Congratulations to Mark on his publication day for Glorious Gloucestershire. We can't wait to hear you speak at #GlosHistFest24 on Friday 20 Sept after enjoying Gloucestershire cider and Morris Dancing! gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/events/gloriou… The History Press

With her hourglass figure and Marilyn Monroe looks, #JoanRhodes would leave audiences speechless as she bent steel bars with her teeth. Discover her story in 'An Iron Girl in a Velvet Glove.' Out in #paperback next month. Pre-order your copy here: buff.ly/4dOJ3SU

A fun opinion piece in today’s Guardian, interviewing 5 beloved CARRY ON GIRLS… You can read even more about them in THE CARRY ON GIRLS The History Press 🤪📚 #ComedyHistorian #CarryOn #Comedy thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/th…

Have you seen the absolute splendour of Abingdon County Hall Museum built in 1682!? Well, next week I'll be there on Thu 12 Sept for two talks about Historic Building Mythbusting, so come along and have a look for yourself... Tickets available here: ticketsource.co.uk/abingdon-museum

Fierce and furious: who are the most powerful gods of war throughout #worldhistory? buff.ly/3Z8zlpT (via HistoryExtra) #gods #mythology

Happy Publication Day to 'The Royal Hospital Chelsea at War' 📘 ✨ This is the untold story of the aged and infirm facing the horrors of the #Blitz at #Chelsea, a significant gap in the historical record. Order your copy here: buff.ly/3Mp5jXt The Chelsea Pensioners

What prompted Vivien Leigh’s dark journey into madness? 'Where Madness Lies' is our “powerful and illuminating" #newbook on one of the greatest stars of the 20th century; a woman who remained strong in the face of adversity. Lyndsy Spence #NewBooks spectator.co.uk/article/what-p…

Happy Publication Day to 'Where Madness Lies' by Lyndsy Spence 📕 ✨ Order your copy now: buff.ly/4fFPWqZ #womeninhistory #VivienLeigh #filmhistory #film

Thrilled with this review of my new biography of Charlotte Brontë. Thank you EJBarnes!

Happy Publication Day to Mark Cummings Mark author of 'Glorious Gloucestershire'. 🌿 ✨ Out now 📔: buff.ly/3LpXb8o ‘Uniquely well-informed, all-encompassing and loving.’ - Pam Ayres, poet. #booktwt #Gloucestershire

#OTD in 1451 Lady Isabel Neville, daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, wife of #GeorgePlantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and mother of #MargaretPole, was born in #WarwickCastle: buff.ly/3Z7ZXXZ #warsoftheroses

Black Poppies 10th anniversary Paul Reed @greatwargroup @thewfa Iain McMullen Andy Aitchison 📸 #WW1 BlackHistoryStudies Black History Walks Black History Month 2024 Black History Heroes The Black Curriculum BlackBritishHistory History Hit💥 The History Press Women's History Network Guardian Books Telegraph Books

Happy Publication Day to 'Titanic Collections Volume 2' 📘 ✨ 'Titanic Collections: Fragments of History' is a two-part series showcasing rare and important artefacts relating to the history of #RMSTitanic. Order your copy now: buff.ly/4dEUrkh #Titanic #Titanicbooks

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ review of our new book 'The Women Who Went Round the World' in new All About History. 🗨️‘This collection of groundbreaking women is a fantastically entertaining take on the history of circumnavigation.’ #NewBooks #History

#Quiz of the week: what did the Roman army’s punishment of decimation involve? buff.ly/4cNWL7g (via HistoryExtra)

👑What queens would England have had if firstborn daughters, not firstborn sons, had inherited the throne? Join Emily Murdoch Perkins at London's oldest bookshop Hatchards for the launch of 'REGINA: The Queens Who Could Have Been' on 30 Oct. #History 🎫eventbrite.co.uk/e/regina-with-…

Happy #NationalReadaBookDay 📚 ✨ Everyday is the perfect day to pick up and read a book, but today it's even more encouraged 😌 Will you be reading any of our books today? Browse our website for some #readinginspo: buff.ly/4dLjhij

Join author Martin Cawthorne at this year’s Chelsea Heritage Quarter to find out the stories of Chelsea’s old soldiers as the Blitz rained down over London in his brand-new book 'The Royal Hospital Chelsea at War' published by The History Press. Book now: loom.ly/2-jJb-0

‘England is my home, and if someone asks me what I am – German, Norwegian, Jewish or British – I answer, “I’m an Englishman.”’ 'Suddenly an Englishman' is the complete story of the remarkable Louis Hagen. Click here to find out more: buff.ly/4dHz01Q #WWII #Nazism