22 August 1485 #OTD the Battle of #Bosworth Field. Henry Tudor’s victory over Richard III sees the end of the War of the Roses and the beginning of the #Tudor reign

#OTD 31 Aug 1422, Henry V of England died at Château de Vincennes in #France. After only 9 years on the throne and 2 years of marriage, he left behind his wife Catherine of Valois and one son who succeeded him as Henry VI. #medieval #englishhistory

#OTD in 1598, King Philip II of Spain receives #Catholic sacraments and dies days later on 13 September. Throughout his life, Philip also held the titles of King of #Portugal, King of #Naples & #Sicily as well as King of #England and #Ireland while married to Mary I.

#OTD 1 Sep 1422, 9-month-old Henry VI became the youngest person to succeed the throne of England. A few months later he succeeded to the French throne on the death of his grandfather, Charles VI. He is the only English monarch to also be crowned King of France. #waroftheroses

#OTD after midnight on 2 Sep1666 the Great Fire of #London began burning at the bakery of Thomas Farriner on Pudding Lane. A monument to the fire was later erected in Pudding Lane which in part read "Here by permission of heaven, hell broke loose upon this Protestant city"

#spring has well and truly arrived in Sydney 💕🌸

New #historyblog up - all about Oliver Cromwell and the significance of 3 September. #OTD #womenshistorycircle damascena.com.au/oliver-cromwel…

How different would history have been had Edward VI died at 50, leaving three thriving sons behind him? What would have happened if Mary I had given birth to a healthy Habsburg boy?

Thank you Pen and Sword Pub for the opportunity to review Annie Whitehead Author FRHistS new book! Loved it! damascena.com.au/review-women-o…

#OTD in 1701, James II and VII died of a brain haemorrhage. Following his death, his son James Francis Edward Stuart (The Old Pretender) became the #Jacobite claimant to the throne.

Only need 6 more downloads on my Stories of the Tudors Podcast to reach my target of 50,000 buff.ly/3d6ULcb #Tudors #podcasts

This is just so heartbreaking. We’d love to be visiting... if only Sydney wasn’t so far away 😢

I've finally got around to launching my facebook page! If you haven't already, please give it a like and follow along with my 'down-the-rabbit-hole' historical stories! facebook.com/damascena.jess #historygirls #historyblogger #womenshistorycircle

Was wonderful to be part of the Women of Power blog tour!