 at 9:29 PM
The Cluster features the work of Melania Soler Moraton, Mercedes Llorente, @susannah-lw.bsky.social, Catherine Howey Stearn, @wromantichistry.bsky.social, @melitat.bsky.social, Mindy Williams, and Lily Feinstein, all of whom examine aspects of queenship and cross-confessional identity.
@amysaunders.bsky.social and I are absolutely thrilled that our @royalstudies.bsky.social Cluster is now out! To read these fantastic articles, check out the latest issue of the Royal Studies Journal here: rsj.winchester.ac.uk/articles/481
December 17, 2024 at 9:29 PM
@amysaunders.bsky.social and I are absolutely thrilled that our @royalstudies.bsky.social Cluster is now out! To read these fantastic articles, check out the latest issue of the Royal Studies Journal here: rsj.winchester.ac.uk/articles/481