#StoryofaMurder - straight onto the Sunday Times Bestseller List!

I originally wrote this book in 2021 to make this essential language more accessible to historians and enthusiasts. Now, in 2025, I am mid-way through a PhD transcribing and examining the financial accounts of 13th century Canterbury and have published two further books. By

The brilliant Dr Valerie Schutte is taking part in ‘The Katharine of Aragon Legacy Lectures’ event, which is taking place this weekend! Please join Owen Emmerson & me online for a weekend of talks in support of Peterborough Cathedral. Ticket sales close soon! eventbrite.co.uk/e/historians-s…

Introducing '365 Days with Katherine of Aragon'! I cannot wait to spend a year exploring Katherine's origins, reign & legacy. Weekly lectures, 28 amazing contributors, opening address by the brilliant Dr Elizabeth Norton. Join us! onthetudortrail.com/Blog/2025/04/0…

Calling all women’s history lovers and fans of Katherine of Aragon! For details head to the link below: onthetudortrail.com/Blog/2025/04/0… PS. Thank you to my sister for providing the lovely clips filmed in Spain!

Back in stock for April: 📖 The Final Year of Anne Boleyn by Natalie Grueninger 👑 🛒 Order now and save 20% off the RRP 👉 buff.ly/T0sCFOz

Exciting news! My book, ‘The Final Year of Anne Boleyn’, is now available in paperback in the UK! You can also pre-order a copy via Blackwell’s, which offers free delivery to many countries around the world. Fellow Aussies can also pre-order on Amazon AU.

I loved working with my fellow historians to explore the lives of some of the women from the palaces’ history who haven’t always grabbed the headlines but who truly deserve their moment in the sun. Listen now on the Historic Royal Palaces podcast Claudia Strange hrp.org.uk/podcast

New speaker intro! I’m so excited to share that the brilliant Kate McCaffrey is taking part in next year’s ‘365 Days with Katherine of Aragon’. Kate’s lecture will explore Katherine of Aragon’s faith & her religious books. Click on this link for details! onthetudortrail.com/Blog/2025/04/0…

It was enlightening to chat with food historian Dr Eleanor Barnett about her new book, ‘Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation’. Do not miss this eye-opening and fascinating episode! talkingtudors.podbean.com

📢Hear ye! 'Tis time for a very special #StuartSaturday! Mark Turnbull (Mark Turnbull Author), Dr Erica Canela (Dr. Erica Canela) & I are pleased to announce the first-ever 🎊 STUART HISTORY FESTIVAL 🎊 this July 5th & 6th 2025 at the Old Palace in Worcester. This festival will focus

I’m thrilled to share that the brilliant Owen Emmerson is taking part in next year’s ‘365 Days with Katherine of Aragon’. Dr Emmerson will deliver a series of lectures exploring Katherine’s iconography & image, her patronage of the arts, and her relationship with Anne Boleyn.

I had so much fun chatting about Holbein’s masterpiece with the wonderful Natalie Grueninger The episode is out now! #podcast #holbein #tudors National Gallery

Maria of Aragon, elder sister of Catherine of Aragon depicted beside the west doorway of the church at the monastery of St Jeronimo in Lisbon. As the second wife of Manuel I (widower of her elder sister), she was almost continually pregnant. Her husband later married her niece

I’m thrilled to be teaming up once again with Owen Emmerson to bring you a new online event, The Rise of a Queen. We do hope you'll consider joining us. Learn more and reserve your place! eventbrite.com.au/e/the-rise-of-…

I’m so excited to bring you a new 2-day online event exploring the life of Elizabeth Woodville! Enjoy talks by Susan Higginbotham, Sarah Gristwood, Dr Lacey Bonar Hull, Danie Burton 🇺🇦, Dr Kavita Mudan Finn & Owen Emmerson. Learn more & reserve your place! eventbrite.com.au/e/a-weekend-wi…

So touched to have received an advance copy of Prof. Tracy Borman OBE’s forthcoming book, ‘The Stolen Crown’. It is a forensic, provocative, and typically bold study of the final days of Elizabeth I’s reign. Utterly unputdownable. #TheStolenCrown #ElizabethI #JamesI #JamesVI #Tudor

I am SO EXCITED to be taking part in such an incredible course with such incredible colleagues 🥰 If you’re interested in medieval women, this isn’t one to miss!

Less than a month until my new 2-day online event, 'A Weekend with Elizabeth Woodville', kicks off! Enjoy lectures by Susan Higginbotham, Sarah Gristwood, Dr Lacey Bonar Hull, Dr Kavita Mudan Finn, Danie Burton 🇺🇦 & Owen Emmerson. Join us! eventbrite.com.au/e/140686459286…

New speaker intro! The wonderful Leigh Wakefield is taking part in next year’s ‘365 Days with Katherine of Aragon’. Leigh’s lecture will explore representations of Katherine in popular culture. Early bird offer ends on 31 July, so don't miss out! onthetudortrail.com/Blog/2025/04/0…