Melita Thomas
@melitat.bsky.social
I'm an author and historian, a PhD candidate at UCL and editor of Tudor Times. I love history, books, gardens, walking in the countryside, the sea, and interacting with interesting people on social media.
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A Winter Landscape: oil on primed, unstretched hessian, 50 x 100cm. Today’s piece from my studio sale - 20% off all work until Christmas www.artachart.com/available-work 🙂
December 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A Winter Landscape: oil on primed, unstretched hessian, 50 x 100cm. Today’s piece from my studio sale - 20% off all work until Christmas www.artachart.com/available-work 🙂
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Camellia
December 15th 2023
December 15th 2023
December 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Camellia
December 15th 2023
December 15th 2023
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My article, ‘Visualizing the executions of British queens in early modern Europe‘, has been published in “Historical Research” and can be read here: academic.oup.com/histres/adva...
Visualizing the executions of British queens in early modern Europe
Abstract. The executions of British queens between 1536 and 1587 were sensational news events, both in the British Isles and on the Continent, and were vis
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December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
My article, ‘Visualizing the executions of British queens in early modern Europe‘, has been published in “Historical Research” and can be read here: academic.oup.com/histres/adva...
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#OTD 1574 b. Anna of Denmark who m. James VI of Scotland. After James acceded to the English throne in 1603, Anna became a great patron of arts, architecture & literature. She appreciated Inigo Jones & Marcus Gheerhaerts, Ben Johnson & Shakespeare. bit.ly/2fx4hID
December 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
#OTD 1574 b. Anna of Denmark who m. James VI of Scotland. After James acceded to the English throne in 1603, Anna became a great patron of arts, architecture & literature. She appreciated Inigo Jones & Marcus Gheerhaerts, Ben Johnson & Shakespeare. bit.ly/2fx4hID
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So, I'm now hosting a podcast...
EXCITING NEWS!
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December 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Tomb of a knight inside Temple Church. The pose is symbolic of the knight’s readiness to defend at any moment… ⚔️🛡️ @templechurchldn #london
December 12, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Tomb of a knight inside Temple Church. The pose is symbolic of the knight’s readiness to defend at any moment… ⚔️🛡️ @templechurchldn #london
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Buy your tickets for Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Gareth Russell will be talking about Katherine Howard.
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Gareth Russell will be talking about Katherine Howard.
December 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Buy your tickets for Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Gareth Russell will be talking about Katherine Howard.
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Gareth Russell will be talking about Katherine Howard.
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I've been back in the graveyard today, squatting amongst the damp moss with a pair of forceps and my macro lens trying to get the best possible photo of Atheniella delectabilis. These are truly tiny. Here are the results. #fungi #fungifriends
December 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I've been back in the graveyard today, squatting amongst the damp moss with a pair of forceps and my macro lens trying to get the best possible photo of Atheniella delectabilis. These are truly tiny. Here are the results. #fungi #fungifriends
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Japanese thimbleweed
December 15th 2023
December 15th 2023
December 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Japanese thimbleweed
December 15th 2023
December 15th 2023
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Henry – Book Three of the Tudor Trilogy: "A fascinating look at the life of Henry VII, the first Tudor king. Highly recommended." (Amazon review)
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#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook
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#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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
mybook.to/HENRY-Book-T...
#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook
The Common Dormouse is maintaining healthy populations in the Wye Valley. 27% of the land within the Wye Valley National Landscape is woodland or forestry, providing a perfect haven for these tiny creatures.
December 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The Common Dormouse is maintaining healthy populations in the Wye Valley. 27% of the land within the Wye Valley National Landscape is woodland or forestry, providing a perfect haven for these tiny creatures.
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My latest review bit.ly/4pWdwE6 for @thetudortimes.bsky.social is of @drlindaporter.bsky.social The Thistle and The Rose: The extraordinary life of Margaret Tudor.
December 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
My latest review bit.ly/4pWdwE6 for @thetudortimes.bsky.social is of @drlindaporter.bsky.social The Thistle and The Rose: The extraordinary life of Margaret Tudor.
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#AdventAngels Walking into St Margaret's, Kings Lynn, this stone carved pairing of a beautiful angel and a very strange critter (seemingly trying to eat its own paws, right) greeted me.
What a wonderful start to my first visit. @chartresfi.bsky.social @carolineirwin3.bsky.social
What a wonderful start to my first visit. @chartresfi.bsky.social @carolineirwin3.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
#AdventAngels Walking into St Margaret's, Kings Lynn, this stone carved pairing of a beautiful angel and a very strange critter (seemingly trying to eat its own paws, right) greeted me.
What a wonderful start to my first visit. @chartresfi.bsky.social @carolineirwin3.bsky.social
What a wonderful start to my first visit. @chartresfi.bsky.social @carolineirwin3.bsky.social
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
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December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Psusennes I of Egypt’s 21st Dynasty was buried at Tanis in a rare intact tomb. Found in 1940 with a silver coffin and gold mask, its discovery was overshadowed by World War II.
At the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo Egypt 🇪🇬 #MondayVibes #MuseumMonday
At the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo Egypt 🇪🇬 #MondayVibes #MuseumMonday
December 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Psusennes I of Egypt’s 21st Dynasty was buried at Tanis in a rare intact tomb. Found in 1940 with a silver coffin and gold mask, its discovery was overshadowed by World War II.
At the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo Egypt 🇪🇬 #MondayVibes #MuseumMonday
At the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo Egypt 🇪🇬 #MondayVibes #MuseumMonday
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Buy your tickets for Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Dr Alison Weir will be talking about Anne of Cleves.
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Dr Alison Weir will be talking about Anne of Cleves.
December 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Buy your tickets for Six Queens: Peril and Passion at the Court of Henry VIII at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Dr Alison Weir will be talking about Anne of Cleves.
on 24 Jan 2026. bit.ly/3X4zY1K Dr Alison Weir will be talking about Anne of Cleves.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Launceston: Mary Magdalene carved in granite with her ointment pot alongside, creeping to the cross’, something sinners, were expected to do on Good Friday. Local tradition says if a pebble thrown over your shoulder lands on her back, you’ll have good luck.
#stonework
#stonework
December 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Launceston: Mary Magdalene carved in granite with her ointment pot alongside, creeping to the cross’, something sinners, were expected to do on Good Friday. Local tradition says if a pebble thrown over your shoulder lands on her back, you’ll have good luck.
#stonework
#stonework
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December 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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One of the UK’s most beautiful mushrooms to my mind, the Wrinkled Peach (Rhodotus palmatus) is much less rare than one might think. I’ve found it in at least 3 different locations. As appetising as it looks, and despite its name, this one is in fact not considered an edible - bitter and rubbery.
December 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
One of the UK’s most beautiful mushrooms to my mind, the Wrinkled Peach (Rhodotus palmatus) is much less rare than one might think. I’ve found it in at least 3 different locations. As appetising as it looks, and despite its name, this one is in fact not considered an edible - bitter and rubbery.
Carew Castle in Pembrokeshire. One of the wonderful locations my speaking tour took me.
December 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Carew Castle in Pembrokeshire. One of the wonderful locations my speaking tour took me.