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Dr Elena (Ellie) Woodacre

@ewoodacre.bsky.social

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Royal Studies scholar, interested in monarchy (particularly queens!) in all periods and places. Always spinning a few too many plates for my own good, and admit to having a soft spot for a good G&T

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 6d

New podcast episode! @ewoodacre.bsky.social interviews Professor Nwando Achebe and Lydia Amoah, discussing the distinctive features of African queenship, including :

royal women from across African history from ancient Egypt and Kush to the recent death of the Asantehemaa in Ghana.

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Teaching Medieval Women @teachmedwomen.bsky.social · 8d

Yesterday TMW's own Natasha Hodgson @nrhodgson-hist.bsky.social spoke with Naga Munchetty and Shalina Patel on @bbc5live.bsky.social about the recent @endsexisminschools.bsky.social report on the limited representation of women in the History curriculum. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (starts at 2:19:35)

Naga Munchetty - 01/10/2025 - BBC Sounds

Naga Munchetty speaks to Richard Osman, Kate Mosse and Care Minister Stephen Kinnock.

bbc.co.uk

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 8d

Most key stage 3 history lessons don’t feature any women, research shows. Teachers tell Tes about the changes they are making to address this gender imbalance in the curriculum

Why are women missing from school history?

The extent to which history lessons ignore female figures has been revealed by new research. Here, teachers share the changes they are making to address this gender imbalance

www.tes.com

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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 10d

Want to know more about the sorts of benefits that working with @vch-home.bsky.social could have, particularly for Early Career Researchers? Take a look at this blog. #Skystorians

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Dr. Erika Graham-Goering @jeanneologist.bsky.social · 11d

It's Michaelmas, so it's also the anniversary of the battle of Auray (1364), which marked the beginning of the end of the Breton War of Succession begun 23 years earlier. And you know what? Let's mark it with a 🚨BOOK GIVEAWAY🚨 this time! (Charles de Blois has never had a stranger memorial...)

photo of two book covers, one called "Princely Power in Late Medieval France: Jeanne de Penthièvre and the War for Brittany", and one called "Gendered Reputations and Aristocratic Partnership: Re-Presenting the Breton Civil War from the Fourteenth to Sixteenth Centuries", both by Erika Graham-Goering. Princely Power has a green cover with a picture of a medieval document and green wax seal, while Gendered Reputations has a grey cover with a medieval drawing of a crowd of people raising their hands to a man and woman couple.

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End Sexism In Schools @endsexisminschools.bsky.social · 16d

We’re launching the results of our research into gender balance in the History curriculum today.

The report - The Great History Heist: Reclaiming Women’s Place in the History Curriculum - found only 12% of History lessons feature women as their main focus. 59% featured no women at all.

Sexism in the History Curriculum - End Sexism in Schools

End Sexism In School’s second crowd research project is looking into the History curriculum taught at KS3 (years 7-9) in England and Wales.

endsexisminschools.org.uk

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 20d

Join @ewoodacre.bsky.social for her interview with three of the organizing team for the Kings & Queens 15 (to be held Sept 2-4 2026) in Prague, hosted by the Czech Academy of Sciences @historickyustav.bsky.social.

The discussion delves into the theme of "KINGS, QUEENS AND DYNASTIES IN PERIL"

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Dr Elena (Ellie) Woodacre @ewoodacre.bsky.social · 20d

It is a much needed book, we definitely need to see more work on global queenship—this book is a great way to inspire readers to find out more about queens and queenship around the world, in every era!

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you to everyone that attended our last session! Our next Digital Seminar Series seminar is on October 20 (date changed from the 21st) at 6pm UK time. Join Julia Hamilton’s talk on ‘All that’s Rich’: The Intended Meanings of Luxury Goods in Stuart Interiors.

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 22d

ANU Fellowship Opportunities: 'Why Monarchy Endures: Answers from the Ancient Mediterranean World'

Get your abstracts in by the end of the month!

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Dr Elizabeth Norton @enortonhistory.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you to @ewoodacre.bsky.social for her endorsement of Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy. Elena Woodacre is a leading queenship studies expert, so it was absolute honour that she liked the book.

‘A much-needed book’
@wearefootnote.bsky.social #womenwhoruledtheworld

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Sarah Betts @wromantichistry.bsky.social · 24d

CALL FOR CLUSTER PROPOSALS

A few years ago @ewoodacre.bsky.social and I decided to have a go at developing a new cluster feature at Royal Studies Journal - a collection of shortform pieces on a @royalstudies.bsky.social theme published as a single large item in the journal's December issue...

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Dr Elena (Ellie) Woodacre @ewoodacre.bsky.social · 29d

If you missed @hnewsome-chandler.bsky.social ‘s book launch today, don’t despair—for a limited time her excellent edition of Margaret Tudor’s holograph letters is free to download, such a fantastic resource for queenship/Tudor/Scottish history scholars! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Latest volume | Royal Historical Society Camden Fifth Series | Cambridge Core

Royal Historical Society Camden Fifth Series

www.cambridge.org

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Dr Elena (Ellie) Woodacre @ewoodacre.bsky.social · Sep 9

So looking forward to the book launch for this fantastic edition of Margaret Tudor’s letters tomorrow— @hnewsome-chandler.bsky.social and I will be ‘in conversation about the book, the fascinating features of Margaret’s correspondence and what it reveals about the practice of queenship 👸

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Dr Elena (Ellie) Woodacre @ewoodacre.bsky.social · Sep 5

What a wonderful book launch for a fabulous book, great to see this new work on global female rulers out in the world, hurray @enortonhistory.bsky.social !!

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · Sep 5

New podcast episode available in French! Join our host @vic-de-valois.bsky.social and guest speaker Fanny Giraudier as they discuss the "Violence à la cour française" conference.

Listen here or on your favourite podcast platform : www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · Sep 5

Nouvel épisode disponible ! Notre hôte @vic-de-valois.bsky.social reçoit Fanny Giraudier pour revenir sur le colloque "Violence à la cour française".

Écoutez dès maintenant sur votre plateforme de podcast préférée !
www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...

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Dr Elizabeth Norton @enortonhistory.bsky.social · Sep 4

Wonderful to get such great feedback for Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy @wearefootnote.bsky.social
@ewoodacre.bsky.social @lizfremantle.bsky.social

#womenwhoruledtheworld

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · Aug 27

Honours and HDR Opportunities for Ancient Monarchy Projects at the Australian National University! Deadlines at the end of September

Full info here: study.anu.edu.au/scholarships...

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · Aug 25

Don't forget to get your Leeds IMC 2026 royal studies proposals in before the 15th of September #IMC2026

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · Aug 22

Join @ewoodacre.bsky.social and Dr. Peter Stiffell to discuss his research on the imagery and iconography of Mary I, Mary's reputation as "Bloody Mary", and an exciting new discovery

Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · Aug 8

Join @ewoodacre.bsky.social for her conversation with Emma Cahill Marrón about the pop up exhibition at the @britishmuseum.bsky.social 'Faces of Eternity', running until mid October.

Links and info in the comments!

#royalstudies #podcast #exhibition

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Dr Helen Newsome-Chandler @hnewsome-chandler.bsky.social · Aug 6

My book is alive (online)!

Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Aug 6

New: 'The Holograph Letters of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots (1489-1541)' bit.ly/4mtRQgS

The Society's latest Camden volume of primary sources presents the 115 holograph letters of Margaret Tudor. This new edition, by Helen Newsome-Chandler, is an unprecedented epistolary archive 1/2 #Skystorians

The Letters of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots: new Camden volume published - RHS

The Society is very pleased to announced publication of its latest Camden series volume: The Holograph Letters of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots (1489-1541), edited by Helen Newsome-Chandler. This vol...

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Dr Elena (Ellie) Woodacre @ewoodacre.bsky.social · Jul 30

So looking forward to this! ❤️

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · Jul 30

CfP related to Royal Studies for @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026. Get your proposals in before the 25th September!

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Dr Helen Newsome-Chandler @hnewsome-chandler.bsky.social · Jul 29

📖I'm having an online book launch with @ewoodacre.bsky.social and @srsrensoc.bsky.social
for my @royalhistsoc.org Camden Edition of 'The Holograph Letters of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots' (out 8 Aug).

🗓️10 Sept 2025
⏰17.00BST/12.00EDT/18.00CEST

Register here: shorturl.at/Z6zfN

Please join us!

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · Jul 25

Join @ewoodacre.bsky.social for her Interview with the Royal Studies Journal Article Prize Winner 2025, Patrik Pastrnak, on the latest episode of our podcast! Links to the podcast and Pastrnak's work in the comments

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Teaching Medieval Women @teachmedwomen.bsky.social · Jul 22

In our latest animated short for KS3 History students (and History peeps in general), @nrhodgson-hist.bsky.social and @ewoodacre.bsky.social explain 'Corporate Monarchy' (or how monarchs relied on those closest to them to help them rule), using the examples of Töregene Khatun and Eleni of Ethiopia.

Teaching Medieval Women: Corporate Monarchy

YouTube video by Teaching Medieval Women

www.youtube.com

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Dr Elena (Ellie) Woodacre @ewoodacre.bsky.social · Jul 12

A rather hot but otherwise excellent afternoon visiting the #Faces4Eternity exhibition @britishmuseum.bsky.social with @emmacahillmarron.bsky.social yesterday! Definitely recommend a visit if you are in London between now and mid October and are interested in #queenship 👸

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Dr Elena (Ellie) Woodacre @ewoodacre.bsky.social · Jul 9

An intense 24 hours at #imc2025 — only time I’ve gone the 1 day route. Lovely to see the folks @archumanities.bsky.social & Laura @routledgehistory.bsky.social + enjoyed the craft fair, sessions from Noblewomen Network & Educating Elite Women, chatting @teachmedwomen.bsky.social at the roundtable

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