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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Was Roland de Vielleville an illegitimate son of Henry VII and therefore Henry VIII's OLDER brother? When researching my Tudor family biography, 'Son of Prophecy', I asked myself this question. You can find my thoughts below: nathenamin.substack.com/p/was-roland...

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A Welsh dragon, likely carved before the end of 1485 or early 1486. To touch this, that Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, and perhaps even Henry VIII did, in their most private moments, is just one of the absurd perks of an historian More soon on my Substack 'Hiraeth'

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's funny - you find the best things when you least expect it. And I was not expecting to find some Tudor-themed stained glass a few weeks ago that left me confused and excited. Let me tell you more in today's newsletter, which should be in your inboxes now. And if you're not following, why not

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Emily K Michael, Writer @emilythepoet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#Tudorcon is a month away: digital passses are available! Join the Court, have a blast! Learn about the Spanish Inquisition, traditional ballads, #Tudor fashion, fiction, and more! I'm discussing #Renaissance English. @nathenamin.bsky.social is our keynote speaker! emilykmichael.com/2026/09/30/t...

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Join Tudorcon 2026: Your Guide to the Digital Experience

Don't miss Tudorcon 2026! Attend from home with a digital pass for immersive talks, community perks, and lifetime replays. Get your ticket now!

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Social media is great for sharing pictures, but not for deeper dives into history, the places and the people that shaped our past. That's why I've developed a community of thousands over on Substack. It's free to read my articles, watch my videos, or to join the chat. nathenamin.substack.com

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Hiraeth - Longing for the Past | Nathen Amin | Substack

Hiraeth - a Welsh word for an unattainable longing for a place, time or person we cannot return to. Join me as I explore our past. Click to read Hiraeth - Longing for the Past, by Nathen Amin, a Subst...

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🚨 FESTIVAL EPISODE🚨 The Tudor purge wasn't the whole story. 👀🩸 @nathenamin.bsky.social takes us back to the Yorkist destruction of Lancastrian royal rivals — and explains how that helped create the opportunity for Henry Tudor to rise. 👑⚔️ 🎧 pod.fo/e/64b4e1 #HistoryRage #NathenAmin #WarsOfTheRoses

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🚨 FESTIVAL EPISODE🚨 Tudor propaganda didn't appear from nowhere. 👀📜 @nathenamin.bsky.social argues the Yorkists were already using political spin, imagery and accusations to justify their power. 🏰⚔️ Nathen was speaking at Gloucester History Festival. 🎧 pod.fo/e/64b4e1 #HistoryRage #Tudors #Yorkists

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Great to record my first podcast before a live audience for History Rage at Gloucester History Festival. This time around, I raged about YORKIST PROPAGANDA 🫣

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#OTD 16 September 1400, Owain Glyn Dŵr and his Tudur cousins of Anglesey rose in revolt against English rule. It began a decade-long military struggle for independence armed with an ideological vision for a unified Wales that took 600 more years to (partly) secure. Read more

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The TOUR OF A LIFETIME! Over on my website now for your reading.

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Four events left this year, and tickets are now available for all of them. I will be debating/arguing with Matthew Lewis and Nicola Tallis at Gloucester, Warwick and Southwark, and will also be popping over to the US as the keynote speaker at TudorCon. See you there.

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Jennifer C. Wilson @inkjunkie1984.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It's been such a great week of online courses again from @nathenamin.bsky.social and @nicolatallis.bsky.social on Women who shook the Medieval World - and a fab live Q&A session this evening 🥳🏰👑✍️ #history

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Dr Melita Thomas @melitat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I had a great evening catching up with @nicolatallis.bsky.social & @nathenamin.bsky.social Next job is to write my talk for the Tudor Times Summit Henry VIII and his In-laws. bit.ly/4wOdTnn I will be discussing the importance of social networks and how Henry's in-law families were connected.

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

What an extraordinary joy it was to have helped lead Alison Weir Tours' international group around Wales for 10 days. We really saw and did it all, exploring the glorious if often bloody past Wales has, from the Romans to the present day. Tour guiding is FUN!

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The hardback of Son of Prophecy is nearing the end of its print-run. There won't be anymore printed so once they're gone, they're gone. Amazon claims to only have ten left in stock. So if hardback is your thing... www.amazon.co.uk/Son-Prophecy...

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Son of Prophecy: The Rise of Henry Tudor: Amazon.co.uk: Amin, Nathen: 9781398110472: Books

Buy Son of Prophecy: The Rise of Henry Tudor by Amin, Nathen (ISBN: 9781398110472) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I'm going to America! 🎉 The rumours are true. After ten years speaking across Wales, England and even France, for the first time I will be speaking in Richmond, Virginia this October as the keynote speaker at #TudorCon2026. Head to tudorcon.englandcast.com for more info

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Emily K Michael, Writer @emilythepoet.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This week I’m so excited to participate in @nicolatallis.bsky.social and @nathenamin.bsky.social’s online course, Women Who Shook the Medieval World!!!

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Jennifer C. Wilson @inkjunkie1984.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Day 1 of Women who shook the Medieval World today, and I cannot wait for the individual sessions to start tomorrow! @nathenamin.bsky.social and @nicolatallis.bsky.social are excellent hosts. I loved their last online course, so will have my notebook at the ready for this one too... #history

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

21 August 1485. The night before Bosworth. In the below article I explore the two camps, their preparations and their mindsets. Everything is on the line. There can only be one victor. In whose favour will God (or is that the Stanleys?) decide. nathenamin.substack.com/p/bosworth-t...?

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Bosworth: The Night Before Battle

And all across the fields, in the night nothing stirred, except Richard the Third (maybe)

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

On this day 541 years ago, the field is set. The marching is over. Battle will commence in the morning. This is Sandeford, Redemore, Dadlington. This is BOSWORTH. I have filmed a documentary of the battlefield trail on this very field. You can watch here: youtu.be/5jZT3mhORlw

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This is Bosworth: The battle that changed everything

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

19 August 1485. The day Henry Tudor finally meets his step-uncle William Stanley and the deal to betray Richard III was surely sealed. In 'Son of Prophecy', I reconstruct Henry's gruelling 200-mile march to battle in as much detail as we can plausibly account for. Read now.

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

With the release of the paperback of 'Son of Prophecy: The Rise of Henry Tudor' today, here's the full collection. With that, my work is complete. 🔸Tudor Wales (2014) 🔸York Pubs (2016) 🔸House of Beaufort (2017) 🔸Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders (2021) 🔸Son of Prophecy (2024)

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Son of Prophecy is now out in paperback but if hardback is your preference, the book is currently has a 25% discount on Amazon. I mean, that's a great deal to be fair. A BBC History Book of the Year, mind. www.amazon.co.uk/Son-Prophecy...

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Son of Prophecy: The Rise of Henry Tudor: Amazon.co.uk: Amin, Nathen: 9781398110472: Books

Buy Son of Prophecy: The Rise of Henry Tudor by Amin, Nathen (ISBN: 9781398110472) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

ONLINE TALK: 'Son of Prophecy: The Rise of Henry VII' This Sunday at 4:30pm (BST) I will be looking at the origins of the Tudor Dynasty and how they knocked the Plantagenets off their perch. This is the Tudors, but not how you know it. Zoom Tickets here: www.fosml.org.uk/zoom/

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Zoom | Friends of Sheffield Manor Lodge

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

In a few weeks I will be in Coventry spending a Saturday evening discussing the foundations of the Tudor Dynasty, in a city that Henry VII often travelled through. Looking forward to trying some Godcakes! Tickets available now. Don't miss out: www.albanytheatre.co.uk/shows/henry-...

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Wales and Adidas have revealed their new jersey and it is inspired by the golden dragon banner (Y Ddraig Aur) that as per Adam of Usk's chronicle, Owain Glyn Dwr raised at Caernarfon 1401. This was said to be based on the attributed banner of Uther Pendragon, father of King Arthur.

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

If there is one thing we can all agree on about Tudor history, it is that Hans Holbein was a genius. Check out this detail from one of his painting at the National Gallery. More here: nathenamin.substack.com/p/exploring-...

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

"As merely the great-great-great grandson of Edward III, you are wholly unsuitable to be king of England, sire, your claim is inconsequential at best. What's worse, you're Welsh, French-Welsh even!!' Henry VII:

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I took this close up picture of the Wilton Diptych for my newsletter tomorrow. I love it when you can see the cracks in the oil. But check out the badges the angels behind the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus are wearing. Richard II, the White Hart, had some ego, didn't he?

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The FOURTH Medieval Murder Mystery will take place at Raglan Castle on Bank Holiday Weekend 24/25th May. I think its the best medieval-related event I've ever been to. Who wants to kill Henry VII? Well, there's a lot of suspects. Can you find the culprit? cadw.gov.wales/medieval-mur...

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Medieval Murder Mystery | Cadw

The year is 1487 and Henry VII (Henry Tudor) has been king for almost 2 years but there are still many who wish him and his followers ill.Join us at Raglan castle to discover who has committed the das...

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

After 35 live events last year, I'm taking it a bit easier this year. But I will be speaking at most of the main history festivals. Next up is COVENTRY where I'll look closer at Henry & Elizabeth and the Marriage that Made the Tudors. Love, war, grief, we'll cover it all.

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I recently gave a talk on Sir Rhys ap Thomas, the lord from West Wales who may very well have been involved in the death of Richard III. A titan who helped prop up the fledgling Tudor regime, you can watch the full talk here: nathenamin.substack.com/p/live-talk-...

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LIVE TALK: Rhys ap Thomas - The Tudor Kingmaker of Llandeilo

Recorded at Glansevin Mansion (17/01/2026)

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

📜It was great to recently partner with @hrp-palaces.bsky.social to explore how Henry VII looked to his Welsh lineage to bolster his weak claim to the English crown, a subject I have worked on for more than a decade. You can read how Henry managed this on my newsletter Hiraeth. Links in bio.

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

My review of the 'A Taste of Loyalty' film premiere, which looks to bring a different interpretation of Richard III to the big screen. The vision is ambitious, the passion infectious, and the potential enormous. A BOAR-ILLIANT success 🐗 nathenamin.substack.com/p/a-taste-of...

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 When he became king of England by usurping the Plantagenets, Henry Tudor's claim to English kingship was notoriously tenuous. So he instead looked to his Welsh, to his British, lineage, to build a new narrative of unity, hope and legitimacy. Learn how: nathenamin.substack.com/p/how-henry-...

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

💚On St David's Day 1537, a Yeomen of the King's Guard presented a leek to Mary Tudor (the future Queen Mary I). Though she had been declared illegitimate by her father Henry VIII and all her rights removed, she had once been regarded by many as Princess of Wales.

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Sydney Curnow Vosper's famous 1908 painting Salem features an elderly Welshwoman in traditional national costume. But where did this costume come from, and is it even traditional? And why were effigies of Welshmen hanged in London in the 1600s? Read more: nathenamin.substack.com/p/dydd-gwyl-...

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This Sunday is St David's Day and I have collaborated with Historic Royal Palaces on Substack to explore how Henry VII, Founder of the Tudor Dynasty, mined his Welsh background to conceal weaknesses in his claim to the English crown. Follow now to read (it's free)!

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Meanwhile, if you want to learn about St David's Day, Welsh traditions, how we celebrate our patron saint's day both now and in the past and, of course, about Dewi Sant himself, I wrote this lengthy article last year. nathenamin.substack.com/p/dydd-gwyl-...

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Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus – Happy Saint David’s Day!

But who was Saint David, what is a Welsh costume, and why do we love leeks?

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

This August, 'Son of Prophecy: The Rise of Henry Tudor' hits stores in paperback. Learn the bewildering story of the Tudors before they became THE Tudors. It's a tale of rebellion, struggle, grief, death, desire and ambition. Pre-order NOW www.amazon.co.uk/Son-Prophecy...

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

#OTD 1959, following lengthy campaigns, the flag of Wales was officially recognised by the United Kingdom Parliament and recognised as the national flag of the Welsh people. The flag was inspired by the battle standard created by Henry VII in 1485.

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

The King’s brother has been arrested, but unlike what some media commentators are saying, this isn’t exactly unprecedented in English royal history. Back in 1477, the king’s brother found himself in a very tricky spot. It’s a sorry tale of treason, murder, and barrels of wine.

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

🪓 For their leading role in the Last Welsh War of Independence, the House of Lancaster completely destroyed the House of Tudor between 1400-1412. Yet, by 1430 a bold son of this Tudor line married the widow of Henry V, the warrior who had crushed the Welsh revolt...

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur (or Owen Tudor) was a great Welshman with a remarkable story to tell. Son and grandson of Welsh rebels, husband to a Queen of England, father of the Tudor dynasty and executed in his 60s. Watch my full discussion about him below www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo-B...

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CSI HAD Executed People LIVE! with Nathen Amin | Owain Tudor

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @nathenamin.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

💖Did you know the earliest known Valentine's Day message belongs to the 15th century? Read all about the lovesick Margery Brews and her 'well-beloved Valentine' who she loved ‘truly over all earthly things’ below: 💞 nathenamin.substack.com/p/dud-you-kn...

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