If It Ain’t Baroque…

Join me and @NatHistoryBuff (of @BaroquePodcast) for a discussion of Mary's life, reign, and legacy and - of course! - our thoughts on her nickname... 👑

Your Minster belongs to the city and its people 💛 From everyday quiet moments to lighting a candle for a loved one, York Minster offers York residents a place to reflect and feel at home. Entry is free for local residents, making it easy to pop in whenever you need a pause. #ad Explore more at visityork.org

Emilia became one of the first professional female poets. The novel intertwines her life with that of her (fictional) descendant, finding her footing as a playwright in the modern world. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @penguinrandom #shakespeare #emiliabassano #jodipicoult #birthday #onthisday

Ministers' plans to toughen drink-driving rules in England and Wales could hurt pubs.

In the 16th century England was known as the heaven of women and the hell of horses … in the 19th c the RSPCA was founded before the NSPCC

A box of BOOKS for my two events this weekend in the Midlands. The Lichfield event is SOLD OUT (which is good because I'm taking a closer look at Henry VII's march through Lichfield to fight Richard III) and there's a handful of tickets left for Bosworth Battlefield on Sunday.

Always a pleasure to chat to you, Annie!

This Christmas, learn the tragic story of the THIRD Yorkist Prince in the Tower, Edward, Earl of Warwick. It's an unhappy tale for a boy doomed by the cruel ambitions of the men around him. Discover more in 'Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders', available in paperback now.

Such fun recording it and editing it!

Chuffed, chuffed, chuffed and endlessly honoured, Carol Ann <3 Darren, we did a good ep together :-p

@shakeuphistory @BaroquePodcast So glad you like it!

⚔️#OTD 1642, Battle of Edgehill. c.30,000 troops engage in the first pitched battle of the war. Sir Jacob Astley utters a poignant prayer to the Almighty - 'If I forget thee, do not Thou forget me'. Fighting ensues until nightfall and exhaustion put an end to it - both sides claim victory. Two days later, Sir Gervase Scrope is found alive with 16 wounds, having been stripped and left for dead. The cold had stemmed blood loss.

Did you know the last elected female head of state is still alive? Did you know there exists a Queendom? What is the cost of female power to her and to her Kingdom? Tune in and hear @ENortonHistory spill the tea... @WeAreFootnote #shelfie #girlpower open.spotify.com/episode/4Pnv31…

Who was Catherine of Braganza, Charles II's wife? What was her legacy? Let's ask @SusanAbernethy2 to spill the tea... #keepitstuart #stuartsummer #strictlystuarts Get Susan's book with @penswordbooks open.spotify.com/episode/465pFO…

Very Elizabeth Bennett of you <3 thinking of you and wishing the speediest recovery! Make sure you get excellent boiled potatoes...

Hear ye! 'Tis time for #StuartSaturday. The Battle of Plymouth (a naval battle), took place OTD 16 August 1652. Our topic is: the First Anglo-Dutch War. ⚓️⚔️ Image: Battle of Plymouth, 1652 by Petrus Johannes Schotel (mentioned on object), 1848 - 1855.

What's your favourite thing to do in York?

Do your worst, @MattLewisAuthor & @NathenAmin 🤴🏻⚔️

📅24 April 1646. Archbishop John Williams writes to Sir John Owen at Conwy Castle, #Wales: 'be confident that I love and honour you, and if you please to believe it, with the best understanding that God hath given me will be readye to runne the same fortunes with you in this dangerous tyme and business'. Three months later, the archbishop defected and led a parliamentarian attack on Conwy. He'd been suspected of treason in 1645 and Owen had ousted him from governorship of the castle.

Tonight, #TheShard joins landmarks across the UK, lighting up London’s skyline to mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War. #VJDay80 #VJDay