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Tamworth Castle, viewed against a bright blue skyline, with the statue of Aethelflaed on a plinth to the side

Tamworth Castle, viewed against a bright blue skyline, with the statue of Aethelflaed on a plinth to the side

Tapestry showing a finely dressed woman in the centre surrounded by two men in an abundantly floral garden

Tapestry showing a finely dressed woman in the centre surrounded by two men in an abundantly floral garden

Photograph of Cat, wearing a tricorn hat, in a gilt edged oval mirror

Photograph of Cat, wearing a tricorn hat, in a gilt edged oval mirror

Grand Castle entrance, leading to a large oak door where hangs a Christmas wreath. Either side of the entrance are two huge Nutcracker figures.

Grand Castle entrance, leading to a large oak door where hangs a Christmas wreath. Either side of the entrance are two huge Nutcracker figures.

All hail, First Lady of the Mercians! 👑

A delightful day out at one of our newest stockists, Tamworth Castle

The statue of Aethelflaed was lovely, if too high to see clearly

Tricorn provided and not model’s own, alas

#Castle #TamworthCastle #Mediaeval #AngloSaxon #Queen #Aethelflaed #Herstory

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Aethelflaed: Lady of the Mercians Images all public domain unless otherwise stated. A mother, a warrior, a builder, a diplomat. In fact, a queen in all but name, without whom the foundation of what we now know as England might very…

My latest blog: #Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians and why she is not as well known as the rest of her family.
#History #medieval
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/11/24/a...

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Graphite pencil drawing of Aethelflaed from The Last Kingdom.

Graphite pencil drawing of Aethelflaed from The Last Kingdom.

"Aethelflaed, the Lady of Mercia" Fanart from The Last Kingdom. Graphite pencil on 9x12 paper, 2025.

#art #thelastkingdom #aethelflaed #drawing

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#thewayfaringpath #gloucester #aethelflaed #stoswaldspriory #nerdsontour

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👑 On this day in 918 CE: Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, dies. 

➡️ Read more about Aethelflaed here: www.worldhistory.org/Aethelflaed,_Lady_of_the...

📷 Photo by Elliot Brown. 

#Æthelflæd #Aethelflaed #Mercia #England #EnglishHistory #Vikings #HistoricalWomen #OnThisDay

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#OTD 900 Edward the Elder crowned. Son of Alfred the Great, brother of #aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, he's a major character in my novel about his sister:
mybook.to/To-Be-A-Queen

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From its origins, through the reigns of great kings such as Penda and Offa, onwards to #Aethelflaed, and beyond to Godiva, up to the death of the last earl in 1071: mybook.to/MerciaRisean...

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From its origins, through the reigns of great kings such as Penda and Offa, onwards to #Aethelflaed, and beyond to Godiva, up to the death of the last earl in 1071: mybook.to/MerciaRisean... #anglosaxon #earlymedieval #nonfiction

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