Unboxing #ABetterAustralia ⁦Melbourne University Publishing⁩

I loved recording this interview back when I was in California, please check it out - we dug into story craft and the art of writing history as well as Henry V’s life and times youtu.be/E1-lK4ULjNg?si…

Few Medieval women were able to write down their thoughts and feelings. But there are at least four who could, leaving incredible insights into their world. Dr. Eleanor Janega finds out more about their lives and times from Dr Hetta Howes: eu1.hubs.ly/H0d9dhN0 Dr Eleanor Janega

Are you ready? “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” will air from Sunday 10th November at 9pm on BBC1. You aren't going to want to miss this phenomenal finale! #WolfHall #ThomasCromwell #HilaryMantel #HenryVIII

It was a pleasure to speak with Charlotte McCrory about the burial place of Katherine of Aragon. We discussed, among other things, the appearance of the original tomb, how it’s changed over time, & how people have interacted with the site over the years. talkingtudors.podbean.com

Today we've added four major digitised manuscripts to our website. The Moutier-Grandval Bible, Codex Sinaiticus, Chronicle of the Kings of Mann and the Isles; John of Salisbury, Entheticus in Policraticum etc., and the Lindisfarne Gospels are available to view at

Soothingly calm on the eyes. Kilchurn Castle. Loch Awe, Scotland. NMP.

In this clever marginal illustration, the medieval artist has created the illusion of a piece of rope driven through the page and attached on the other side, to support an added line of text. (Harley MS 612, f. 232r-v) blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

Tune into our episode on Charles I, this time we chat to Mark Turnbull Mark Turnbull Author and discuss why this monarch deserves a second look... #ReinventingCharlesI #KeepItStuart #StuartSpotlight #historyonX #historypodcast #civilwar open.spotify.com/episode/6GYT91…

Coming soon on #BlogTour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: 💫The Fugitive's Sword by Eleanor Swift-Hook💫 Discover a riveting, fast-paced adventure that you won't be able to put down! thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2024/12/blog-t… #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalAdventure #ThirtyYearsWar Eleanor Swift-Hook

In honor of MAVEN’s 10 years at Mars, NASA has released a special anniversary poster celebrating the amazing accomplishments of the mission and its journey to study Mars’ upper atmosphere. ➡️Find it here: science.nasa.gov/resource/maven…

Mars! 140 million miles away. Perseverance Rover looks back at the path it has traveled.

Smashwords.com is having their End of Year sale, starting today thru Jan 1! Tons of free or deeply discounted ebooks are available, including my 20 Million Leagues Over the Sea! Grab some reads for your Christmas break!

Want this holiday wreath for your front door? You're going to need a bigger door. This new image of star cluster NGC 602 from Chandra & NASA Webb Telescope is about 175 light-years across and it sparkles with the light from thousands of stars.🎀 More: s.si.edu/wreath

Happy #PublicationDay to Dan Jones whose book #WolvesOfWinter, the second installment of the Essex Dogs trilogy, comes out in paperback in the US today! 😍 "Superb historical fiction, as fresh, vivid and vital as this morning's headlines..."—Lee Child Viking Books

Talk about a trick shot. With a lot of planning and math, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter team managed to catch Curiosity in the act of descending to the Martian surface on Aug. 5, 2012 (Aug. 6 UTC). 1/13

This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme: POWER & LEADERSHIP!

We’re taking a trip back to where it all began. Join us at Unit #1 on September 6th as we celebrate 7 decades of good food, fast service, and unforgettable memories! 💛

when Virginia Woolf said, “Autumn is my season, dear; it is, after all, the season of the soul” and when F. Scott Fitzgerald said, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall” and when Anne Shirley said, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”