I always love it when I walk past the Wayneflete Tower, the only substantial surviving part of Esher Palace, once occupied by Cardinal Wolsey & Henry VIII. Now a private house & is actually set in the middle of a rather upmarket housing estate #esherpalace #waynefletetower #cardinalwolsey #henryviii

It’s the final episode of fabulous series How the Tudors Lost Their Heads on National Geographic UK by Dan Snow & @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social tonight 8pm. I make a small appearance at Warblington Castle to talk about the fascinating Margaret Pole #howthetudorslosttheirheads #margaretpole #henryviii

@thetudortimes.bsky.social Online Summit on Henry VIII and his in-laws is now live. I’ll be speaking later about Henry and the Seymour’s #henryviii #janeseymour #tudor #tudors

Halloween tree 🎃 👻 #halloween #halloween2026

Just over 24 hours to go before the Tudor Times Online Summit: Henry VIII and his in-laws. bit.ly/4wOdTnn
Join seven Tudor historians to hear more about the people who were connected to Henry through his queens. They spanned Europe from emperors to London merchants. @enortonhistory.bsky.social

Lovely to see Sarah Gristwood, @juleshumphrys.bsky.social and @melitat.bsky.social tonight at the party celebrating @drfsawtell.bsky.social becoming a KC #historian #historian

Dinner at the Oxford and Cambridge Club on Pall Mall, just down from St James’s Palace #pallmall #stjamespalace

A rare smile from Queen Victoria. Probably because she was enjoying her book so much. Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy available in paperback next month and available for pre order now @wearefootnote.bsky.social #womenwhoruledtheworld #victoria #reigningqueen #femaleking

It was so lovely to meet Imogen from Yoreflix today and chat about historical consulting #yoreflix #historicaldrama #perioddrama #tudor #tudors

Special issue of Essays in Economic and Business History ed by Katia Wright, @cathleen-sarti.bsky.social &Charlotte Backerra published. My article The Queen as Lady of the Manor: The Economic Agency of the Tudor Queen Consorts in Relation to their Manorial Interests
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Have you ever thought about the fact that queens were some of the richest persons in their realms? Our Special Issue of Essays in Economic & Business History looks at 14th to 16th century queens as business owners, investors, administrators, or all around badass CEOs. www.ebhsoc.org/journal/inde...

…Such beliefs have, of course, changed, but they have never really gone away, something which Worlds of Fear and Wonder makes plain. It’s an intriguing, compelling and often moving book.

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Absolutely packed with detail, Malcolm Gaskill takes readers on a journey into supernatural beliefs through the centuries. From flying nuns, to witches, ghosts and vampires, we look at the supernatural in its contemporary context…

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I was so excited to receive an advanced copy of Worlds of Fear and Wonder by @malcolmgaskill.bsky.social and published by @profilebooks.bsky.social which is out on 8 October.

My comments below:

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Jane Seymour REALLY liked cash (see my new book on her). She also apparently really liked bowls. The Earl of Rutland was furious when he presented her with a gift of gooseberries and she stole the bowl. Here’s the pictorial proof 😆 #janeseymour #queenjaneseymour #tudor #tudors #sixwives

Such a pleasure to speak today at the Chelsea History Festival on Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy. There was a full room (photos taken before doors opened!) & I was introduced by the lovely Roy, one of the Chelsea Pensioners #chelseahistoryfestival #womenwhoruledtheworld