Rebecca Rideal
@rebeccarideal.bsky.social
Historian (early modern & true crime). TV & Podcast producer / writer.
Author - 1666: PLAGUE, WAR & HELLFIRE (out now), GOD’S THRONE: THE STUARTS 1603-1714 (currently writing).
Director of HistFest. Host Killing Time podcast.
Author - 1666: PLAGUE, WAR & HELLFIRE (out now), GOD’S THRONE: THE STUARTS 1603-1714 (currently writing).
Director of HistFest. Host Killing Time podcast.
Fears expressed here against Catholicism in 1621 sound remarkably similar to unfounded fears about marginalised groups in the contemporary world.
!['[catholicism] hath a restless spirit, and will strive by these gradations: if it once get but a connivancy, it will press for a toleration: if that should be obtained, they must have an equality: from thence they will aspire to superiority, and will never rest till they get a subversion of the true religion'.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:h3vbrlbongqlhp5vk6ly4i4l/bafkreicxcft7yuqtwrmsf2rcy3pb3g6m6wocyujyqqvlokuv3sae3twdri@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Fears expressed here against Catholicism in 1621 sound remarkably similar to unfounded fears about marginalised groups in the contemporary world.
The site of the battle of Rowton Heath (1645).
Where was Charles I supposed to have been when it took place? (Listeners to Uprising will know!)
Where was Charles I supposed to have been when it took place? (Listeners to Uprising will know!)
November 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The site of the battle of Rowton Heath (1645).
Where was Charles I supposed to have been when it took place? (Listeners to Uprising will know!)
Where was Charles I supposed to have been when it took place? (Listeners to Uprising will know!)
Just enjoyed the best evening seeing this at Storyhouse, Chester. The production is touring the UK right now. Highly recommend!
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Just enjoyed the best evening seeing this at Storyhouse, Chester. The production is touring the UK right now. Highly recommend!
Have you listened to the latest episode of UPRISING?
Here’s the King Charles Tower where Charles I supposedly watched his forces defeated during the Battle of Rowton Heath. ⚔️
Listen to the series wherever you get your podcasts. play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
Here’s the King Charles Tower where Charles I supposedly watched his forces defeated during the Battle of Rowton Heath. ⚔️
Listen to the series wherever you get your podcasts. play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Have you listened to the latest episode of UPRISING?
Here’s the King Charles Tower where Charles I supposedly watched his forces defeated during the Battle of Rowton Heath. ⚔️
Listen to the series wherever you get your podcasts. play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
Here’s the King Charles Tower where Charles I supposedly watched his forces defeated during the Battle of Rowton Heath. ⚔️
Listen to the series wherever you get your podcasts. play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
Good morning! If you’re looking for something to listen to on your morning commute, may I humbly suggest Uprising: The Civil Wars…
play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Good morning! If you’re looking for something to listen to on your morning commute, may I humbly suggest Uprising: The Civil Wars…
play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
Chester Walls.
If legends are to be believed, Charles I walked along this very path to watch his troops defeated at the battle of Rowton Heath.
If legends are to be believed, Charles I walked along this very path to watch his troops defeated at the battle of Rowton Heath.
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Chester Walls.
If legends are to be believed, Charles I walked along this very path to watch his troops defeated at the battle of Rowton Heath.
If legends are to be believed, Charles I walked along this very path to watch his troops defeated at the battle of Rowton Heath.
New episode coming tomorrow! Catch up with the first episode of UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS now… play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
New episode coming tomorrow! Catch up with the first episode of UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS now… play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...
That time the monarchy was toppled.
UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS
My new podcast - available wherever you get your podcasts podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS
My new podcast - available wherever you get your podcasts podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
October 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
That time the monarchy was toppled.
UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS
My new podcast - available wherever you get your podcasts podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS
My new podcast - available wherever you get your podcasts podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
Happy Halloween 🎃
Here’s a memento mori I painted in 2020 💀
Here’s a memento mori I painted in 2020 💀
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Happy Halloween 🎃
Here’s a memento mori I painted in 2020 💀
Here’s a memento mori I painted in 2020 💀
Mr, Prince, whatever.
Thinking about this brave woman.
Thinking about this brave woman.
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Mr, Prince, whatever.
Thinking about this brave woman.
Thinking about this brave woman.
Over on instagram, I’ve done #TheCelebrityTraitors Civil Wars Edition. Enjoy… www.instagram.com/p/DQcRKQXDSu...
October 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Over on instagram, I’ve done #TheCelebrityTraitors Civil Wars Edition. Enjoy… www.instagram.com/p/DQcRKQXDSu...
Doodles in an old notebook.
October 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Doodles in an old notebook.
1. Really loved Frankenstein.
2. Give Jacob Elordi all the awards.
3. Del Toro nailed the sadness and heart of the creature’s story.
4. I wish we could have an adaptation one day that’s closer to the book.
2. Give Jacob Elordi all the awards.
3. Del Toro nailed the sadness and heart of the creature’s story.
4. I wish we could have an adaptation one day that’s closer to the book.
October 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
1. Really loved Frankenstein.
2. Give Jacob Elordi all the awards.
3. Del Toro nailed the sadness and heart of the creature’s story.
4. I wish we could have an adaptation one day that’s closer to the book.
2. Give Jacob Elordi all the awards.
3. Del Toro nailed the sadness and heart of the creature’s story.
4. I wish we could have an adaptation one day that’s closer to the book.
There’s book post and then there’s Halloween book post. Cannot wait to explore these new titles!! 🧛♂️ 🔪
October 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
There’s book post and then there’s Halloween book post. Cannot wait to explore these new titles!! 🧛♂️ 🔪
Yeah, so House of Guinness is extremely well done. Five stars from me.
(Caveat - I’m not Irish, so I can’t comment on the accents!)
(Caveat - I’m not Irish, so I can’t comment on the accents!)
October 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Yeah, so House of Guinness is extremely well done. Five stars from me.
(Caveat - I’m not Irish, so I can’t comment on the accents!)
(Caveat - I’m not Irish, so I can’t comment on the accents!)
Thanks to Zeinab Badawi’s brilliant book, I have a new obsession with Kushite Hieroglyphs. Where can I learn more??
October 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Thanks to Zeinab Badawi’s brilliant book, I have a new obsession with Kushite Hieroglyphs. Where can I learn more??
Wow. The podcast I produced has been given a billboard on Times Square. I’ve never had this before.
(Very weird work / life juxtaposition this weekend)
(Very weird work / life juxtaposition this weekend)
September 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Wow. The podcast I produced has been given a billboard on Times Square. I’ve never had this before.
(Very weird work / life juxtaposition this weekend)
(Very weird work / life juxtaposition this weekend)
A new season of our award-winning podcast series, Mind of a Monster, is out today. Produced by yours truly for Arrow Media & Discovery Channel, host Dr Michelle Ward investigates a devastating case of healthcare murder. Very grateful to all who contributed with their expertise & experiences. 1/2
September 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM
A new season of our award-winning podcast series, Mind of a Monster, is out today. Produced by yours truly for Arrow Media & Discovery Channel, host Dr Michelle Ward investigates a devastating case of healthcare murder. Very grateful to all who contributed with their expertise & experiences. 1/2
Robert Redford 1936-2025. Iconic.
September 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Robert Redford 1936-2025. Iconic.
How refreshing to have so many working class (for want of a better phrase) British actors smashing it at the Emmys!
September 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
How refreshing to have so many working class (for want of a better phrase) British actors smashing it at the Emmys!
Oh, and what’s that? Two minutes walking later we have the place where they filmed the American parts of Outlander (Abbey Square).
September 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Oh, and what’s that? Two minutes walking later we have the place where they filmed the American parts of Outlander (Abbey Square).
Get yourself a commute from the gym that includes walking along Chester’s Roman Walls and passing the tower where Charles I (supposedly) watched his royalist army defeated at the battle of Rowton Heath.
September 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Get yourself a commute from the gym that includes walking along Chester’s Roman Walls and passing the tower where Charles I (supposedly) watched his royalist army defeated at the battle of Rowton Heath.
