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Me banging on about #CharlesII
😘Was he flirting in church?
⚔️Did he make French troops disobey orders?
🌍Where was he when?
👑How did becoming king alter his approach to his mother?
📣I also reveal what my next book's about.
Such a pleasure talking to you, Judith!! 👑💎🙏🏼 @birlinn.bsky.social
Join me and @ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social for a discussion of Mary's life, reign, and legacy and - of course! - our thoughts on her nickname... 👑
Aww thank you! You always make recording such a fun experience!
And yes! We’ve got a new word for you for the shift used in the anointing portion of the coronation 👀
The Raufarholshellir lava tunnel in Iceland. Formed in a volcanic eruption 5200 years ago, it is 1360 metres long and was formed in an effusive eruption where molton lava pours steadily out of the eruption. #lavatunnel #volcano #lava #raufarhólshellir
You always have the best travel pix 🙏🏼💓
A friend of mine who happened to be a spy once bragged about being able to hack my phone with no effort.
I took the bet.
He lost.
This is my telephone, seriously, it's an 1937 Ericsson;
Such a great time with such a great guest 🙏🏼💓👸🏼 happy (upcoming) birthday, Mary!
Also, we invented a word....stay tuned...
A Tudor poet, Shakespeare’s contemporary and all around legend, Aemilia was born in Bishopsgate in London in 1569 and became one of the first professional female poets.
In one word, this book is UNPUTDOWNABLE.
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@jodipicoult.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
#birthday #emiliabassano
Holocaust deniers make flat earthers and Tartarian Empire believers seem like highly educated geniuses.
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
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#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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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...
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
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
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!
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Sadly so very true!
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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Quote from Matt Haigh that says …Reading isn't important because it helps to get you a job. It's important because it gives you room to exist beyond the reality you're given. It is how humans merge. How minds connect. Dreams. Empathy. Understanding. Escape. Reading is love in action.
Matt Haigh …
Exactly, humans are the real monsters. Right, @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social ? #humansamonstroushistory
Ur very kind, Lucy!
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...
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