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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Discover the true story of Sir Francis Drake in Book One of the Elizabethan Series 🇺🇸 www.amazon.com/dp/B08FCTYQF4 🇬🇧 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08FCTYQF4 #Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #Audiobooks

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#otd 1651 #CharlesII nearly fell out of a tree.🌳 He was hiding to avoid almost certain execution, yet he'd just removed his armour in battle & said he wanted to die. What do we know of his #mentalhealth? My book explains a bit.📘 #history #war #royals👑 www.amazon.com/Charles-II-C...

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I've recently re-watched The Libertine (film starring #JohnnyDepp as John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester). I still love it, but the more I see it, the better I understand some of the criticism it received. What do people here think?

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Charles II: Living Libido Loca OPENS TOMORROW! Here's some insight it and its sister shows. #EdFringe #comedy #history #bonkers 😃 @edfringe.bsky.social

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

👛Price just dropped to £7.99 on Kindle!👛 I don't know how long for, so you may want to act as fast as the physician who came to the rescue of Prince Charles at the Battle of Edgehill. Just please don't let a poleaxe enter the equation. www.amazon.co.uk/Charles-II-C...

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Special Guest Post by Claire Hobson, Author of Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/10/spec... @restorationhat.bsky.social #Stuarts #History

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Special Guest Post by Pam Lecky, Author of The Wild Atlantic Murders (2 book series) tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/07/spec... @pamlecky.bsky.social #Writing

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Editor of Today in Alternate History Blog @alternatehistorian.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

#tweetfromalternatehistory @restorationhat.bsky.social #whatif Lady Jane Grey held onto the throne? 1553 #OnThisDay in #alternatehistory The troubled early days of Good Queen Jane thisdayinalternatehistory.blogspot.com/2011/02/febr...

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Isaac ⚔ Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Proudly presenting for #BluePit my trailer for ⚔️ THE DUEL IN 1660 ⚔️ A storybook romp through a colorful, heightened 17th century. It's the silliest historical you'll cry over this decade! #YA / #A #LGBT #TR #OV #HS #HU #Q #📖

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Chasqui Penguin @chasquipenguin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Great news & not too surprising as it's such an excellent book. Your clear written picture of the future Charles II suffering deprivations in his early life, in exile and fleeing from the Parliamentarians, shaped the adult who became known as The Merry Monarch - sobriquet thanks to Lord Rochester! 📖

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Selling out! I was surprised—it suddenly rose in the charts. This follows a new ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating, so thanks to whoever's rated it. amazon.co.uk/Charles-II-C... 87% OFF in 🇺🇸 amazon.com/Charles-II-C... #historymatters #Restoration #Stuart #ECW #royals #KingCharles #bio @penandswordbooks.bsky.social

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

June 1640: ‘London, and especially the Court, were … in frequent disorders, and greate insolencies were com’itted by the abus’d and too happy Citty … many scandalous libells and invectives scatter’d about the streetes, to the reproach of Government’ –later words of John Evelyn #rebellion #revolution

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Still on! 💰25% off RRP www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II/p... Use code BDAY25 at checkout, valid on hardbacks TILL MONDAY! And buying the hardback offers you the ebook at £1.99 'a refreshing study' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ –Book Leaves #ECW #monarchy #KingCharles #history #childhood #war #Restoration #revolution

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As a powerful king who embraced a permissive society, Charles II shaped the culture of Restoration England, but who and what shaped Charles? Though his…

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

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Charles II

As a powerful king who embraced a permissive society, Charles II shaped the culture of Restoration England, but who and what shaped Charles? Though his…

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

A big day for #CharlesII: 396th b'day 366th anniv. of #Stuart restoration To mark it, you can 🌟save 25%🌟 on a #biography of those first 30 years of his life! (exile insights, #childhood analysis & much more) Use code BDAY25 at checkout www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II/p... #nonfiction #ECW #17thC

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As a powerful king who embraced a permissive society, Charles II shaped the culture of Restoration England, but who and what shaped Charles? Though his…

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Historia – the HWA @historia-hwa.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Oak Apple Day! 29th of May! To mark the day, Historia spoke to Claire Hobson, whose biography of Charles II traces the 30 years between the future king's birth and the Restoration. Read our interview and find out more at historiamag.com/historia-int... @restorationhat.bsky.social

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Isaac ⚔ Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Alexander is male, and the whole series and every story in it is about this. On one level I wanna entertain my fellow queers with a goofy story, but on another I'm trying to get at deep things about the (trans) male condition, way beyond "rep" (which is good, I just want more.) #AwesomeCharacters

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Historia – the HWA @historia-hwa.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

On 29 May it's 396 years from Charles II's birth in 1630 and 366 since his restoration. Historia spoke to Claire Hobson, whose biography marks those 30 turbulent years that formed the future king. Read our interview at historiamag.com/historia-interview-claire-hobson @restorationhat.bsky.social

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

As a powerful king who embraced a permissive society, Charles II shaped the culture of Restoration England, but who and what shaped Charles? www.amazon.com/Charles-II-C... @restorationhat.bsky.social #Stuarts #History

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

#otd 1650 #Edinburgh's parliament repudiates a draft Treaty of Breda. #Scots want more from #CharlesII. According to a spy, he 'strokes them till he can get into the saddle, and then he will make them feel his spurs' but they 'will not agree he shall back them with his heels armed'. #politics #17thC

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

So grateful to have a friend with creative skills and, moreover, a kind soul.❤️ She made this, and it's perfect with news of #discounts: amazon.com/dp/1399064517 84% off pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II-H... 20% off (or 72% off ebook) And going cheap on #Kindle amazon.co.uk/Charles-II-C... #history

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Oak Apple Day this year: what's planned where? Please share. Let's have a thread with details of anything to mark the event in 2026. @penandswordbooks.bsky.social @warwalks.bsky.social @samuelpepys.bsky.social @restorationcake.bsky.social @englishcivilwar.bsky.social @historyrage.bsky.social

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

I've realised I went off at a tangent about Charles being hit on the head and didn't actually answer Natalie's question re Christabella's role in his sexual awakening. Sorry! Everything's out of control when it comes to the sex life of #CharlesII – even me, it seems! 😆

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Thanks to @ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social shows.acast.com/if-it-aint-b... Me banging on about #CharlesII 😘Was he flirting in church? ⚔️Did he make French troops disobey orders? 🌍Where was he when? 👑How did becoming king alter his approach to his mother? 📣I also reveal what my next book's about.

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Bio examining Charles as a prince & powerless king, with new focus on his #mentalhealth. A diligent #army general age 14, how did he become the sex-mad Merry Monarch? amazon.co.uk/dp/1399064517 amazon.com/dp/1399064517 pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II-H... #history #childhood #war #women #revolution

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Editor of Today in Alternate History Blog @alternatehistorian.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

#tweetfromalternatehistory @restorationhat.bsky.social #whatif Henry Frederick Stuart lived & reigned supreme? Stirling Castle, Scotland - 1594 #BornOnThisDay #alternatehistory eldest son of James VI of Scotland & I of England, Henry IX, England's Protestant Lion www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?st...

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Lady Katherine Willoughby knows every one of Henry VIII's wives. She stands up for what she believes in... but such courage has consequences. mybook.to/Katherine #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobooks

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Wow, quite a complex one! This is a really good springboard for some analysis of Charles I.

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown 'The writing is accessible but detailed, with a nice mix of narrative drive and scholarly insight. This book offers a more intimate, human portrait of Charles' —from a review by Chelsea D See 🧵 for a taster of the book. #monarchy #Stuart #war #Restoration

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Editor of Today in Alternate History Blog @alternatehistorian.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

its a great read I have highly recommended the book on Amazon and here on social media too!

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

How can #CharlesII have died #otd 1685 but half rule my life? It should now be more about my #wip (even though he isn't the main subject), but look what has a 73% #discount atm! Maybe for #Valentines, here I go promoting it again.🙄 #royals #ECW #Restoration #deals www.amazon.com/Charles-II-C...

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Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown [Hobson, Claire] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

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Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown

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Editor of Today in Alternate History Blog @alternatehistorian.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

#tweetfromalternatehistory @restorationhat.bsky.social #WhatIf The Duke of Windsor had lived by his warning "Something must be done"? 18th July, 1942 #OnThisDay in #alternatehistory Governor of the Bahamas Invokes Coalfields Pledge as He Acts After Burma Road Riot www.todayinah.co.uk/index.php?st...

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I've recently been playing #podcasts & #audiobooks galore. Right now I'm into The Fugitive's Sword by @emswifthook.bsky.social & narrated by @17thcenturylady.bsky.social. It's such a superb mix of words & voices―a thrilling tale brought to life complete with James VI&I (a great #histfic character).

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

My only input was to suggest the validation as an intriguing 'what if', so basically all credit to @alternatehistorian.bsky.social This may be my fave of all his scenarios, though! I'm almost tempted to write about the real history and what the #PrinceofWales was risking. #Regency #Georgian #royal

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Thanks to #ebooks, there's still time to send a #Christmas 🎁 anywhere in the world. How about a bio of #CharlesII age 0–30? A close look at Old Rowley when young He's even a virgin for several chapters! For now, on offer on #Kindle www.amazon.com/Charles-II-C... www.amazon.co.uk/Charles-II-C...

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

As my next 📖 involves obscure people in #history, I've felt my #research skills improving, but now I'm at Chapter 24 of the #PrinceRupert bio by @1642author.bsky.social and...wow. Mark built up cipher keys, then used them to decode letters. As a result, there's so much new insight in his book.😎 #ECW

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Have you tried messaging me here? Chat isn't working for me, sorry. ☹️ Please contact me via another platform or by tagging me in a Bluesky post. I'm not ignoring you; I'm just doing battle against a bit of technology.

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

#otd 1658 Under Richard Cromwell, a #GeneralElection is called. Royalist candidates are barred, but exiled #CharlesII has men play a game of deceit. If that fails, he may try other plans. Two, though, need enemy collusion. www.amazon.com/dp/1399064517 😉 #politics #Parliament #restoration #republic

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Claire Hobson 📚 @restorationhat.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

I've never liked Digby (2nd Earl of Bristol), and @1642author.bsky.social's Rupert bio assures me I shouldn't.😆 It examines Rupert–Digby discord, starting with a 1642 tale, and explains the discord would 'erode the Royalist cause from within'. Good theory re where it began, too! #ECW #17thC #royals

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🎄5⃣ DECEMBER🎄 (25 Days of books from Prince Rupert's library) 'Principum Christianorum Stemmata' by Antonio Albizzi detailed pedigrees of the leading European royal houses. It contained 46 full or double-page copper engravings by Dominicus Custos ... continued

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Christmas reading 2025 – historical books to give or to treat yourself to, by Historia Editor Frances Owen historiamag.com/xmas-reading... @historia-hwa.bsky.social #Reading

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