The Cold Hearth (The Atheling Chronicles) “… everything you could want in a Viking saga...Highly recommended. Historical Novel Society review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ bit.ly/2vDc6cq #medievaldrama, #VikingFiction, #HistFicAugust

Fargo is an actual american work of art, and i don’t say that lightly. I say it with zero hyperbole, either. I think Fargo is important. It captures something hard to articulate about the quiet, insular surreality of living in not-important places in this country.

Monastic music that survived Henry VIII’s dissolution brought back to life theguardian.com/music/2025/aug…

18 Aug 1679: Thomas Hobbes' last dated letter - he tells his publisher that he is working on something new #otd (NPG)

The Oxford Arms Inn in London was originally built in the 16th century and rebuilt following the Great Fire of 1666. It was still occupied when photographed here in 1875 but was threatened by demolition. It was pulled down 3 years later, making way for a range of new houses.

A very early Magic Lantern slide showing Westminster Bridge. London, c. 1860/1870s.

Probably the most famous Anglo-Saxon woman, Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians was remarkable. But was she a warrior? Was she a queen? Transcript of the talk I gave at Aethelfest 23 at Tamworth: anniewhitehead2.blogspot.com/2023/06/lady-a…

Always worth knowing I often get mixed up.

“There was something strangely peaceful about the house, something very rare and difficult to define. It was like a house in an old tale, discovered by the hero one evening midsummer.” Daphne du Maurier “Jamaica Inn” 📷Jamaica Inn, Cornwall 🏴‍☠️

20 Aug 1667: John Milton's Paradise Lost: A Poem in Ten Books entered on Stationers' Register #otd

5 stars! Amazing story…action pours off the pages. …you feel like you're there in the midst of it. ...one of the best series I've read. Seriously. ~ Amz review If you liked Outlander, give the Blue Bells Chronicles a try! #timetravel #HistFic #Scotland amzn.to/3cB6p0L

$1.99 ebook deal! Murder #mystery set in the #Victorian #art world. Booklist *starred review*: "A refreshing level of complexity, both in character development and plotting. This will appeal to fans of Victorian mysteries [and] art history." bit.ly/3VazuG3

‘Nothing is as it seems and dark secrets hide beneath the glitz and glamour of the ton’ mybook.to/AnAdventurersC… #booksworthreading #histfic #kindleunlimited

#OnThisDay 22nd August 1485 was fought the Battle of Bosworth. RIP King Richard III.

My next novel is 'The Heiress of Northanger Abbey,' a sequel to the Jane Austen classic. To enter a giveaway and learn more about how it's being published, read my blog post: nancybilyeau.blogspot.com/2025/08/specia… #gothic #HistFic

This is the best light fixture I have seen in a long time, in Guérande, France.

'Through Marguerite’s searing internal monologue, Arnopp offers not just a glimpse into the psyche of a warrior queen, but a fully realized portrait of grief transmuted into memory and rage.' #Review mybook.to/mhhnf #HistoricalFiction #WOTR #Medieval

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Today in history a king fell at Bosworth Field. Richard III's story, from his first person point of view. 1000s sold. I RICHARD PLANTAGENET COMPLETE. mybook.to/EPICRICHARDIII

Everybody! Stop what you’re doing and watch this.