Susan Abernethy
@susanabernethy2.bsky.social
Blogging about history since 2012 at https://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/ #Tudor #womenshistory Book now available: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Charles-IIs-Portuguese-Queen-by-Susan-Abernethy/9781036121648
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Look what arrived today! So proud. The Burgundian Empire has some fabulous stories. #womenshistory #books @penandswordbooks.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Look what arrived today! So proud. The Burgundian Empire has some fabulous stories. #womenshistory #books @penandswordbooks.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
October 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
September 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Yolande of France, Duchess of Savoy, was born on this day in 1434, the daughter of King Charles VII and Marie of Anjou. Sent to Savoy at the age of 2, she later married Amadeus IX. Upon the death of her husband, Amadeus IX , she ruled as regent for her son.
September 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Yolande of France, Duchess of Savoy, was born on this day in 1434, the daughter of King Charles VII and Marie of Anjou. Sent to Savoy at the age of 2, she later married Amadeus IX. Upon the death of her husband, Amadeus IX , she ruled as regent for her son.
Neolithic burial tomb at Knowth, in the Brú na Bóinne complex, Co. Meath, Ireland #neolithic #Ireland #history
September 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Neolithic burial tomb at Knowth, in the Brú na Bóinne complex, Co. Meath, Ireland #neolithic #Ireland #history
September 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Second Star to the Right Bookshop booth at the Pearl Street Farmers Market for my first book signing #books #Stuart ##womenshistory
August 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Second Star to the Right Bookshop booth at the Pearl Street Farmers Market for my first book signing #books #Stuart ##womenshistory
Eleanor of Aquitaine married the future King Louis VII of France on this day in 1137 in the cathedral of Saint-Andre in Bordeaux
July 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Eleanor of Aquitaine married the future King Louis VII of France on this day in 1137 in the cathedral of Saint-Andre in Bordeaux
Article: Mary Queen of Scots abdicated her throne on this day in 1567
July 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Article: Mary Queen of Scots abdicated her throne on this day in 1567
Mary Queen of Scots became Queen of France on this day in 1559
July 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Mary Queen of Scots became Queen of France on this day in 1559
Video: St James’s Palace | 500 Years of History at London’s Tudor Palace
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July 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Video: St James’s Palace | 500 Years of History at London’s Tudor Palace
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Charles II's Portuguese Queen: The Legacy of Catherine of Braganza has been released in the US. Order your copy today from your favorite bookseller!
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June 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Charles II's Portuguese Queen: The Legacy of Catherine of Braganza has been released in the US. Order your copy today from your favorite bookseller!
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The identification of this bust as King Henry VIII as a boy is highly conjectural. However, it is a masterpiece and we are fortunate this delicate piece is still around.
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May 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The identification of this bust as King Henry VIII as a boy is highly conjectural. However, it is a masterpiece and we are fortunate this delicate piece is still around.
www.rct.uk/collection/7...
www.rct.uk/collection/7...
Guess what arrived today? 😃 #books #womenshistory
May 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Guess what arrived today? 😃 #books #womenshistory
Now available for shipment in the US and the UK and from your favorite bookseller in the UK. Order your copy today! blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
May 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Now available for shipment in the US and the UK and from your favorite bookseller in the UK. Order your copy today! blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
That time you were working on the proofs of your second book and realize you have found another amazing woman, Catherine of Guelders, who served as regent for many years for her nephew the Duke. I see an article in the future about her for the blog.
May 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
That time you were working on the proofs of your second book and realize you have found another amazing woman, Catherine of Guelders, who served as regent for many years for her nephew the Duke. I see an article in the future about her for the blog.
Exciting news! I've booked my first book talk with the English Catholic History Association via Zoom in April. Thank you @englishcathhist.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Exciting news! I've booked my first book talk with the English Catholic History Association via Zoom in April. Thank you @englishcathhist.bsky.social
This book has turned out to be delightful surprise. Just found out @medievalrevolt.bsky.social has a sequel coming. Can't wait to read it. #France #medieval #history What more could you ask for?
December 21, 2024 at 5:01 PM
This book has turned out to be delightful surprise. Just found out @medievalrevolt.bsky.social has a sequel coming. Can't wait to read it. #France #medieval #history What more could you ask for?
