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@royalstjournal.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 2:00 PM

Who was Joanna Plantagenet, youngest daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II and sister to Richard the Lionheart? Jitske Jasperse gives a careful and thorough review of Catherine Hanley's recent book on this royal woman: rsj.winchester.ac.uk/en/articles/... #royalstudies

Book cover of Lionessheart by Catherine Hanley. Medieval seal of Joanna Plantagenet (form of a woman in red enclosed by a blue border with words) against a blue background with stars. Across the seal it reads "Lionessheart The Life and Times of Joanna Plantagenet" with the author's name underneath.
@royalstjournal.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 2:34 PM

Read Stephen Donnachie's review of Catherine Hanley's Nemesis, in which she "brings Philip [II Augustus of France] out of the shadows and corrects anglophone scholarship’s negative depiction of him": lnkd.in/etXZwcqg #royalstudies

Book cover of Nemesis by Catherine Hanley. Blue and black diamond background, from top to bottom: the author's name in white letters, the word Nemesis in off-white letters, and the words "Medieval England's Greatest Enemy" below that, with a fleur-de-lis in the center.
@royalstjournal.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 2:02 PM

Abigail Armstrong calls Dunn's Ladies-in-Waiting in Medieval England "a rich study of the women behind the scenes of power." Find out more in her review at the Royal Studies Journal. rsj.winchester.ac.uk/articles/10.... #royalstudies

Book cover of Ladies-in-Waiting in Medieval England by Caroline Dunn. Medieval illustration of a group of women, with a black box featuring the title and author's name.
@royalstjournal.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 7:00 PM

Thank you for joining us on our tour of Volume 13, Issue 1 of the Royal Studies Journal, rsj.winchester.ac.uk/32/volume/13.... There's still more to unpack, but we also want to hear from you! What articles from our catalog would you like us to feature? Tell us in the comments! #royalstudies

Top: Portraits of Henry VIII (heavyset man dressed in rich Tudor garb) and Anne Boleyn (Tudor woman wearing a B necklace) Center: Pencil crowned next to the words Royal Studies Journal Bottom: Clockwise: Henry VIII standing, Catherine of Aragon with monkey, Henry and family in front of tapestry.
@royalstjournal.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 7:23 PM

How could provincial sites be adapted to meet the needs of the Tudor Royal Household on progress? This article brings back to life Petworth, a lost Tudor building granted to Henry VIII by Henry Percy, Sixth Earl of Northumberland. rsj.winchester.ac.uk/en/articles/... #royalstudies

Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger portrait "Henry VIII" from Petworth House. Painting of the king (heavyset man with a greying beard) in rich gold and black robes lined with white fur wearing white stockings and a black hat.
@royalstudies.bsky.socialSep 9, 2026, 8:03 AM

Rounding off #KQ15 with a trip to Konopiště Castle, famously the last home of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Duchess Sophie Chotkova
Thank you to @dani2772.bsky.social and the team at @akademievedcr.bsky.social for their wonderful job hosting us

#royalstudies #conference #Prague

@royalstjournal.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 12:41 AM

Henry VIII purchased 108 tapestries for "Beaulieu" New Hall, a temporary residence that he used on progress. Read more about it here: rsj.winchester.ac.uk/en/articles/... #royalstudies

Unknown, The Family of Henry VIII (Hampton Court Palace). From left to right: a young boy (Prince Edward), a heavyset man (Henry VIII), and a slim woman (Jane Seymour) pose in front of a large tapestry with gold designs and the king's coat of arms and motto "Dieu et mon droit" (God and my right).
@royalstudies.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 8:49 AM

Save the date! We are thrilled excited to announce that Kings and Queen 17 will be returning to Scotland in 2028
Further information about our Aberdeen conference will be available in due course on the RSN website
@uniofaberdeen.bsky.social

#Aberdeen #KQ17 #Scotland #royalstudies

@royalstudies.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 8:29 AM

Thank you to everyone who made #KQ15 such as success, especially our hosts at @akademievedcr.bsky.social and @historickyustav.bsky.social

Watch this space for information about #KQ16
#conference #royalstudies #kingship #queenship #prague

@royalstudies.bsky.socialSep 3, 2026, 7:04 AM

The timetable for today's talks on day 2 of #KQ15
#conference #royalstudies #kingship #queenship