Happy death day to Henry VIII, died #OTD in 1547. The antagonist of my #Tudor novel Shackled To A Ghost although poor Erasmus and Thomas More don't realise that until quite late... #HistoricalFiction #HistFic on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited on 7 February!

George III died #OTD in 1820. Was he a tyrant? Or a man acting according to precedent? H.T. Dickinson argues neither view accounts for the fluidity of the British constitution👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11… We're making this article free- stay tuned! The Georgian Lords

Searching for a book on Elizabeth I in the University of York library, I happened upon one of my own - complete with student marginalia on the competence of Edward VI to rule. #Tudors

It’s on the door, so it must be true

2 year fixed term - Lecturer in Early Modern Art History (1400-1800) - AC2505RXLS at University of St Andrews jobs.ac.uk/job/DLU715/lec…

The late 15th century ‘Middleham Jewel’. The jewel was found by a metal detectorist in 1985, near Middleham Castle in North Yorkshire. The jewel is now part of the collections at the Yorkshire Museum in York. 📷 My own. #FindsFriday #Medieval #Yorkshire

This one comes with membership of the SCR at Christ Church: McDonald Centre Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Christian Ethics at University of Oxford jobs.ac.uk/job/DLV997/mcd…

#Spycraft 'is one of the most important contributions to the ordinary history of intelligence that has begun to emerge in recent scholarship. But [it] also questions the way in which history is written .. a must-read for anyone interested in historiography and intelligence'. 🫶

# Tudors ⁦University of York History Department⁩

fans of early modern church music, stained glass, and debates over the presence of crucifixes in royal churches, look no further - my new article, in the Journal of Ecclesiastical History, below! Thanks to reviewers, draft-readers, and seminar audiences! doi.org/10.1017/S00220…

Cornwall, Oxford, York (the bookmark, stained glass from St Lawrence’s) ⁦Petroc Trelawny⁩

Just advertised - Head of Collections at the Society of Antiquaries of London: sal.org.uk/about-us/vacan…

Trelawny's Cornwall is out in paperback on May 29th. Pre-order now from your local bookshop. Meanwhile I'll be appearing The du Maurier Fowey Literary Festival this Saturday (May 17th) at 2pm and at the Bude Literary Festival this Sunday (May 18th) at 1pm. Maybe see you there ? W&N

Is that the first ever mention of Indian Queens on the breakfast show Petroc Trelawny ? Your spirit lives on BBC Radio 3

give yourself a richly satisfying two-and-a-half minutes and transport yourself to Kynance Cove on the Lizard Peninsula. A treat for the eyes - and great to see a hungry chough getting lunch. One for Tom McKinney @bbcradio3

Excellent lecture by John Cooper. Do watch.

The Waterstones #WPreorder sale is now on You can get 25% off some of our best forthcoming Non-Fiction by pre-ordering with code SUMMER25 Kate Kennedy Michael Livingston Lauren Johnson Prof. Frank McDonough Adam LeBor - wordsmith of all trades John Cooper Dr Linda Porter Franny Moyle Buy now tidd.ly/46q7sNP

The Waterstones #WPreorder sale ends today! You can get 25% off some of our forthcoming Non-Fiction by pre-ordering with code: SUMMER25 Kate Kennedy Michael Livingston Lauren Johnson Prof. Frank McDonough Adam LeBor - wordsmith of all trades John Cooper Dr Linda Porter Franny Moyle Buy now: tidd.ly/46q7sNP