Christine Hartweg

Happy #publicationday to me! #KindleUnlimited #Tudors #amreading amazon.co.uk/s/ref=la_B01BK… amazon.com/s/ref=la_B01BK…

This gold guinea of George I was minted in 1714, the year of his accession to the British throne. It's the earliest circulating British coin to title the monarch as 'Defender of the Faith' ('F D'), which continues to appear on coins to this day. From the Hunterian Collection.

Although Renard himself mentions that the story was disputed it has been repeated by serious biographers ... #Tudors allthingsrobertdudley.wordpress.com/2020/06/30/did… via @BuffHistory

Tomorrow is publication day for The Fourth Queen and I will be working in the bookshop where the story is set, which is rather cool! Plus, I'll be joined by @nicki_thornton whose latest crime novel has just come out! So - books, history, crime, all in @WantageBookshop!

The spectacular Hunterston Brooch from Scotland, c. AD 700. A huge statement piece of jewellery measuring 12.2 cm diameter! 🤩 Stunningly crafted from gilded silver, gold, and amber. Found at Hunterston in Ayrshire. National Museum of Scotland 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology

@dmtoft John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland (1504–1553), English courtier & diplomat, general & de facto regent ... #Tudors #nonfiction #KindleUnlimited amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BT0C016

If you’re reading this you made it to another Friday. Let’s celebrate with a #writerslift. Writers, drop your book links. Readers, browse and buy. Everyone, support everyone else. #WritingCommunity #Friday #ShamelessSelfPromo

Arms of Sir William Huddesfield (d. 1499), flank a window over the door in the tower he funded at St George’s Church, Shillingford. Attorney General to Edward, adviser to Henry VII, he’s a person of significant interest in my research #AdoorableThursday

Coming out in July. The first full length academic study of Jane Seymour’s life and queenship. Based on extensive archival research, meet a Jane who was far from meek and mild. #livesofroyalwomen #janeseymour #queenjaneseymour #tudor #tudors

This dark magic book is just as good, if not better than, the first one in this series. I really enjoy this author’s writing skills and the pace of the action and the story is perfect. Goodreads 5⭐️review. USA amazon.com/Worlds-End-Kyk… UK amazon.co.uk/Worlds-End-Kyk… #Fantasy #amreading #amwriting

#OnThisDay in 1606, the funeral of soldier and courtier Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire, was held at #WestminsterAbbey, with burial in the Chapel of St Paul. The chief mourner was his old friend Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, one of #Shakespeare's patrons.

@lhallwriter #Tudors #nonfiction #mystery amazon.com/dp/B075CPFYR1 amazon.co.uk/dp/B075CPFYR1

Authors, drop your awesome book covers below and I will happily repost some Be sure to include links also 👇

#OnThisDay in 1608, the funeral was held for Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, better known as #BessofHardwick. She had died at #NewHardwickHall in Feb 1608, and was buried at All Saints Church, Derby, where a family vault & tomb had been commissioned during her lifetime.

"Great resource for the story of John Dudley, who was a lot more than Jane Grey's father-in-law!" #Tudors #nonfiction #weekendreads #KindleUnlimited amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BT0C016 amazon.com/dp/B01BT0C016

Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries: “It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones. “There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion. “If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the ‘medicine closet’ and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That’s why you should always have a nutrition choice! “Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity.”

On the sidelines? Great Stillife with Young Lady, c.1625-1650, by Frans Snyders (1579-1657).

@lhallwriter #Tudors #nonfiction amazon.com/dp/B075CPFYR1 amazon.co.uk/dp/B075CPFYR1

Authors, show me your awesome book cover art below 👇 Be sure to include links also and I'll happily repost some 😎

A 3,400 year-old Mycenaean amphora with a spectacular octopus inspired by the ‘Marine Style’ of Minoan Crete. From the Mycenaean cemetery of Prosymna. National Archaeological Museum, Athens 📷 by me #Archaeology

#OnThisDay in 1603, the funeral of #ElizabethI was held at #WestminsterAbbey; the queen's hearse was brought from Westminster Hall, where it had been lying in state, with thousands lining the route, her coffin topped with a life-sized wooden effigy. #Tudors #History