Who was Thomas Cromwell? The Tower of London witnessed both Cromwell's triumphs and his fall. Chief Curator Tracy Borman OBE tells us more about Cromwell's connections to the fortress. *Spoiler alert if you're watching BBC's The Mirror and the Light series... it doesn't end well...*

Our #queensresources research cluster on ‘The Economic Power of European Queens: Sources, Resources & Expenditure’ is out now in Journal of Medieval History 50.5 w/4 in-depth case studies from Lledó Dr Michele Seah Inês Olaia & Ana Maria Rodrigues tandfonline.com/toc/rmed20/cur…

St Brigid of #Kildare, whose feast it is #otd 1 Feb with her cow and crosier and shown as an abbess among abbesses. (early 14thC manuscript, #French from Getty Museum)

My new book! I loved writing this! Isn't she gorgeous? 😍😍😍😍😍

I’m thrilled to announce that the first speaker for The Katharine of Aragon Legacy Lectures is Professor Tracy Borman OBE, OBE! Please do join Natalie Grueninger and me from 5th April to help raise much-needed funds for Peterborough Cathedral: eventbrite.com/e/122267652138…

Don’t forget to nurture all that which lies beyond the disease. C #WorldCancerDay 📸 Prince Louis

#OTD 1495 Anne of York, sister of Queen Elizabeth of York m. Thomas Howard. They had been betrothed during reign of Anne’s uncle, Richard III. Following Richard’s defeat at Bosworth, the Howards were out of royal favour but by the 1490s, they had recovered bit.ly/1HUQoix

This was not on my bingo card but I'm in. Because the Hell Mouth sums it all up really.

Sad news about a kind and remarkable medievalist whose new biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, published for the Fontevraud conference, was a triumph…

Today we said goodbye to our wonderful dad Stephen Montgomery. His funeral was in Leitrim and it has been very hard not to be there with the family today to say our final farewell. I said goodbye in my own way and myself and my brother will plan a day to celebrate him soon. 💔

🌟 Coming up THIS weekend! 🌟 Join me and a group of other incredible historians for the Katherine of Aragon Legacy Lectures, organised by Natalie Grueninger and Owen Emmerson and hosted in support of Peterborough Cathedral 💒 For info and tickets: drjohannastrong.ca/2025/04/01/the… 🧵

PGR/ECR queenship scholars: "Reconfiguring Bohemian Queenship: Power, Resources, and Effects in ca. 1300-1500" are looking for researchers (2 PT positions or 1 FT), particularly familiar with Central-European queenship, deadline 15 May, Dr Patrik Pastrnak pracuj.upol.cz/nc/zprava/clan…

After the hardest three years, it’s finally done. MA Thesis, Queenship, Royal Infertility and Religious Practice in Late Medieval England submitted ✅ The MA has been incredible. I am beyond grateful to my supervisor Dr Ellie Woodacre and all the history team University of Winchester History Programmes

Absolutely thrilled to announce that my article on sermons published by Catherine of Braganza's command as queen dowager has today been published open access by English Historical Review: academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-ar… . It has been a long time coming, having originally been 1/

On this day in History: 1385 Death of Joan, Dowager Princess of Wales and Countess of Kent. A famed beauty, Joan's marriage 'issues' had scandalised Europe before marrying Edward, the Black Prince. She had 2 - or 3 - husbands, depending on whether you count her marriage to

#RemembranceSunday Royal British Legion To honour those who served, we will offer free travel on Sun 9 Nov to former/current service personnel (in uniform, displaying medals or wearing a Veteran’s badge) travelling between Gosport & Portsmouth to attend Services of Remembrance

Devastated to hear we have lost Pauline Collins. What a lady. What an actress. ❤️

I graduated! Master of Arts in History. It’s been a wonderful journey achieving my BA and MA. Thank you to my amazing lecturers, supervisors, uni friends and my family for your support. Time for the next chapter 🥂👩🏻‍🎓 #graduationday #universityofwinchester #medievalhistorian