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Tony Riches
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Historical Fiction Author from Pembrokeshire, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 www.tonyriches.com Visit my #Writing #Blog The Writing Desk https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/ #Podcast https://tonyriches.podbean.com/ #Tudors #Elizabethan #HistoricalFiction
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Forced to choose between loyalty and love, duty and desire, this is the story of Bess Raleigh, one of the last true Elizabethans, a woman who dared to choose her own path.

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#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited
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Chivalry. Betrayal. Forbidden love: Meet the man who rode beside Henry VIII — and changed history.

Brandon: Tudor Knight ⚔️

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#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook #CharlesBrandon
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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'Through Marguerite’s searing internal monologue, Arnopp offers not just a glimpse into the psyche of a warrior queen, but a fully realized portrait of grief transmuted into memory and rage.' #Review

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#HistoricalFiction #WOTR #Medieval
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Royal Burials in St. George's Chapel by location - Henry VIII is buried in alongside his third wife, Jane Seymour, who died after childbirth. Later, in 1649, Charles I was also placed in the same vault (with head)

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November 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Stories of the Tudors: This podcast continues my Elizabethan series looking at a new perspective on the history of Sir Francis Drake, the subject of my book Drake – Tudor Corsair. tonyriches.podbean.com/e/podcast-tw... #Elizabethan #Tudors #Podcast
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Like Bottled Fire. Dominic Piper.

Rome, Daniel Beckett, a beautiful woman. What could possibly go wrong?

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November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Courage, passion and adventure in the turbulent world of the Tudor court - the story of King Henry VIII's youngest sister

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#Tudors #HistoricalFiction
November 23, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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#OTD
23rd November 1589
King James VI of Scotland married Anne of Denmark at the Bishop’s Palace at Oslo. L

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#AnneofDenmark #JamesVIofScotland #QueenofScots #KingofScots #QueenofScotland #KingofScotland #Denmark #Scotland #Stuarts #Oldenburg #History
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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November 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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One of your biggest selling points, especially if a novelist, is that you’re “local.” While that can only take you so far, you’d be foolish not to fully harness it. A lot of businesses and institut…
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November 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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We've spoken about Marguerite d'Angoulême on the show before, but how much influence did she have on Anne Boleyn during her time in France? 🇫🇷

Join @estelleprnq and me in December as she gives a LIVE talk on Anne Boleyn's time in France. This will also be recorded.

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November 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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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
November 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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How to Survive in Ration Book Britain, by Toni Mount tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/11/how-... @toniauthor.bsky.social #WW2 #History
November 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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On this day 22nd November 1428 was born Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. Son of the Earl of Salisbury, he inherited his title from his wife Anne Beauchamp who was Countess of Warwick in her own right. Little is known of his childhood. His role in English history was impressive.
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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#StCecilia with Book and Palm Frond within an initial letter V, c. 1513, by #EufrasiaBurlamacchi (Italian, c.1482-1548). From “Eufrasia Burlamacchi,” by Loretta Vandi, www.lundhumphries.com/products/euf... #nuntastic #artherstory #womenartists #FeastofStCecilia #SaintCecilia
A manuscript illumination of a haloed female figure within an initial letter V. She wears a sea-green gown and a rust-colored cloak. Her left elbow is bent so that her forearm is in front of her; in her left hand she holds a blue book. Her right elbow is bent so that her forearm is held upward, parallel to her body; in her right hand she holds a martyr's palm. The letter V, decorated with leaves, is contained within a square with a background of gold paint.
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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#OTD
22nd November 1602
Elisabeth of France was born at the Palace of Fontainebleau, to King Henri IV of France & his wife, Marie de’ Medici
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#ElizabethofFrance #QueenofSpain #KingHenriIVofFrance #MariedeMedici #Bourbon #France #History
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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The Tudor Notebook Book Review: Royal Childbirth in the Middle Ages by Michele Schindler amymcelroy.substack.com/p/book-revie... @amymcelroy.bsky.social #medieval #History
November 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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⚔️ Power. Loyalty. Survival. Jasper – Book Two of the Tudor Trilogy takes you deep into the perilous world of 15th-century England, where every choice shapes a dynasty.

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November 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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of the Princes in the Tower. Can we find corroboration of Sir Thomas More's version? thetudors.substack.com/p/the-murder... @sylviabso.bsky.social #Tudors #History
The Murder of the Princes in the Tower
Can we find corroboration of Sir Thomas More's version?
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November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Welsh servant Owen Tudor secretly marries the widowed Queen Catherine of Valois - and against impossible odds they change history with a new dynasty: the Tudors

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November 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Talking Tudors Episode 323 - The Brilliant Mind of Anna Maria van Schurman with Anne Larsen & Steve Maiullo
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While the conversation does not discuss her art, it covers other topics, including her exceptional education, advocacy for women’s learning, etc.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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#NewRelease!

January 1536
The King is dead... but who will live long now?

A fateful accident on the jousting field leaves Henry VIII dead and his country trembling on the edge of chaos...

All the King's Bastards
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#Histfic #SpeculativeFic
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November 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Queen Mary I - 'The author gets to the heart of Mary the girl, Mary the woman.' - Review

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##HistoricalFiction ##Tudors ##Audible ##KU
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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In the glittering courts of Europe, the story of Anne Boleyn begins...

La Petite Boulain
Just 99p!
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November 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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History... the interesting bits ~ Wordly Women: MJ Porter and Sharon Bennett Connolly historytheinterestingbits.com/2025/11/22/w... @mjporterauthor.bsky.social @thehistorybits.bsky.social @derekbirks.bsky.social #History #Podcast
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Lizanne lost in a good book Reviews Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz, Book 3 of Magpie Murders lizannelloyd.wordpress.com/2025/11/22/m... @lizanne.bsky.social #BookReview
November 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM