Sophie Bacchus-Waterman
@sophiebwaterman.bsky.social
Tudor historian. Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Book History MA graduate. Buy ELIZABETH BOLEYN: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/elizabeth-boleyn/
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It's finally here 🥳 UK publication day for my book, "Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen's Mother", the first narrative biography of Elizabeth Boleyn. I hope my book leads to her finally being included in the Boleyn family's story. Buy it now from all good bookshops in the UK!
"Pale Rose of England" by Sandra Worth and a cup of tea ☕️ 📖 My Sunday afternoon is sorted!
November 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"Pale Rose of England" by Sandra Worth and a cup of tea ☕️ 📖 My Sunday afternoon is sorted!
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Book Review – ‘Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen’s Mother’ by Sophie Bacchus-Waterman "adds much-needed narrative and scholarship to the history of the Boleyn family." tudorblogger.com/2025/11/29/b... @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social @tudorblogger.bsky.social #Tudors #BookReview
November 30, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Book Review – ‘Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen’s Mother’ by Sophie Bacchus-Waterman "adds much-needed narrative and scholarship to the history of the Boleyn family." tudorblogger.com/2025/11/29/b... @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social @tudorblogger.bsky.social #Tudors #BookReview
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New book review on my blog - 'Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen's Mother' by @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social - a brilliant gem of a book! Thanks to The History Press for gifting me a copy! #History
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Book Review - ‘Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen’s Mother’
By Sophie Bacchus-Waterman
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November 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
New book review on my blog - 'Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen's Mother' by @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social - a brilliant gem of a book! Thanks to The History Press for gifting me a copy! #History
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Last month, @theguardian.com framed this historical event project the same way; minimizing the years of archival work, the interviews etc it took to be able to do this.
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Last month, @theguardian.com framed this historical event project the same way; minimizing the years of archival work, the interviews etc it took to be able to do this.
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
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As someone who has spent the last 6 years harping on about how great #medieval probate accounts are, this is very exciting. Soon to be followed by my edition of the accounts of the executors of Sir Ralph Verney, also with @yorkisthistory.bsky.social - it's a great time to be interested in wills!
📣📣📣 Details of our next publication - The Post-Mortem Accounts and Inventories of Sir Thomas Charlton (d.1465), edited by Claire Martin - are now available on our website! 🎉 Click here for more info: yorkisthistorytrust.org/publications/ #MedievalSky #medieval #Skystorians #BookSky
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
As someone who has spent the last 6 years harping on about how great #medieval probate accounts are, this is very exciting. Soon to be followed by my edition of the accounts of the executors of Sir Ralph Verney, also with @yorkisthistory.bsky.social - it's a great time to be interested in wills!
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25th of November was the feast of St Catherine of Alexandria, who is here depicted with sword and wheel, and foot firmly planted on the back of the foe.
BL Add MS 54782; 'The Hastings Hours'; c.1480 CE; Ghent or Bruges; f.68v
BL Add MS 54782; 'The Hastings Hours'; c.1480 CE; Ghent or Bruges; f.68v
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
25th of November was the feast of St Catherine of Alexandria, who is here depicted with sword and wheel, and foot firmly planted on the back of the foe.
BL Add MS 54782; 'The Hastings Hours'; c.1480 CE; Ghent or Bruges; f.68v
BL Add MS 54782; 'The Hastings Hours'; c.1480 CE; Ghent or Bruges; f.68v
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One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
My very proud Dad found "Elizabeth Boleyn" on the shelf at Waterstones in Tunbridge Wells 🥳 I spent many hours at this Waterstones as a child, and worked there a few years ago. How lovely to know it's there ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My very proud Dad found "Elizabeth Boleyn" on the shelf at Waterstones in Tunbridge Wells 🥳 I spent many hours at this Waterstones as a child, and worked there a few years ago. How lovely to know it's there ❤️
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The @royalhistsoc.org is running a charitable donation campaign to fund the research of historians who lack support. The number of applications we're seeing is way up. I've been very lucky to have a career as a historian, I've donated, and I think this Christmas you should too. Pay it forward.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The @royalhistsoc.org is running a charitable donation campaign to fund the research of historians who lack support. The number of applications we're seeing is way up. I've been very lucky to have a career as a historian, I've donated, and I think this Christmas you should too. Pay it forward.
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Delighted that my book Catholics during the English Revolution, 1642-1660 is one of many illustrious works in @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social Black Friday sale until 2 December. Get while you can! boydellandbrewer.com/book/catholi...
Catholics during the English Revolution, 1642-1660
Examines the experiences of Catholics during the period when England was ruled by Puritan Protestants.
boydellandbrewer.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Delighted that my book Catholics during the English Revolution, 1642-1660 is one of many illustrious works in @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social Black Friday sale until 2 December. Get while you can! boydellandbrewer.com/book/catholi...
#OTD 1487, Elizabeth of York was crowned Queen of England. Though it is often claimed that Elizabeth Boleyn served in Elizabeth of York's household, I wasn't able to find any evidence of her at court before 1509.
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
#OTD 1487, Elizabeth of York was crowned Queen of England. Though it is often claimed that Elizabeth Boleyn served in Elizabeth of York's household, I wasn't able to find any evidence of her at court before 1509.
I'll be speaking at Christ Church, Oxford, on 21 January 2026! I'll be discussing Elizabeth Boleyn's life, and how I was able to write a biography of a woman who has been overlooked and ignored for too long.
Tickets are free, but please book in advance: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/elizabeth-...
Tickets are free, but please book in advance: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/elizabeth-...
Elizabeth Boleyn: Recovering a Life
Historian Sophie Bacchus-Waterman speaking about her new book, Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen’s Mother
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I'll be speaking at Christ Church, Oxford, on 21 January 2026! I'll be discussing Elizabeth Boleyn's life, and how I was able to write a biography of a woman who has been overlooked and ignored for too long.
Tickets are free, but please book in advance: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/elizabeth-...
Tickets are free, but please book in advance: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/elizabeth-...
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DON'T FORGET to register for #BSECS2026 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social, 7-9 January 2026.
Early bird rates apply until tomorrow (Saturday 15 November 2025)
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
Early bird rates apply until tomorrow (Saturday 15 November 2025)
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
BSECS Conference Registration
Registration for the BSECS Annual Conference is now open. Please use the form below to register for the conference.
www.bsecs.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
DON'T FORGET to register for #BSECS2026 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social, 7-9 January 2026.
Early bird rates apply until tomorrow (Saturday 15 November 2025)
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
Early bird rates apply until tomorrow (Saturday 15 November 2025)
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
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And good news also for those looking for UK theses: "interim, metadata-only version of EThOS (E-Theses Online Service) in early 2026" with links to repositories & further worked planned. 👍
Latest update from @britishlibrary.bsky.social says they are launching a new version of their main catalogue on Monday 8 December and around that time also launch an interim version of their Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Hooray!
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
Restoring our services – November 2025 update
In the coming weeks and months we will be restoring a number of key functions.
www.bl.uk
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
And good news also for those looking for UK theses: "interim, metadata-only version of EThOS (E-Theses Online Service) in early 2026" with links to repositories & further worked planned. 👍
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
I've been thinking a lot lately about Elizabeth Boleyn's ledger stone in the Garden Museum. It is on the floor of the gift shop without a sign marking its presence, whereas others buried in the church (for instance, Elias Ashmole) have small stands noting their places of burial.
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I've been thinking a lot lately about Elizabeth Boleyn's ledger stone in the Garden Museum. It is on the floor of the gift shop without a sign marking its presence, whereas others buried in the church (for instance, Elias Ashmole) have small stands noting their places of burial.
Found "Elizabeth Boleyn" in Blackwell's in Oxford today 🥳 It's still surreal to see my book out in the wild!
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Found "Elizabeth Boleyn" in Blackwell's in Oxford today 🥳 It's still surreal to see my book out in the wild!
A spooky and atmospheric evening at Christ Church 💀🌙🦇🎃
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A spooky and atmospheric evening at Christ Church 💀🌙🦇🎃
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The next issue of @parergon.bsky.social is on its way, guest-edited by me, @erinsebo.bsky.social and Cassandra Schilling. There's a great group of scholars here who collectively consider, from multiple perspectives, questions of how medieval England perceived its place in a wide and complex world.
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The next issue of @parergon.bsky.social is on its way, guest-edited by me, @erinsebo.bsky.social and Cassandra Schilling. There's a great group of scholars here who collectively consider, from multiple perspectives, questions of how medieval England perceived its place in a wide and complex world.
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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CfP: ‘Reasons to Sing’: Singing, spirituality, and the search for meaning
We want this event to be really interdisciplinary - do spread the word.
www.canbeautysavetheworld.com/singing if this is too tiny to read.
We want this event to be really interdisciplinary - do spread the word.
www.canbeautysavetheworld.com/singing if this is too tiny to read.
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
CfP: ‘Reasons to Sing’: Singing, spirituality, and the search for meaning
We want this event to be really interdisciplinary - do spread the word.
www.canbeautysavetheworld.com/singing if this is too tiny to read.
We want this event to be really interdisciplinary - do spread the word.
www.canbeautysavetheworld.com/singing if this is too tiny to read.
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2 months out & the UK edition of THE CROWN'S SILENCE is off to the printers! Special thanks to @sathnam.bsky.social @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social @marcusrediker.bsky.social @corinnefowler.bsky.social @lauratrevelyan.bsky.social @joycechaplin.bsky.social Amanda Foreman & Kate Winkler Dawson #booksky 📚
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
2 months out & the UK edition of THE CROWN'S SILENCE is off to the printers! Special thanks to @sathnam.bsky.social @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social @marcusrediker.bsky.social @corinnefowler.bsky.social @lauratrevelyan.bsky.social @joycechaplin.bsky.social Amanda Foreman & Kate Winkler Dawson #booksky 📚
"Elizabeth Boleyn" is one of the top 20 bestselling "Women in History" books on Amazon UK 🥳 I can't believe it! Thank you so much to everyone who has bought a copy and a special thank you to everyone who has left a review ❤️ The response has been incredible.
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"Elizabeth Boleyn" is one of the top 20 bestselling "Women in History" books on Amazon UK 🥳 I can't believe it! Thank you so much to everyone who has bought a copy and a special thank you to everyone who has left a review ❤️ The response has been incredible.
A few photos from Godstow Abbey yesterday! Now in ruin, Godstow Abbey was founded in around 1115 by Ediva of Winchester. Rosamund Clifford is buried nearby, though the exact location of her grave is unknown.
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A few photos from Godstow Abbey yesterday! Now in ruin, Godstow Abbey was founded in around 1115 by Ediva of Winchester. Rosamund Clifford is buried nearby, though the exact location of her grave is unknown.
"Elizabeth Boleyn" is in remarkable company in Daunt Books in Summertown 📖 Pick up a signed copy before they go!
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Elizabeth Boleyn" is in remarkable company in Daunt Books in Summertown 📖 Pick up a signed copy before they go!