Linda Porter
@drlindaporter.bsky.social
Tudor and Stuart historian. Author of six books, most recent a biography of Henry VIII's misunderstood and maligned elder sister, Margaret Tudor. Historical consultant and broadcaster. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Just a few days to go now, so do get your tickets.
One week to go until Summit One of the online programme of summits dedicated to royal marriages in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Tickets here:
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@thetudortimes.bsky.social @nathenamin.bsky.social @melitat.bsky.social @drlindaporter.bsky.social
#Tudors
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@thetudortimes.bsky.social @nathenamin.bsky.social @melitat.bsky.social @drlindaporter.bsky.social
#Tudors
September 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Just a few days to go now, so do get your tickets.
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I found a cool Shakespeare thing. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Will at centre of legal battle over Shakespeare’s home unearthed after 150 years
Document from 1642 made by husband of Shakespeare’s granddaughter found in unlabelled box at National Archives
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I found a cool Shakespeare thing. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Looking forward to this.
The final talk in the first summit of Royal Marriages Summit series bit.ly/41mhT1s will be delivered by @drlindaporter.bsky.social who will be discussing the marriage of James IV of Scotland to Margaret, daughter of Henry VII of England, a union intended to bring perpetual peace. It didn't work...
August 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Looking forward to this.
You can now pre-order the paperback of my book with a 25% price reduction in this special summer offer from @waterstones.bsky.social . Available online or on the app only. Use code SUMMER25 at checkout. @headofzeus.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
You can now pre-order the paperback of my book with a 25% price reduction in this special summer offer from @waterstones.bsky.social . Available online or on the app only. Use code SUMMER25 at checkout. @headofzeus.bsky.social
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Absolutely delighted to be giving a paper, looking at how the network of Mary I's attendants maintained their faith after her death.
Just over a week until all #EarlyModern ists descend upon Bristol!! Find out who’s joining us at #RenSoc25 and start those conversations ahead of our gathering in person:
go.bsky.app/DVyFCxt #SkyStorians
go.bsky.app/DVyFCxt #SkyStorians
June 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Absolutely delighted to be giving a paper, looking at how the network of Mary I's attendants maintained their faith after her death.
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S is for Mary Scrope who attended Katharine of Aragon at the Field of Cloth of Gold. Her 2nd husband was Sir William Kingston, deputy lieutenant of the Tower. She waited on Anne Boleyn during her imprisonment, to Anne’s dismay, as Mary’s loyalty remained with Katharine. amzn.to/3X5KVBp
June 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
S is for Mary Scrope who attended Katharine of Aragon at the Field of Cloth of Gold. Her 2nd husband was Sir William Kingston, deputy lieutenant of the Tower. She waited on Anne Boleyn during her imprisonment, to Anne’s dismay, as Mary’s loyalty remained with Katharine. amzn.to/3X5KVBp
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Universities do research that may not be commercially viable now but will be transformative down the line. They correct for market failure. If all they do is think like enterprises then they become a part of that market failure.
Of course, any academic worth their salt would then ask whose research will lay the foundation for any of this activity ... but expertise doesn't seem to be a prerequisite for commercialisation.
May 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Universities do research that may not be commercially viable now but will be transformative down the line. They correct for market failure. If all they do is think like enterprises then they become a part of that market failure.
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#OnThisDay 13 May 1662: Catherine of Braganza arrived in England to marry Charles II. She wasn’t a whining wimp—she was a savvy, accomplished queen and regent.
@drlindaporter.bsky.social joined me to set the record straight.
Listen now 🎧 #OTD.fo/e/1ef377" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">pod.fo/e/1ef377
#OTD <a href="/hashtag/OnThisDate" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#OnThisDate #History #Podcast
@drlindaporter.bsky.social joined me to set the record straight.
Listen now 🎧 #OTD.fo/e/1ef377" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">pod.fo/e/1ef377
#OTD <a href="/hashtag/OnThisDate" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#OnThisDate #History #Podcast
May 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
#OnThisDay 13 May 1662: Catherine of Braganza arrived in England to marry Charles II. She wasn’t a whining wimp—she was a savvy, accomplished queen and regent.
@drlindaporter.bsky.social joined me to set the record straight.
Listen now 🎧 #OTD.fo/e/1ef377" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">pod.fo/e/1ef377
#OTD <a href="/hashtag/OnThisDate" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#OnThisDate #History #Podcast
@drlindaporter.bsky.social joined me to set the record straight.
Listen now 🎧 #OTD.fo/e/1ef377" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">pod.fo/e/1ef377
#OTD <a href="/hashtag/OnThisDate" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#OnThisDate #History #Podcast
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Labour has a whopping great majority and four years left to turn this country around.
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
May 12, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Labour has a whopping great majority and four years left to turn this country around.
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
Just two weeks until I'll be at Dumfries House for @bozzybookfest.bsky.social, talking with @huntingrebels.bsky.social about Margaret Tudor and Mary Queen of Scots, in a session chaired by @agroundwater.bsky.social . Cannot wait!
April 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Just two weeks until I'll be at Dumfries House for @bozzybookfest.bsky.social, talking with @huntingrebels.bsky.social about Margaret Tudor and Mary Queen of Scots, in a session chaired by @agroundwater.bsky.social . Cannot wait!
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And people say Church History isn’t important
Pope Leo X and Charles V discover environmentalism
April 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
And people say Church History isn’t important
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👑 @drlindaporter.bsky.social is busting myths about Margaret Tudor!
Far from an over-sexed failure, she fought fiercely for her son James V’s throne. 💪
🎧 Hear more on History Rage at the Gloucester History Festival!
🎟️ Tickets: www.gloucesterhistor...
Far from an over-sexed failure, she fought fiercely for her son James V’s throne. 💪
🎧 Hear more on History Rage at the Gloucester History Festival!
🎟️ Tickets: www.gloucesterhistor...
April 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
👑 @drlindaporter.bsky.social is busting myths about Margaret Tudor!
Far from an over-sexed failure, she fought fiercely for her son James V’s throne. 💪
🎧 Hear more on History Rage at the Gloucester History Festival!
🎟️ Tickets: www.gloucesterhistor...
Far from an over-sexed failure, she fought fiercely for her son James V’s throne. 💪
🎧 Hear more on History Rage at the Gloucester History Festival!
🎟️ Tickets: www.gloucesterhistor...
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Your ticket will not only get you my lecture on Mary, but will give you access to lectures from (in no particular order!) @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social, @tracyborman.bsky.social, Gareth Russell, @laceybonarhull.bsky.social, @drlindaporter.bsky.social, Peter Stiffell, Kate McCaffrey …
Your ticket will not only get you my lecture on Mary, but will give you access to lectures from (in no particular order!) @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social, @tracyborman.bsky.social, Gareth Russell, @laceybonarhull.bsky.social, @drlindaporter.bsky.social, Peter Stiffell, Kate McCaffrey …
April 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Your ticket will not only get you my lecture on Mary, but will give you access to lectures from (in no particular order!) @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social, @tracyborman.bsky.social, Gareth Russell, @laceybonarhull.bsky.social, @drlindaporter.bsky.social, Peter Stiffell, Kate McCaffrey …
Your ticket will not only get you my lecture on Mary, but will give you access to lectures from (in no particular order!) @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social, @tracyborman.bsky.social, Gareth Russell, @laceybonarhull.bsky.social, @drlindaporter.bsky.social, Peter Stiffell, Kate McCaffrey …
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Was Charles I a tyrant? Pick up a copy of the latest BBC History Magazine and you can see what I think:
www.historyextra.com/magazine/cur...
www.historyextra.com/magazine/cur...
April 2025 issue of BBC History Magazine out now!
www.historyextra.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Was Charles I a tyrant? Pick up a copy of the latest BBC History Magazine and you can see what I think:
www.historyextra.com/magazine/cur...
www.historyextra.com/magazine/cur...
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One of the reasons people turned to Parliament for constitutional safeguards in the 17th century was that it was increasingly clear that the judges were not impartial. Indeed, ensuring judicial independence was a goal of the Parliamentarian side in 1642.
In The New Republic, historian Holly Brewer compares the Court's decision to Godden v. Hales, a 1686 case affirming that James II was above the law – which was only repudiated when James II was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution. newrepublic.com/article/1833...
March 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
One of the reasons people turned to Parliament for constitutional safeguards in the 17th century was that it was increasingly clear that the judges were not impartial. Indeed, ensuring judicial independence was a goal of the Parliamentarian side in 1642.
Congratulations, Helen!
March 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Congratulations, Helen!
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Didn't fanfare this much last week as I was on leave, but excited to have a new article out (Open Access) in De Medio Aevo on the dowers of the Angevin Queens. This was a big nugget of the PhD I wanted to publish, so very glad it's out in the world!
revistas.ucm.es/index.php/DM...
revistas.ucm.es/index.php/DM...
Vol. 14 Núm. 1 (2025): The Economic Agency and Activity of Elite and Royal Women in Premodern Europe
| De Medio Aevo
revistas.ucm.es
March 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Didn't fanfare this much last week as I was on leave, but excited to have a new article out (Open Access) in De Medio Aevo on the dowers of the Angevin Queens. This was a big nugget of the PhD I wanted to publish, so very glad it's out in the world!
revistas.ucm.es/index.php/DM...
revistas.ucm.es/index.php/DM...
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What the hell are Dartington playing at?
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social
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@georgemonbiot.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social
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Save the Dartington Forest Garden - The Agroforestry Research Trust
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March 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
What the hell are Dartington playing at?
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social
www.agroforestry.co.uk/save-darting...
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social
www.agroforestry.co.uk/save-darting...
For anyone wanting an excellent drama about the emperor Charles V, his son Philip II (and Mary I), as well as handsome soldier Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, this Spanish series, with English subtitles, is well worth watching. With thanks to @elurgo.bsky.social. youtu.be/tKLlXFNe9xw?...
Philip II & the Battle of Saint-Quentin (Carlos, rey emperador)
YouTube video by Lili1127
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March 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
For anyone wanting an excellent drama about the emperor Charles V, his son Philip II (and Mary I), as well as handsome soldier Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, this Spanish series, with English subtitles, is well worth watching. With thanks to @elurgo.bsky.social. youtu.be/tKLlXFNe9xw?...
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Here's hoping Chuck Tingle is even now sitting down to pen a tale of the Enola GAY
The Pentagon has marked 26,000 photos for deletion to purge evidence of diversity.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
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March 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Here's hoping Chuck Tingle is even now sitting down to pen a tale of the Enola GAY
Since it's @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social perhaps it's appropriate for me to announce that I've just signed a contract with my current publisher, @headofzeus.bsky.social, to write a book about Elizabeth I. Don't yawn. It's a rather different take on the Virgin Queen.
March 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Since it's @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social perhaps it's appropriate for me to announce that I've just signed a contract with my current publisher, @headofzeus.bsky.social, to write a book about Elizabeth I. Don't yawn. It's a rather different take on the Virgin Queen.
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Rich people in the UK have never been richer. We could tax them.
No, really, it is in fact possible.
No, really, it is in fact possible.
March 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Rich people in the UK have never been richer. We could tax them.
No, really, it is in fact possible.
No, really, it is in fact possible.
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
Did you know Katherine Parr brought Mary Tudor some of the happiest years of her life? @drlindaporter.bsky.social reveals how close they truly were. 💫📜 #TudorHistory #MaryI
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2b3cc9
<a href="/hashtag/History" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#History #Podcast #tudor
Did you know Katherine Parr brought Mary Tudor some of the happiest years of her life? @drlindaporter.bsky.social reveals how close they truly were. 💫📜 #TudorHistory #MaryI
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2b3cc9
<a href="/hashtag/History" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#History #Podcast #tudor
March 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
Did you know Katherine Parr brought Mary Tudor some of the happiest years of her life? @drlindaporter.bsky.social reveals how close they truly were. 💫📜 #TudorHistory #MaryI
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2b3cc9
<a href="/hashtag/History" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#History #Podcast #tudor
Did you know Katherine Parr brought Mary Tudor some of the happiest years of her life? @drlindaporter.bsky.social reveals how close they truly were. 💫📜 #TudorHistory #MaryI
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2b3cc9
<a href="/hashtag/History" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#History #Podcast #tudor
It's always such fun to be talking to Paul at History Rage.
🔥 SERIES 16 STARTS NEXT WEEK! 🔥
🏰 Helen Castor on Medieval Politics
👑 @drlindaporter.bsky.social on Katherine Parr
✈️ @danellin.bsky.social on LMF vs PTSD
🗓️ Kicking off MONDAY! Don't miss it! 🎧
#History #Podcast 🎙️
🏰 Helen Castor on Medieval Politics
👑 @drlindaporter.bsky.social on Katherine Parr
✈️ @danellin.bsky.social on LMF vs PTSD
🗓️ Kicking off MONDAY! Don't miss it! 🎧
#History #Podcast 🎙️
February 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
It's always such fun to be talking to Paul at History Rage.
Another book I'm greatly looking forward to, by a splendid writer.
My new book is on special offer for pre-order this weekend through Waterstones, do have a look!
(I didn't design the cover, but it's great isn't it?)
www.waterstones.com/book/the-blo...
(I didn't design the cover, but it's great isn't it?)
www.waterstones.com/book/the-blo...
The Blood in Winter by Dr Jonathan Healey | Waterstones
Buy The Blood in Winter by Dr Jonathan Healey from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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February 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Another book I'm greatly looking forward to, by a splendid writer.