Dr Melita Thomas @melitat.bsky.social · 7hThe connections between Henry VIII and the ducal family of Cleves will be explored by Dr Valerie Schutte in the fifth talk at the Tudor Times Summit Henry VIII and his in-laws. 000
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasFor the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Having a cat means hearing things crash in the middle of the night and deciding it's a problem for tomorrow. 2166172497
Dr Melita Thomas @melitat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Looking forward to my new books coming out based on #1000TudorPeople . Here is some info about Kings, Queens, Nobles, and Courtiers. They can be pre-ordered here bit.ly/4xki2j5 000
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasTudor Times @thetudortimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026#OTD 1599 b. Frances Devereux d. of the earl of Essex, later executed bit.ly/1dC6DmS Frances m. William Seymour, Duke of Somerset, grandson of Lady Katherine Grey (once m. to Lady Arbella Stuart) Frances lived through the Civil War & l into the reign of Charles II. Her descendants inc. HM The King. 042
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasKevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The ramparts of Hod Hill Hillfort, near Blandford Forum in Dorset. The fort is one of the largest Iron Age hillforts in the county. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #HodHill #IronAge #Archaeology #Dorset 08210
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasThe Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is one of 26 leaves of fragments of a 10th century Gregorian sacramentary, removed between 1773-1790 from the original binding of another manuscript, the Winton Domesday, where they formed the packing of the boards. 1318
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasNorth Ages @northages.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Viking-Age gold hoard discovered in the Hebrides in the 1860s. Local landowner and respected antiquarian Erskine Beveridge narrowed its provenance to Oronsay, off North Uist, which seems to be confirmed by local memories. 📸National Museums Scotland 0588
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasMeg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026#adoorable Winchester Cathedral 517619
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasRosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There’s still time to snap up a bargain today! Ebooks of all Daughters of Devon novels on special offer worldwide. amzn.to/48poo7M amzn.to/3z48uAK #kindle #ebooks #historicalfiction 042
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasDr Elizabeth Norton @enortonhistory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Thanks to @melitat.bsky.social for fabulous review of Jane Seymour: Patronage, Material Culture and Image Crafting www.tudortimes.co.uk/books/book-r... #janeseymour #queenjaneseymour 152
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Meet the Siberian long tailed tit, a tiny adorable fluffball with double eyelids. Original post 442898366
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasTudor Times @thetudortimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What influence did the Parr family have at the Tudor court and how did becoming Henry VIII’s family by marriage affect them? bit.ly/4wOdTnn Find out more from expert @drlindaporter.bsky.social in her presentation at the Tudor Times Summit Henry VIII and his In-laws. @enortonhistory.bsky.social 042
Dr Melita Thomas @melitat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My latest review for @thetudortimes.bsky.social is of @enortonhistory.bsky.social 's new biography of Jane Seymour which contains some fascinating new research. Read it here. bit.ly/4hklPbF 193
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasTony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 29/09/2026US Book Launch: Anne Boleyn's First Love: The Life of Henry Percy, by Jan-Marie Knights tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/05/book... #Tudors 065
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasLady Jane Grey Info @janegreyinfo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Latest podcasts that mention Jane. ladyjanegrey.info?p=20310 021
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasThe Cottage Garden @simonecannon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The cone-shaped #flowers of Panicle hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata) in the front #garden have dramatically changed colour from white and lime-green to deep pink and red as the summer progressed, and now they're donning their autumn coppery pinks #BloomScrolling #Autumn #Gardening #EnglishGarden 221159109
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The BBC news summary this morning went seamlessly from "critics warn PM scrapping triple lock would be electoral suicide" to "critics ask if PM has nerve to make tough decisions" and I don't think it's a particularly pro Burnham stance to suggest he might not be the entire problem here. 441426256
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasKevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Medieval floor tile from Shaftesbury Abbey in Dorset. The tile is on display in the abbey museum. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday #ShaftesburyAbbey #Dorset 329957
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasKate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The stunning 15th century roof structure of the Church of All Saints, Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire 🤩 212623
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasSkog @skog100.bsky.social · 28/09/2026" Orange Peel " Fungi i spotted on the dog walk today ..you cant miss it being that colour 😁 220015
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasNorth Ages @northages.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Æthelred I, king of the Northumbrians, wed Ælfflæd, daughter of Offa of Mercia, #OTD in 792, reportedly after putting away his first wife. In 796, he was slain at Et Corabrige (Corbridge) by a group of conspirators including ealdormen Ealdred and Wada. 📸North Lincolnshire Museum 016131
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasTony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The More Specific Your Characters, The More Universal They Become, by Tiffany Yates Martin janefriedman.com/the-more-spe... @janefriedman.com #Writing #Publishing #WritingCommunityjanefriedman.comThe More Specific Your Characters, The More Universal They Become | Jane FriedmanSpecific context about your characters helps readers understand them within the backdrop of their lives, bringing your stories fully to life. 0102
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasTudor Times @thetudortimes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#OTD 1564 Lord Robert Dudley bit.ly/2BXpmGn was granted the title of earl of Leicester and a great swathe of lands in the Midlands of England. The new earl was a close friend of Queen Elizabeth I who had appointed him as her Master of Horse within a few days of her accession. 031
Dr Melita Thomas @melitat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I went to see the Bayeux Tapestry last week @britishmuseum.bsky.social It was amazing to see it in the flesh, so to speak. The intricate detail, the bright colours, the coherent unfolding of the story. Unfortunately the queue was utterly appalling, so prepare yourself! 020
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasHollow Crown Fans @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social · 27/09/2026" Your hands than mine are quicker for a fray, My legs are longer though, to run away." - Midsummer Night's Dream (A3,S2) #ShakespeareSunday 1266
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasNatalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026And today, pick your Roman bed decoration: ornately accusatory (left), starkly melancholy (right) 3284
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasKate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The stunning 12th century chancel arch, surrounded by a gorgeous backdrop of warm-toned limewash and lime plaster, in the Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, Knotting, Bedfordshire 💕 437352
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasTudor Times @thetudortimes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#OTD 1582 d. George Buchanan, humanist scholar. Initially a supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots, reading Latin with her, he turned against her, believing she had murdered her husband, Darnley. He was an academically brilliant but emotionally and physically harsh tutor to James VI bit.ly/1rtwOCT 031
Reposted by Dr Melita Thomasdawn of the debb @debbshock.blue · 28/09/2026Monday is scary here, take this teeny tiny owl 603675539
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasAnne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026On 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. 061
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasKevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The half-timbered early 16th century ‘Pitchmarket’ at Cerne Abbas in Dorset. The name derives from the market which was once held outside the house, where millers would ‘pitch’ for corn. 📸 My own. #MedievalMonday #CerneAbbey #Dorset 214821
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasChris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In Iona Abbey OTD in 2023 214823
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasAcid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I'm in 💘. Isn't she a beauty? 🐱🐈😻🥰 A long-haired calico cat with striking heterochromia. - from the Japanese account @xbugtool #cat #beauty 1133947309
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasSunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC 28036271960
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasCaroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Excerpt from the poem "Fire" by Nikita Gill, published in her collection Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty. 36222
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasTony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“Power, ambition, and dynastic struggle collide as Henry’s story unfolds—where every decision shapes a kingdom and every alliance comes at a cost.” mybook.to/HENRY-Book-T... #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook 01010
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasTudor Times @thetudortimes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Sharing his extensive knowledge about the Boleyn family & their kin in the Tudor Times Summit Henry VIII & his in-laws bit.ly/4wOdTnn we have Gareth Russell author of The Palace, a biography of Hampton Court, where so many Tudor dramas took place. @catherinefletcher.info @enortonhistory.bsky.social 021
Dr Melita Thomas @melitat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The cover of one of my two 'compact' books taken from 1000 Tudor People. The second is called Rebels, Rogues, Villains, and Victims. They will be published in late October, but can be pre-ordered from publisher, Graffeg now. 030
Dr Melita Thomas @melitat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#TudorPeople M is for Thomas Moigne, a victim of the Lincolnshire Rising, that was a forerunner of the Pilgrimage of Grace. A lawyer and MP for Lincoln, Moigne was captured by the rebels, forced to swear the rebel oath and serve as a captain in their army. amzn.to/3X5KVBp 000
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasEmily K Michael, Writer @emilythepoet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“Those who speak ill of women do more harm to themselves than they do to the women they actually slander.” - Christine de Pizan, 14th c. writer 011
Reposted by Dr Melita Thomas🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Western screech owl 16-25cm Gray morph screech Pacific Coast down thru West US into Mexico 181076143
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasOne Hashtag Birds @one-hashtag-birds.bsky.social · 24/09/2026White-tailed Kite #birds 1290394
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasSr. Carolyn Morrison ra @srcarolyn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026O Lord, grant us a quiet night and a peaceful end. #Compline 414615
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasJill Hasday @jillhasday.bsky.social · 24/09/2026On this day in 1825, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was born. She became an abolitionist, suffragist, and the first African American woman to publish a short story. #WeTheMen 181318380
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasPip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A joyous fat bear week to all 🐻 106195156510
Reposted by Dr Melita Thomaseyeconic.me @eyeconicme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wanna see the beauty that humans are capable of creating? Aachen Cathedral in Germany. Built by Emperor Charlemagne in 796 AD. The ceiling is made of mosaic tiles. #Germany #ArtYear #ArtShow #Photography #iPhonePhotography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #Aachen 513233
Reposted by Dr Melita ThomasDurotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Early #HillfortsWednesday 😊 15711