New book Jan 2025: Scotland's Medieval Queens
Blog: Historytheinterestingbits.com
Podcast: A Slice of Medieval
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I did an interview about Lady Jane Grey a couple of weeks ago.... It was election time and England had just got into the final of the Euros.... I guess there was too much going on. But its published now.
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It's Wordly Women time again! And today I am joined by an author who I could chat with all day, and never run out of things to talk about, M.J. Porter.
It's Wordly Women time again! And today I am joined by an author who I could chat with all day, and never run out of things to talk about, M.J. Porter.
#scottishqueens
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#scottishqueens
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Nicholaa had steadfastly defended Lincoln Castle against all comers and in 1216 was appointed Sheriff of Lincolnshire by King John.
She did it all 'acting manfully'.
historytheinterestingbits.com/2023/06/03/1...
Nicholaa had steadfastly defended Lincoln Castle against all comers and in 1216 was appointed Sheriff of Lincolnshire by King John.
She did it all 'acting manfully'.
historytheinterestingbits.com/2023/06/03/1...
And if you are in the US, Scotland's Medieval Queens is on a special discount at the minute, at under $5
#medievalsky
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And if you are in the US, Scotland's Medieval Queens is on a special discount at the minute, at under $5
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And to celebrate 80! episodes
@matthewharffy.bsky.social joins @derekbirks.bsky.social and myself to chat about his latest book, Dominion of Dust, and the challenges of travel to the Holy Land before the Crusades
#podcast #medievalsky
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And to celebrate 80! episodes
@matthewharffy.bsky.social joins @derekbirks.bsky.social and myself to chat about his latest book, Dominion of Dust, and the challenges of travel to the Holy Land before the Crusades
#podcast #medievalsky
bit.ly/4odSK1O
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@thehistorybits.bsky.social @shakeuphistory.bsky.social #History #podcast
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@thehistorybits.bsky.social @shakeuphistory.bsky.social #History #podcast
The son of Edmund II Ironside, Edward was sent to eastern Europe as a toddler. He returned to England with a wife and family as aetheling. Tragically, fate intervened and he died just a week after arriving back in England.
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The son of Edmund II Ironside, Edward was sent to eastern Europe as a toddler. He returned to England with a wife and family as aetheling. Tragically, fate intervened and he died just a week after arriving back in England.
historytheinterestingbits.com/2018/11/10/e...
@derekbirks.bsky.social and I have a fascinating chat with @historylauren.bsky.social about the subject of her latest book, the much-maligned and misunderstood - and remarkable, Margaret Beaufort!
#medievalsky
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@derekbirks.bsky.social and I have a fascinating chat with @historylauren.bsky.social about the subject of her latest book, the much-maligned and misunderstood - and remarkable, Margaret Beaufort!
#medievalsky
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Death of Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland. The daughter of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, Joan's children fought on both sides of the Wars of the Roses.
#womeninhistory #historyheroines #Yorkshire
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Death of Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland. The daughter of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, Joan's children fought on both sides of the Wars of the Roses.
#womeninhistory #historyheroines #Yorkshire
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"...It not only restores visibility to neglected historical figures but also elevates the study of monarchy beyond battles and bloodlines. For readers of medieval history and gendered power, Connolly offers both clarity and reverence"
#womeninhistory
"...It not only restores visibility to neglected historical figures but also elevates the study of monarchy beyond battles and bloodlines. For readers of medieval history and gendered power, Connolly offers both clarity and reverence"
#womeninhistory
🇺🇸 www.amazon.com/dp/B08FCTYQF4
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#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction
🇺🇸 www.amazon.com/dp/B08FCTYQF4
🇬🇧 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08FCTYQF4
#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction
Just over a year ago I spent a fabulous weekend at the Historical Novel Society Conference at Dartington Hall in Devon. It was a fabulous weekend! And amidst it all I had a meet Rosemary Griggs. And I am chatting with her again today, for my Wordly Women series
Just over a year ago I spent a fabulous weekend at the Historical Novel Society Conference at Dartington Hall in Devon. It was a fabulous weekend! And amidst it all I had a meet Rosemary Griggs. And I am chatting with her again today, for my Wordly Women series
New Book Corner: Return of the Wolf by Steven A. McKay. I do love a good legend! And Steven A. McKay brings the legend Robin Hood to life!
New Book Corner: Return of the Wolf by Steven A. McKay. I do love a good legend! And Steven A. McKay brings the legend Robin Hood to life!
@derekbirks.bsky.social and I have a fascinating chat with @historylauren.bsky.social about the subject of her latest book, the much-maligned and misunderstood - and remarkable, Margaret Beaufort!
#medievalsky
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@derekbirks.bsky.social and I have a fascinating chat with @historylauren.bsky.social about the subject of her latest book, the much-maligned and misunderstood - and remarkable, Margaret Beaufort!
#medievalsky
soundcloud.com/user-1425259...
#TudorHeroines #womeninhistory
historytheinterestingbits.com/2024/08/17/t... via @Thehistorybits
#TudorHeroines #womeninhistory
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@derekbirks.bsky.social and @thehistorybits.bsky.social chat with Sara Cockerill about the life, times, loves and challenges of Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I
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#podcast #medieval
@derekbirks.bsky.social and @thehistorybits.bsky.social chat with Sara Cockerill about the life, times, loves and challenges of Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I
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#podcast #medieval
New! The story of Matilda of Scotland, wife of Henry I, Known as Good Queen Maud or "the Good Queen"
New! The story of Matilda of Scotland, wife of Henry I, Known as Good Queen Maud or "the Good Queen"
historytheinterestingbits.com/2025/10/29/g...
historytheinterestingbits.com/2025/10/29/g...
It is time for another edition of Wordly Women! And today I am chatting with an author who, like me, likes to bring historical female characters to the fore, from the early medieval to the Tudors. She has also written a fabulous trilogy on Henry VIII himself: Judith…
It is time for another edition of Wordly Women! And today I am chatting with an author who, like me, likes to bring historical female characters to the fore, from the early medieval to the Tudors. She has also written a fabulous trilogy on Henry VIII himself: Judith…
mybook.to/SecretDiary
#HistoricalFiction #audiobooks
mybook.to/SecretDiary
#HistoricalFiction #audiobooks
Book Corner: Dominion of Dust by Matthew Harffy is a spectacular adventure that pits West against East.
Book Corner: Dominion of Dust by Matthew Harffy is a spectacular adventure that pits West against East.