Claire Hobson 📚

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Claire Hobson 📚

Claire Hobson 📚

@RestorationHat

writer researching the 17th century debut – Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown (Charles II age 0–30 bio out now) My next nonfiction book may shock you.

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Claire Hobson 📚@RestorationHat·
Taster🧵⬇️ The bio examines Charles as a prince & powerless king, with new focus on his #mentalhealth. How & why did he become the sex-mad Merry Monarch? amazon.co.uk/dp/1399064517 amazon.com/dp/1399064517 pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II-Har… #history #childhood #war #women #royals #revolution
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#CharlesII sailed between palaces, rushed into battle & travelled Europe, all before his 30th birthday. He was loved & hated. Friends betrayed him, he betrayed family & danger surrounded him. Age 0–30, his life saw grandeur, intimacy, adventure & conspiracy. #CharlesIICradle

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The Battle of Worcester Society@BoWSociety·
Imagine this hurtling down at you over the streets of Worcester. This year marks the 375th anniversary of the Battle of Worcester when this bronze Saker fired a 5lb iron ball smashing through anything in its path. Now it sits quietly at The Commandery a testament to a stormy past
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Steve Carter 🗡️@Warwalks·
In 1610, Sir William Lower & the 'Young Mr Protheroe' used a Dutch telescope to map the moon for the 1st time. He was Lucy's grandfather. Charles IIs #SecretQueen is out on 30 October from @penswordbooks Image of the moon in 1683 from my collection. #LucyTuesday
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Delighted to be back at The Commandery in April. Join us as Richard Graham explores the turbulent life of Sir Edward Massey, Gloucester’s resolute Civil War hero, Parliamentarian general, and master of shifting loyalties in a nation at war. 🔽
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Steve Carter 🗡️@Warwalks·
Lucy was probably living in the village of St Giles (near @Foyles) in March 1647, but not as a whore. So why was she living in London? Who do you believe, the facts, or the Macpherson Fiction? Charles IIs #SecretQueen is out on 30 October from @penswordbooks #LucyTuesday
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Never shared a Facebook comment here, but the poll got me talking about consequences of the 1656 Treaty of Brussels. The failed conspiracy involved is amazing, and the alliance is the basis of Cavalier history for 4 years till 1660. It deserves attention. facebook.com/groups/2320832…
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The Bank of England is exploring new banknote designs this week, so why not embrace the drama of our history: Oliver Cromwell, ruler of England’s brief republic or Charles II, the king who restored the crown. Republic or Restoration. Who belongs in your wallet?
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Susan Margaret Cooper - Author & Researcher 📜
Susan Margaret Cooper - Author & Researcher 📜@SueCooperBridge·
Great podcast Claire! Enjoyed it very much. Excited to learn of your next book!
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Thanks to @BaroquePodcast shows.acast.com/if-it-aint-bar… 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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@SueCooperBridge The best and worst of 'em, all in one! You're also very knowledgeable about other members of 'the gang' too though, plus of course the integral world of #Restoration #theatre. I've already consulted some of your work during my research. You'll be a lovely feature in my refs.
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@SueCooperBridge How amazing Claire so very happy for you, nice to hear your warm voice on a cold and wet winter day in Canada. I can share Charles II's homesickness your English accent is a trigger!
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A banknote with both on would be brilliant. I know a lot of people would think Charles I more apt than Charles II, but I say Charles II was much more Cromwell's nemesis.
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The Bank of England is exploring new banknote designs this week, so why not embrace the drama of our history: Oliver Cromwell, ruler of England’s brief republic or Charles II, the king who restored the crown. Republic or Restoration. Who belongs in your wallet?

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Historia – the HWA@HistoriaHWA·
Friends, I'd like to introduce you to a new person at Historia - Jasmine! She's taken over the 'published today' social media. It's her first day today. With 5 books out today, I think that deserves a round of applause! Jasmine works in publishing
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Susan Margaret Cooper - Author & Researcher 📜@SueCooperBridge·
You'd better hold on to your copy Claire, as they are now rare with only 1 left in stock at £54, but delivery is free! 😂🤣
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Claire Hobson 📚@RestorationHat

@SueCooperBridge @17thCenturyLady @AnnetteRubery @ericanela @emswifthook @brown_bookshelf @LeandadeLisle @_FrancesOwen @Castafi0re @uncouthswain @sarahmurden @MiladyJosephine What a lovely thing to hear, thank you! It's a relief to know my effort's passable. I reckon 'Ink' may be beckoning me for a re-read. 😃

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Steve Carter 🗡️@Warwalks·
In 1775 James Macpherson implied that Lucy was in Paris in August 1650 & yet 5 eyewitness put her in Holland at the very same time. Who do you believe, the facts or the popular Macpherson myth? Charles IIs #SecretQueen is out on 30 October from @penswordbooks #LucyTuesday
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Andrea Zuvich@17thCenturyLady·
For #InternationalWomensDay2026, here is Barbara Villiers (1640-1709), whose biography I wrote, published by @PSHistory. Through her position as Charles II's mistress, she became a highly influential seventeenth-century woman and had an incredibly dramatic life.
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