New book Jan 2025: Scotland's Medieval Queens
Blog: Historytheinterestingbits.com
Podcast: A Slice of Medieval
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I did an interview about Lady Jane Grey a couple of weeks ago.... It was election time and England had just got into the final of the Euros.... I guess there was too much going on. But its published now.
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Death of Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland. The daughter of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, Joan's children fought on both sides of the Wars of the Roses.
#womeninhistory #historyheroines #Yorkshire
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Death of Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland. The daughter of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, Joan's children fought on both sides of the Wars of the Roses.
#womeninhistory #historyheroines #Yorkshire
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"...It not only restores visibility to neglected historical figures but also elevates the study of monarchy beyond battles and bloodlines. For readers of medieval history and gendered power, Connolly offers both clarity and reverence"
#womeninhistory
"...It not only restores visibility to neglected historical figures but also elevates the study of monarchy beyond battles and bloodlines. For readers of medieval history and gendered power, Connolly offers both clarity and reverence"
#womeninhistory
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#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction
🇺🇸 www.amazon.com/dp/B08FCTYQF4
🇬🇧 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08FCTYQF4
#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction
Just over a year ago I spent a fabulous weekend at the Historical Novel Society Conference at Dartington Hall in Devon. It was a fabulous weekend! And amidst it all I had a meet Rosemary Griggs. And I am chatting with her again today, for my Wordly Women series
Just over a year ago I spent a fabulous weekend at the Historical Novel Society Conference at Dartington Hall in Devon. It was a fabulous weekend! And amidst it all I had a meet Rosemary Griggs. And I am chatting with her again today, for my Wordly Women series
New Book Corner: Return of the Wolf by Steven A. McKay. I do love a good legend! And Steven A. McKay brings the legend Robin Hood to life!
New Book Corner: Return of the Wolf by Steven A. McKay. I do love a good legend! And Steven A. McKay brings the legend Robin Hood to life!
@derekbirks.bsky.social and I have a fascinating chat with @historylauren.bsky.social about the subject of her latest book, the much-maligned and misunderstood - and remarkable, Margaret Beaufort!
#medievalsky
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@derekbirks.bsky.social and I have a fascinating chat with @historylauren.bsky.social about the subject of her latest book, the much-maligned and misunderstood - and remarkable, Margaret Beaufort!
#medievalsky
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#TudorHeroines #womeninhistory
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#TudorHeroines #womeninhistory
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@derekbirks.bsky.social and @thehistorybits.bsky.social chat with Sara Cockerill about the life, times, loves and challenges of Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I
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#podcast #medieval
@derekbirks.bsky.social and @thehistorybits.bsky.social chat with Sara Cockerill about the life, times, loves and challenges of Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I
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#podcast #medieval
New! The story of Matilda of Scotland, wife of Henry I, Known as Good Queen Maud or "the Good Queen"
New! The story of Matilda of Scotland, wife of Henry I, Known as Good Queen Maud or "the Good Queen"
historytheinterestingbits.com/2025/10/29/g...
historytheinterestingbits.com/2025/10/29/g...
It is time for another edition of Wordly Women! And today I am chatting with an author who, like me, likes to bring historical female characters to the fore, from the early medieval to the Tudors. She has also written a fabulous trilogy on Henry VIII himself: Judith…
It is time for another edition of Wordly Women! And today I am chatting with an author who, like me, likes to bring historical female characters to the fore, from the early medieval to the Tudors. She has also written a fabulous trilogy on Henry VIII himself: Judith…
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#HistoricalFiction #audiobooks
mybook.to/SecretDiary
#HistoricalFiction #audiobooks
Book Corner: Dominion of Dust by Matthew Harffy is a spectacular adventure that pits West against East.
Book Corner: Dominion of Dust by Matthew Harffy is a spectacular adventure that pits West against East.
#bookreview #histfic
@gillianbagwell.bsky.social
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#bookreview #histfic
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Book Corner: Venus in Winter by Gillian Bagwell transports you to Tudor England in this fabulous retelling of the life of Bess of Hardwick
Book Corner: Venus in Winter by Gillian Bagwell transports you to Tudor England in this fabulous retelling of the life of Bess of Hardwick
In the latest edition of A Slice of Medieval, @derekbirks.bsky.social and I chat with Sara Cockerill about the life, times, loves and challenges of Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I
@penandswordbooks.bsky.social
#medievalsky #podcastsky
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In the latest edition of A Slice of Medieval, @derekbirks.bsky.social and I chat with Sara Cockerill about the life, times, loves and challenges of Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I
@penandswordbooks.bsky.social
#medievalsky #podcastsky
bit.ly/47nr4kt
#medievalsky
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#medievalsky
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In one of his last acts before his death, King John appoints Nicholaa de la Haye, the hereditary castellan of Lincoln Castle, as Sheriff of Lincolnshire in her own right. John referred to her as 'our beloved and faithful Nicholaa de la Haye'
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In one of his last acts before his death, King John appoints Nicholaa de la Haye, the hereditary castellan of Lincoln Castle, as Sheriff of Lincolnshire in her own right. John referred to her as 'our beloved and faithful Nicholaa de la Haye'
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Today, it is a pleasure to welcome Terri Lewis to History...the Interesting Bits to talk a little about her research behind her novel on Isabelle d’Angoulême, King John's queen
Today, it is a pleasure to welcome Terri Lewis to History...the Interesting Bits to talk a little about her research behind her novel on Isabelle d’Angoulême, King John's queen
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#Magnacarta #womeninhistory
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#Magnacarta #womeninhistory
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Princesses of the Early Middle Ages: Royal Daughters of the Conquest has a release date and is now available for pre-order.
It will hit the US shops on 30 May 2026!
Here's the link:
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#medievalsky
Princesses of the Early Middle Ages: Royal Daughters of the Conquest has a release date and is now available for pre-order.
It will hit the US shops on 30 May 2026!
Here's the link:
www.amazon.com/Princesses-E...
#medievalsky
Although the Battle of Hastings was fought by men, the women of the two opponents, Harold and William, had as much invested in the outcome as their husbands.
#KingandConqueror
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Although the Battle of Hastings was fought by men, the women of the two opponents, Harold and William, had as much invested in the outcome as their husbands.
#KingandConqueror
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