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Historical Fiction Author from Pembrokeshire, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 www.tonyriches.com Visit my #Writing #Blog The Writing Desk https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/ #Podcast https://tonyriches.podbean.com/ #Tudors #Elizabethan #HistoricalFiction

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 15d

“Richly researched, beautifully told.” Bess – Tudor Gentlewoman captures the hidden lives of the Elizabethan world.

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#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #Histfic #Audiobooks

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1h

Ruff of the day: Lady Christina of Lorraine (1565-1637), wife of Ferdinando I de' Medici (1549-1609).

Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1h

Good Intentions Aren’t Enough in Publishing Deals: How Creators Can Protect Themselves, by Manda Comisari janefriedman.com/good-intenti... @janefriedman.com #Writing #Publishing

Good Intentions Aren’t Enough in Publishing Deals: How Creators Can Protect Themselves | Jane Friedman

What every creator should know before signing a contract—protect your work, your time, and your well-being.

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B. Alice @whisperbook.bsky.social · 23h

From pages to presence
Hey Authors, I help authors stand out online. From Ebook writing to website creating and editing, make your website stand-out with an eye catchy landing page

DM is open for business conversation let’s make your website stand-out
#AuthorBranding #BookPromoter #WritersLife

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 3h

#NewRelease in #Audiobook!

Sent as a bride for the King of England, Anna of Cleves is thrown into a court of scandal and cutthroat politics

Only by her wits will she survive...

The Swan Maiden

#Histfic #Tudor #audiobooks www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FJZZVCT...

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 5h

⚔️ Spies, secrets, and survival against the odds in the dangerous world of Elizabethan England. “Tony Riches brings history to life in his gripping Elizabethan Series. Don’t just read history—live it.”

mybook.to/TheElizabeth...

#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 5h

A Medieval Cabinet of Curiosities, by Lorris Chevalier is now available in the US ~ see review: tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/10/book... #medieval #History

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 5h

Book Launch Spotlight: On a Sundown Sea: A Novel of Madame Katherine Tingley and the Origins of Lomaland, by Jill G. Hall

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#BookLaunch

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 5h

Katherine Willoughby, is the daughter of Maria Salinas, Spanish companion to Queen Catherine of Aragon. Katherine knows all King Henry VIII’s wives, but will she risk everything for her faith?

mybook.to/Katherine

#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 21h

'the writing is just magical and carries you away right into the period. Every single detail and word feels perfect.' ##Review

http://mybook.to/tkoc2

##HistoricalFiction ##Tudors ##AnneBoleyn ##KU

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 18h

Chivalry. Betrayal. Forbidden love: Meet the man who rode beside Henry VIII — and changed history.

Brandon: Tudor Knight ⚔️

mybook.to/Brandon-Tudo...

#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook

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Alexandra Walsh - Author @purplemermaid25.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much @cindylspear.bsky.social xx

Cindy L Spear @cindylspear.bsky.social · 1d

@purplemermaid25.bsky.social new novel is a complex mesmerising, magnificent and mystical story steeped in history and literary influences. Inspired by Shakespeare’s plays (particularly King Lear) & ancient Celtic culture! A must read! @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social www.cindylspear.com/news/review-...

Review of 'Daughter of the Stones' Alexandra Walsh — Cindy L Spear

Review of 'Daughter of the Stones' Alexandra Walsh Release date: October 23, 2025 Publisher: Boldwood Books What the novel is about: When Caitlin King’s father collapses on the eve of th...

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 23h

Royal Marriages: Tudor Times Summit Two, 18 October 2025, 4pm London time. shop.tudortimes.co.uk/collections/... @thetudortimes.bsky.social #Tudors #History

Royal Marriages: Summit Two 18 October 2025, 4pm London time. – Tudor Times

Join Tudor Times for three afternoons of talks exploring royal marriages in late-fifteenth and sixteenth century Europe. Each session comprises three talks by experts, followed by a round table discus...

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Alexandra Walsh - Author @purplemermaid25.bsky.social · 1d

What danger lurks in the court of Henry VIII?

Anne Brandon has always understood the power of a king’s patronage and, as the daughter of the king’s best friend, Anne feels safer than most. But when Henry VIII begins plotting to rid himself of a queen, suddenly Anne’s life is in danger.

#Tudors

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1d

Courage, passion and adventure in the turbulent world of the Tudor court - the story of King Henry VIII's youngest sister

mybook.to/MaryTudor

#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #Audiobooks

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1d

How did the Tudors have FUN? Ruth Goodman on maypoles, ale and deadly jousts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHtU... @historyextra.bsky.social #Tudors #Podcast

How did the Tudors have FUN? Ruth Goodman on maypoles, ale and deadly jousts

YouTube video by HistoryExtra

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1d

Special Guest Post by Jennifer C Wilson, Author of Kindred Spirits: Tower of London tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/10/spec... @inkjunkie1984.bsky.social #HistoricalFiction

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1d

Henry – Book Three of the Tudor Trilogy: "A fascinating look at the life of Henry VII, the first Tudor king. Highly recommended." (Amazon review)

mybook.to/HENRY-Book-T...

#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1d

Elizabeth St.John: The Shadow Wives ~ Power and Patronage in the 17thC Marriage Game elizabethstjohn.substack.com/p/the-shadow... @elizabethstjohn.bsky.social #Stuarts #History

The Shadow Wives

Power and Patronage in the 17thC Marriage Game

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1d

⚔️ Power. Loyalty. Survival. Jasper – Book Two of the Tudor Trilogy takes you deep into the perilous world of 15th-century England, where every choice shapes a dynasty.

mybook.to/JasperBook2

#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited

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Michael_Bully @treason61.bsky.social · 2d

As Gunpowder Treason Season is fast approaching, thought would share about Gunpowder Plot scepticism : From time to time historians emerge who think that the 'Plot was really organised by the authorities. #gunpowderplot, aburntship.blogspot.com/2022/03/gunp...

Gunpowder Plot Scepticism

What was the real conspiracy ? Photo of Westminster Hall kindly do...

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 2d

Talking Tudors Episode 316 - Practical Magic in Tudor England with Dr Tabitha Stanmore www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJT... @onthetudortrail.bsky.social #Tudors #Podcast

Episode 316 - Practical Magic in Tudor England with Dr Tabitha Stanmore

YouTube video by Talking Tudors

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The Tudor Age @tudorage1973.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD
12th October 1537
After a long and hard labour, Jane Seymour gave birth to a son at Hampton Court Palace.
His father, King Henry VIII was overjoyed and named him Edward.

#EdwardTudor #EdwardPrinceofWales #KingEdwardVI #KingHenryVIII #JaneSeymour #Tudors #History

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Past-Times Living History @past-times-lh.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD 12 Oct 1555

13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, #PeregrineBertie was born in Cleves

Son of #KatherineBrandon Duchess of Suffolk & 2nd husband #RichardBertie

His parents had been forced to leave England during #MaryI’s reign due to their opposing religious stance

#Elizabethan
#History

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 2d

New Historical Fiction Spotlight: The Cameo Keeper: A Novel of Poison and Power in the Italian Renaissance (Giulia Tofana Series) by Deborah Swift tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/09/new-... @swiftstory.bsky.social #HistoricalFiction #BookLaunch

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 2d

Welsh servant Owen Tudor secretly marries the widowed Queen Catherine of Valois - and against impossible odds they change history with a new dynasty: the Tudors

mybook.to/Owen

#HistoricalFiction #Tudors #KindleUnlimited

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