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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 2h

A lovely morning in Hereford yesterday with a little light retail therapy. The sun shone, and Sir Edward was as calmly contemplative as ever, with autum leaves at his feet and leaning on Mr Pheobus.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 4h

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Autumn colour. Sunny here but the Welsh hills in the distance in thick cloud.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. A dark stemmed cornus beginning to shine in autumn colours.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Another splendid October page, this one from the Huth Book of Hours produced possibly in Bruges between 1485 and 1490. The floral decoration is lovely.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

On this day 2nd October 1452 the future Richard III was born at Fotheringhay Castle, son of Richard Duke of York and Cecily Neville. Portrait from the NPG.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Glorious sky after a rain shower.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Celebrating the first day of October with the October page from the early 15th Century Book of Hours, the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. Preparing the fields for winter and sowing seeds against a backdrop of the magnificent Louvre Palace. As usual the blue colour is superb.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. A beautiful layer of thick mist in the valley.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On this day 30th September 1399 Henry Bolingbroke, eldest son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, was formally proclaimed King of England after his cousin Richard II resigned the position. It was October before he was crowned King Henry IV in Westminster Abbey.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Final Day today Wednesday on Kindle Offer for only 99p. A Court of Betrayal. Step into the medieval world of the Mortimers where treason rules. ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR... 'A gorgeous bouquet of a novel. Stunning' CAROL McGRATH www.amazon.co.uk/Court-Betray...

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Holly looking good. I expect the blackbirds are already eyeing the berries.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On this day 29th September 1399 King Richard II, incarcerated in the Tower of London, finally agreed to the demand to resign his crown to his cousin Henry Bolingbroke. Shakespeare's magnificent 'King Richard II' in the BBC Hollow Crown, with Ben Wishaw and Rory Kinnear as Richard and Bolingbroke.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today is Michaelmas, the Feast of St Michael and All Angels. Image of Saint Michael the powerful Archangel in Skipton Parish Church. A spiritual warrior in the battle of good against evil, often depicted with a sword, a banner, and shown vanquishing Satan in the form of a dragon.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. A damp morning but plenty of colour and interest in the garden. Collected yesterday in the sunshine.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

On this day 28th September 1399 a delegation of earls, clergy and lords went to the Tower of London, where he was kept in confinement, to petition King Richard II to resign the throne in favour of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Thick mist in the far valley . Jackdaws digging in the pasture.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

From the Archives on a damp morning. Sun shining through the West Window in Shrewsbury Abbey, casting all into dramatic shadow.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Rain on the way but the neighbours don’t mind.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

From the Archives. The sun shining on the massive structure of 11th C Goodrich Castle near Ross on Wye, built to guard a strategic crossing of the river Wye. Magnficent views over the surrounding countryside. A few years now since I was last there so perhaps an autumnal visit in on the cards.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. No mist this morning but a golden sky. Cider apple picking in the orchard approaching.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Autumn. Season of mists…

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The medieval Mortimer Women of the Welsh Marches. A fascinating history of courage, of loyalty, of treachery and of survival. Looking forward to being there with the members of the Weobley and District Local History Society. Do come and join us. Monday 28th September 7.30.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Celebrating 24th September the Feast Day of our Lady of Walsingham. All that remains today of the original Augustinian Priory at Walsingham, destroyed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The restored Slipper Chapel became the National Shrine in 1943. Many still make the pilgrimage.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Clouds breaking and we shall have sunshine. Goldfinches flitting in the hedges.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today is the Autumn Equinox. The nights begin to grow longer than the days. But plenty of splendid colour to raise the spirits.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Dawn over the cider orchard.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On This Day 22nd September 1411 - or perhaps yesterday - was born Richard Duke of York, son of Richard of Conisbrough, younger son of Edmund of Langley Duke of York. His mother was Anne Mortimer the Mortimer heiress. 19th century image of Richard and his son Edward IV from the west window in Ludlow.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Cyclamen shining in the dark shrubbery. A jay, often heard but rarely seen, digging in the lawn.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. The acer coming into its full autumn glory. Bees enjoying the sedums in afternoon sunshine.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

On This Day 20th September 1301 the notorious Roger Mortimer, later Earl of March, married Joan, the wealthy de Geneville heiress, in the church of St Mary the Virgin in Pembridge in the Welsh Marches. Afterwards Roger rebuilt the church to its present form, the separate belfrey being added.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A Court of Betrayal about the whole event of the marriage between Roger Mortimer 1st Earl of March and Joan de Geneville on 20th September 1301, as well as the triumphs and tragedies that followed, is now available in Kindle for a limited time for only 99p. www.amazon.co.uk/Court-Betray...

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This gorgeous bouquet given to me on Friday night after my talk about medieval women at Pembridge. All my thanks for a splendid audience and welcome there. They put up with my enthusiasms for medieval women with great patience. I hope that I could entertain them a little. The flowers are lovely!

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Sunrise behind the trees and a dramatic sky. A fine day in prospect.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Grey, damp and windy but surprisingly warm. Heading to the Leominster in Bloom plant and craft fair on the Grange.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Glorious Cyclamen!

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tomorrow Night. Medieval Women and Me in Pembridge. Lives of power and authority. Lives of treason and tragedy. Come and join us.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. The sun is shining and the perfect day for a visit, all of ten minutes away, to the splendid Church of St Mary the Virgin in Pembridge with its detached bell tower. #Mortimer connections.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Owain Glyn Dŵr was proclaimed Prince of Wales by his followers on September 16 1400, at his manor of Glyndyfrdwy. This marked the beginning of the Glyn Dŵr Rebellion against the English rule of King Henry IV. A magnificent statue of Glyn Dwr in Corwen, unveiled in 2007

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Delighted to be in lovely black and white Pembridge on Friday 18th September to talk about Medieval Women. 7.00 pm in the Parish Hall. Four splendid medieval women with connections to the Welsh Marches. Do come and join us. This is the famous New Inn!

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Early rain but now the sky is blue and the oaks have long shadows. Crows digging in the pasture.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

For a very limited time only. The Queen and the Countess on offer for US Kindle readers for 99c. KEEP THY FRIENDS CLOSE, THY ENEMIES CLOSER... 'An enthralling insight into the Wars of the Roses seen through the eyes of two powerful women. A superb read.' www.amazon.com/Queen-Counte...

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Autumn colours in yesterday’s sunshine.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

From the Archives. On a very dull and damp day here in the Welsh Marches. A warm and sunny visit a few years ago to see the grandeur of Kenilworth Castle. I was not disappointed.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. A quick sweep through the flowers yesterday before the rain. The last roses, a handful of cosmos and a few anemones. All the pinks. Good for the soul😊💕

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR... For Kindle Readers in the UK. A Court of Betrayal is on offer for only 99p. Step into the treacherous world of the medieval Mortimer Family where ambition rules and death is never far away. 'Vividly real and unforgettable' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ www.amazon.co.uk/Court-Betray...

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. The parched grass looking green again. A small group of Herefords enjoying it with their very young offspring.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Join me and the people of Pembridge to celebrate the lives of powerful medieval women who would have known the Welsh Marches well. One Princess. One Duchess. One Countess. One with claims to being a Countess. Come to Pembridge and enjoy the drama of their lives on 18th Sept

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Good morning from the Welsh Marches. Cyclamen now in full flow in the shrubbery. Swallows twittering on the wires, passing through.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The medieval Mortimer Women of the Welsh Marches. A fascinating history of courage, of loyalty, and of treachery. Looking forward to beign there with the members of the Weobley Local History Society. Do come and join us.

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