I had to pretty much climb in a flower bed to find the plaque commemorating Baynard’s Castle in London, close to its site near the Thames. The palace was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 #baynardscastle #londoncastle #greatfire #greatfireoflondon
I’ll be appearing on Channel 5 on Saturday 14 March at 9.15pm, talking about Queen Victoria and the Groomsman: The Scandal that Nearly Brought Down the Empire #queenvictoria #victorians #victoria
Mighty Chepstow Castle, earliest stone built castle in Britain. Built by William FitzOsbern in 1067, with construction taking several decades. The castle increased in size, with William Marshal carrying out works there in 1190s. Fell into disrepair in late 17thC #chepstowcastle #castle #normancastle
Exploring Chepstow Castle in Wales #chepstowcastle #castle #castles
Glorious Tintern Abbey in Monmouthshire, Wales. Founded in 1131 as a Cistercian House, it was dissolved in 1536 by Henry VIII. The Abbey is currently undergoing a considerable restoration project in the ruins of the abbey church #tinternabbey #cistercians #monastery #henryviii
Heading down into an abbey drainage system #tinternabbey #medieval #tinternabbeyruins
I’m really looking forward to this event next Saturday. I’m talking to the wonderful @jodurrant.co.uk about the subject of my latest book, Women Who Ruled the World. A very appropriate topic given that today in #internationalwomensday Tickets available here: museuminthepark.org.uk/calendar/202...
Happy International Women’s Day! It’s particularly satisfying to find new information on the overlooked or the unloved, such as Jane Seymour, who is usually considered the least interesting of Henry VIII’s wives. My new book on her is out in July #internationalwomensday #janeseymour
…Compellingly argued and meticulously researched, Soberton brings this other Boleyn girl out of the shadows. Mary Boleyn: The Queen’s Slandered Sister presents readers with a new version of Mary, whose life has been linked to scandal for far too many centuries. Highly recommended #maryboleyn #boleyn
I was very kindly sent an advanced proof of Mary Boleyn: The Queen’s Slandered Sister by @sylviabso.bsky.social My comments are below:
#maryboleyn #theotherboleyngirl #anneboleyn #boleyns #henryviii
👸🏼 On Sat 14 March we start a new series at Museum In The Park: @enortonhistory.bsky.social at 2pm on ‘Women Who Ruled The World’
🎭 Dr Daniel Swift: 25/04
📗 @kate-werran.bsky.social: 23/05
⛪️ Luke Sherlock: 13/06
🐱 Charlie Creed: 04/07
🏰 Phil Downing: 01/08
🌹 @anniegarthwaite.bsky.social: 29/08
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"Female kings: women who risked everything, sometimes unwillingly."
Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @enortonhistory.bsky.social!
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I was so excited to receive The Other Ancient Civilisations by @digitwithraven.bsky.social I can’t wait to start reading it! #theotherancientcivilisations
Nice to be back at King’s College London today to speak at a careers event for Arts and Humanities research students #kcl #kingscollegelondon #careerinhistory
I am so excited that the Spanish edition of Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy will be out later this month. Las Mujeres Que Gobernaron El Mundo #womenwhoruledtheworld #worldbookday #worldbookday2026
Happy World Book Day! My latest book is Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy, which looks at women and power from the dawn of recorded history. Available in all good booksellers 😀 @wearefootnote.bsky.social
#womenwhoruledtheworld #femaleking #reigningqueen #reigningqueens
Fun fact. When Emma of Normandy arrived in England to marry Aethelred II in 1002 her name was considered too foreign. It was therefore changed to the much more normal Aelfgifu.
Strangely, Aelfgifu as a baby name seems to have completely died out #aelfgifu #emmaofnormandy
Like Hampton Court, St James’s Palace is currently undergoing a refurbishment of its Tudor gatehouse #stjames #stjamesspalace #tudor #tudors
…Combining political history with a life of high drama, Chillington Rutter tells story of Henry Wotton, whose career as English ambassador to Venice was both dramatic &highly impactful. Deeply researched & evocative, Lying Abroad brings the man who was arguably the first modern diplomat back to life
An absolute pleasure to provide a jacket quote for Lying Abroad: Henry Wotton and the Invention of Diplomacy by Carol Chillington Rutter. The book has now been published and I’ve just received a copy from @manchesterup.bsky.social My comments below:
#lyingabroad #jacobean #stuart #diplomacy
Just received a proof copy of Mary Boleyn, The Queen’s Slandered Sister by @sylviabso.bsky.social from The History Press. I’m really looking forward to reading it! #maryboleyn #boleyn #theboleyns #anneboleyn
A genuine ye olde photo from a medieval book club. They seem to be reading Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy, which was launched in the US earlier this week #womenwhoruledtheworld
Surely everyone wants their own 3D printed hominin skull? This one is the Taung Child, discovered in South Africa in 1924. It’s an Australopithecus Africanus and lived around 2.8 million years ago. The child was aged around 3 when it died #hominin #taungchild
Thanks Heidi!
Happy publication day to me 🥳 Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy came out today in the US, published by @wearefootnote.bsky.social #womenwhoruledtheworld
This doesn’t have the correct subtitle on yet, but you get the idea 😊 #janeseymour #queenjaneseymour Out 23 July 2026
Fun to talk about Women Who Ruled the World at The Skiff Club in Teddington. It’s apparently the oldest skiff club in the world #womenwhoruledtheworld
Exploring the kitchens at Hampton Court #hamptoncourt #tudor #tudors #henryviii
Lots of mementos of Jane Seymour can still be seen at Hampton Court, where she died on 24 October 1537. You can read SO MUCH more about Jane in my new academic book on her, which is out this summer #janeseymour #queenjaneseymour #queenjane #tudor #tudors
