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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 6h

I thoroughly enjoyed interviewing @mirandamalins for Aspects of History podcast about her new book and the two Cromwells, both at the heart of reformations a century apart! You can listen here: aspectsofhistory.com/podcasts/epi... @historia-hwa.bsky.social @cromwellmuseum.bsky.social

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'll be at Central Library & Archives, Halifax, on Saturday 26th Sept, 2pm, talking about 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales'. Free tickets at calderdale.spydus.co.uk

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Discover the remarkable story of Anna of Denmark, whose resilience helped shape the dawn of the Stuart dynasty. QUEEN ANNA – Book One of the Stuart Queens Trilogy mybook.to/QueenAnna #Stuarts #HistoricalFiction #Audiobook

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Micheline White @michelinewhite.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

This is a few weeks old, but I'm delighted to share the news that my Ren Quarterly article on Katherine Parr, her giftbooks, and Henry VIII's marginalia was awarded the 2024 Raymond B. Waddington essay prize by the @16csociety.bsky.social. You can read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1017/rqx....

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Katherine Parr's Giftbooks, Henry VIII's Marginalia, and the Display of Royal Power and Piety | Renaissance Quarterly | Cambridge Core

Katherine Parr's Giftbooks, Henry VIII's Marginalia, and the Display of Royal Power and Piety - Volume 76 Issue 1

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Join me at Leicester's historic guildhall for a talk about the mystery of Charles I's executioners. During research for my biography of Charles, I found archival sources that put a new candidate in the frame Booking via: www.leicestermuseums.org/event-details/?id=5f53ede6-e459-4a19-98b1-598f283752bd

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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This is coming soon! If you love history, London and its people and, of course, the Underground, this is right on your platform as it were. A perfect X-mass pressie, you can pre-order and get a big discount from Pen & Sword! www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Underground-...

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Fiona Forsyth @fionawriter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Some musings on that most challenging event for the introvert author - the book festival! fionaforsyth.substack.com/p/selling-bo...

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The above explains why we didn’t make a podcast from the Liverpool Book Festival… which was otherwise great fun.

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Historia – the HWA @historia-hwa.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

What historical books will you be reading over the summer? Historia asked 10 much-loved fiction and non-fiction authors to each recommend a couple. Have a look at historiamag.com/summer-readi... and get inspired! Suggestions range from Ancient Greece to modern America. And two children's books, too

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

By comparison, the Marquess of Hamilton (Montrose's rival) received a curt letter that warned 'this is a tyme to show [the world] what you ar' - to prove his loyalty.

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

📅#OTD 1642. Nottingham. King Charles I sent Will Murray, his friend and servant, to Scotland. Murray is instructed to visit those loyal to the king (chief of whom is the Earl of Montrose) to obtain their advice. The king also wrote separately to Montrose to say he reposed great trust in him.

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Jade Jesty @jadejesty.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I am delighted that my article has been published by The Seventeenth Century, @tandfresearch.bsky.social! ⚔️ It explores the reputation of Prince Maurice of the Palatinate, a highly active military commander in the British Civil Wars! #skystorians #earlymodern www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Prince Maurice, Prince Palatine of the Rhine, in the British Civil Wars

This article explores the representations of Prince Maurice, Prince Palatine of the Rhine, in the history of the British Civil Wars. Tracing the development of his fearsome reputation as the wars p...

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The kindle version of Charles I's Private Life is on special offer for just £2.99. Read about the man behind the monarch. "Based on extensive archival research, this new more intimate look at Charles I is written with great verve, eloquence and clarity" Professor Andrew Hopper 📓 t.co/Ud0ymyS4vX

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Elizabeth St.John 📚💙📜Author and Historian @elizabethstjohn.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Along with writing my books comes the joy of promoting them. And although it sometimes feels weird to talk about myself, when Kindle picks my books for a deal (TYVM), I should tell people. So, welcome to my world, and spend the summer with me in the Tower of London! #HistFic geni.us/AmazonElizab...

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

⚔️Naseby 381st Anniversary⚔️ John Rushworth on the fates of the royalist women at Naseby: 'The Irish women .. our soldiers would grant no quarter too, about 100 slain of them, and most of the rest of the whores that attended that wicked Army are marked in the face or nose, with a slash or cut'.

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

On the anniversary of the Battle of Naseby, tune in to a previous episode of CavalierCast #podcast for more about the intriguing 'golden king' that was found near the battlefield. Leanda de Lisle discussed with me the possibility of it being part of the lost Crown Jewels. 👂 buzzsprout.com/1194917

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Sylvia Kay Rose Author 🍁 @sylvia-rose-books.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

🩸📚💙 Sci-Fi Horror Comedy! 📚🪐 💀Killer Compost books2read.com/b/47AA5E 🐿️SQUIRRELS books2read.com/b/mvwBol 🪱Attack of the Mutant Space Maggots books2read.com/b/3yyrrV 🛸Giant Shrews from Outer Space books2read.com/b/3LMvdJ #horror #sciencefiction #humor #scifi #readingcommunity #readersky #comedy

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Author Jessica Scachetti @scachetti-jess.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Add a Gritty Christian Romance trilogy to your summer reading list: www.amazon.com/dp/B09VNFWRNN

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

#NewRelease! The world would make her a survivor... Destiny would make her a Queen. In Darkness Born Book One of The Breaking Wheel The Story of Katherine Parr £3.99 or #Free #KindleUnlimited! #Tudor #Histfic #booksky #indieauthor #historicalfiction 📚💙📚💙📚 bit.ly/4tUwJYS

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DodgeyDog @dodgeydog.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Autumn, 1956. When a matron vanishes from a private psychiatric clinic inside a medieval manor, DI Temple and Sergeant Cantwell uncover more than a missing person case. Greedy Grifters and Lunatic Lies by @DodgeyDog is a classic detective mystery wrapped in lies, danger, and Dartmoor atmosphere.

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📅#OTD 1644. Prince Rupert relieved Lathom House, which had been well defended by the formidable Countess of Derby. The Earl of Derby, thinking of 'her that is soe deere to me’, had lobbied Rupert to assist. Listen to Episode 18 of CavalierCast #podcast for more. t.co/xcaywwBKIo

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The first 3 books in my series on #AnneBoleyn are just 99c or 99p for #kindle until May 24th! Begin with La Petite Boulain 👇 In the glittering courts of Europe, the story of Anne Boleyn begins... #Histfic #KU #Books #Kindle #Tudor US link a.co/d/0RifSLD UK link www.amazon.co.uk/Petite-Boula...

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

It's easy to blame Charles for causing another civil war by allying with Scottish Engagers in 1647. But the king had the Scots, Parliament, & Army approaching him, each as entrenched, each wanting to use him at the expense of the others. All of them caused the renewed hostilities.

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DodgeyDog @dodgeydog.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The 2nd in the DI Temple series by award winning author J T Owens amzn.eu/d/03mP3aZE

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The History Syndicate Podcast @historysyndicate.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

This week - a fab coffee and croissant with @1642author.bsky.social all about Charles I who he has previously written about We discuss how perhaps Charles can be unfairly judged in the situation he was in when he came to the throne and into the Civil War Out Weds

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Dr. Erica Canela @ericanela.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Thank you so much for sharing! I really enjoyed recording this episode with the WTUD team. 😀

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Old Burying Ground, Halifax @buryingground.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

And a bit more news coverage of the field school work: www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov... This research helps us to tell the stories of all the people buried at the site, not just those folks with still-visible stones and to understand how the Old Burying Ground developed over time.

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Archeology work could uncover unmarked graves in Halifax’s Old Burying Ground

Archaeology students are uncovering the forgotten history at Halifax's Old Burying Ground.

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

📅#OTD 1645 #Somerset 11,000 royalists besieging #Taunton, having taken the greater part & burned some, were 'in a fair way to be absolute masters of all' within 24 hours. But they withdraw when General Fairfax's parliamentarians appear - who unbeknown to them, number just 2,500.

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Travel back in time and discover how it feels to live in the Elizabethan era with the story of Lady Penelope, daughter of the queen’s nemesis, as she navigates love, scandal, and tragedy in the Tudor court. mybook.to/PenelopeTudo... #Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Really enjoyed chatting to Mark about the life and death of Charles I, including the man behind the monarch. All too often Charles is left a two-dimensional tyrant and his motivations and beliefs can be skewed.

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

⚜️CIVIL WAR TALK⚜️ On Tuesday 2 June I'll be giving a talk at Leicester Guildhall about these famous Royalist leaders. But there's more to the two men than their civil war allegiance. The parallels in their lives and careers are many and Rupert never forgot Montrose's service. 🎟️: tinyurl.com/yc473na3

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

🎙️NEW PODCAST EPISODE🎙️ This episode explores the life of Edward Massie, who conducted the 1643 defence of Gloucester. Richard Graham joins the show to discuss Massie's life & political journey from parliamentarian to royalist. Listen👂 buzzsprout.com/1194917 #CavalierCast #KingCharles #17thCentury

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

A quill and ink signed copy of Charles I's Private Life ready to post, purchased via my website. @penandswordbooks.bsky.social

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

#NewRelease! The world would make her a survivor... Destiny would make her a Queen. In Darkness Born Book One of The Breaking Wheel The Story of Katherine Parr £3.99 or #Free ##KindleUnlimited! #Tudor #Histfic #booksky #indieauthor #historicalfiction 📚💙📚💙📚 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GX7LPSL...

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fbereaud.bsky.social @fbereaud.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I’m proud of and delighted with Murals. Amazing effort @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social Writing and art from around the world in a gorgeous coffee table format. In San Diego, find it at a local bookshop. Otherwise, order from the wonderful Press Pause. www.presspausepress.org/buystuff/mur...

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Murals — press II press

A collaboration like no other, from The Hooghly Review in India and a former Press Pause contributor. In the height of 2025, former contributor Francois Bereaud asked us to help him get this beau...

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