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'More Adventures in Glorious Gloucestershire' is a new journey with author Mark Cummings to explore literary locations, fascinating folklore and secret viewpoints. Out this August pre-order here 📖: buff.ly/wcpa3cP #Localhistory #History

Tale of royal dog aboard sinking ship to be told (via @BBCNews) buff.ly/06JnHKH #History #twitterhistorians

Britons Caught in the French Revolution. As Revolution broke out and turned to Terror, British citizens living in France found themselves transformed from friends of liberty to an enemy within (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/x9uBO9Z #History #twitterhistorians

#OnThisDay in 1543 Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn, mistress of both Henry VIII and Francis I of France died. Read more in 'The Mistresses of Henry VIII' by Kelly Hart: buff.ly/l3OwM2y #OTD #Tudors

The Falklands War: why did it happen? (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/fdSaqdi #Falklands #History

#OnThisDay in 1553 Lady Jane Grey was replaced by Mary I of England as Queen of England after only nine days of reign buff.ly/KR4sweY #OTD #History

Beginning of the Spanish Civil War. On 17 July 1936 colonial troops rose against the republican government in Madrid (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/k2XE1vD #History #warhistory

Historian reacts to the most painful part of The Odyssey trailer (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/xTHmvIS #History #twitterhistorians

A collection of little-known facts and figures compiled to tell the fascinting story of Kent! 'The Little Book of Kent' by Alexander Tulloch is new in paperback this July buff.ly/hC84Hqv #Kent #paperback

#OnThisDay in 1817 Jane Austen, English novelist, considered one of the great English writers of her time died: buff.ly/JlY7AnD

In 1940, Winston Churchill made a decision that may have won WW2. So why did it make him cry? (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/polzZrV #Winston #Churchill

Explore all the layers of history in one of England's most fascinating cities with 'York's Hidden Treasures' by Angela Ranson is out this August. Pre-order here 📖: buff.ly/pXviykl #History #York

Was Shakespeare a secret political radical? One play's hidden symbols reveal the truth (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/KWOyeDp #Shakespeare #History

The Legend of the Gibbet. Did live gibbeting ever take place in Britain? For the Victorians, the macabre question was a pressing one (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/kv4dDfc #History #twitterhistorians

Edward Lee: Erasmus’ English Foe. Shortly after Edward Lee arrived in Europe he found himself embroiled in a bitter dispute with one of the era’s most famous intellectuals (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/lHImupg

#OnThisDay in 1872 Polar explorer Roald Amundsen was born: buff.ly/eYC3wg6 #OTD #History

Ancient DNA analysis reveals Wiltshire’s Upton Lovell Shaman was a woman buff.ly/6yj7pwK #Archaeology #Wiltshire

Wow, Norwich! We're already 30% sold out for The Buildings Archaeologist gig on Fri 13 Nov... perhaps not such an unlucky date!? We'll be gathering at Bar Marzano which is directly opposite the mediaeval splendour of St Peter Mancroft. More info & tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-building…

Life on Mark Twain’s Mississippi. Mark Twain painted an evocative vision of the 19th-century Mississippi River, but he didn’t tell the whole story (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/ArmYIYl #History

#OTD in 1858 Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragette and political activist was born buff.ly/DaGFAfg #OTD #womenshistory #womeninhistory

Quiz of the week: what was the principal family seat of the Boleyn family? (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/5G3hME1 #History #Tudors