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Helene Harrison MA MSc
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Tudor Historian. Writer behind TudorBlogger and BookBlend. Working at Northumbria University Library. Books: • ‘Elizabethan Rebellions’ (2023) • ‘Tudor Executions’ (2024) • ‘The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn’ (2025) Published by Pen and Sword.
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · Jul 27
All of my books together! 😍

You can order them all now - www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Helene-Harri...

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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · 1d
I've just finished reading the newest book from Amanda Harvey Purse ('Henry's Roses: The Lives of Elizabeth of York, Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France') and you can read my review now! #Tudors #History

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Book Review - ‘Henry’s Roses: The Lives of Elizabeth of York, Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France’
By Amanda Harvey Purse
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · 6d
If you missed my live Q&A on Substack with @nathenamin.bsky.social earlier, you can now watch the recording on Substack! Thanks Nathen for inviting me to chat with you.

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The History Sit-Down between Helene Harrison and Nathen Amin
A recording from Helene Harrison and Nathen Amin's live video
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · 13d
Today I've released the first in what I hope will be a new series of posts about the what-ifs of Tudor history - my first explores the question of, what if Anne Boleyn birthed a son in 1536?

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What If … Anne Boleyn had a son in 1536?
Rather than a miscarriage?
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · 18d
Thanks as always for sharing, Tony!
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · 18d
Today I have published a blog post on Hardwick Hall which I originally posted to my blog back in 2022 but have today shared on my Substack, too.

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#Tudors #HardwickHall #BessOfHardwick
Hardwick Hall
More Glass Than Wall!
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · 22d
Today's book review is one I published on my blog back in 2012 but it has now also been posted to my Substack - 'Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions' by G.W. Bernard. The only historian, as far as I'm aware, who believes Anne Boleyn was guilty of adultery!

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Book Review - 'Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions'
By G.W. Bernard
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · 23d
Aww thanks @emilythepoet.bsky.social !! Hope you enjoyed it!
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · 23d
I’m thrilled to have been asked by @claireridgway.bsky.social to appear on her YouTube channel to discuss my newest book ‘The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn’ - I had a lot of fun and thanks Claire for having me!

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Helene Harrison on The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn
YouTube video by The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · 25d
New blog post! Today I'm thrilled to welcome back @writerbeverleya.bsky.social to my blog and Substack, to talk about her new book 'The Race for Elizabeth I's Throne'!

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Guest Post Q&A with Beverley Adams
Author of 'The Race for Elizabeth I’s Throne: Rival Tudor Cousins'
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · 25d
“I won’t let them break me down to dust, I know that there’s a place for us, for we are glorious.”

Never has this song seemed more appropriate #Autism #TheGreatestShowman

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The Greatest Showman | This Is Me (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by 20th Century Studios Indonesia
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · 27d
Autism is a neurological difference in the brain - it is not caused by any kind of pain relief or vaccine, and cannot be ‘cured’. It’s not a disease.

I am not less because I am autistic.

#Autism #Autistic #DifferentNotLess
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · 29d
New blog post! A review of 'Tudor England: A History' by Lucy Wooding which is a fascinating read about Tudor England more generally rather than just the court.

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Book Review - 'Tudor England: A History'
By Lucy Wooding
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · Sep 15
Today's book review is one I published on my blog back in 2012 but it has now also been posted to my Substack - who doesn't adore Eric Ives' work on Anne Boleyn?

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Book Review - 'The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn'
By Eric Ives
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · Sep 13
Oh thank you so much!
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · Sep 13
The American release of my latest book is coming up on 30 September!
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · Sep 13
Eeek, I keep forgetting the American release is coming up! Thank you!
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · Sep 11
Another post about a place that I visited on my trip to Kent last month - Dover Castle! It's such a big site and there is so much there, definitely a full day trip if you're planning a visit!

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#History #Dover
Dover Castle
One of the biggest castle sites I’ve ever visited!
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · Sep 9
If anyone is interested in having me to guest on their blog, either interview-style or me contributing a mini-essay, please let me know!

You can either send me a direct message on here, or drop me an email!

#BlogPosts #GuestInterview
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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · Sep 1
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Special Guest Post by Helene Harrison, Author of The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn
Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US   Mistress. Queen. Reformer. Traitor. Icon. This book is not like any others you might have read on ...
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · Sep 2
I do wish they’d stop with these stupid skits at the beginning of #BakeOff #GBBO
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · Aug 31
A new book review on my blog today - 'A Medieval Cabinet of Curiosities' by Lorris Chevalier. Thanks to Amberley Publishing for gifting me a copy of this for review.

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Book Review - 'A Medieval Cabinet of Curiosities'
By Lorris Chevalier
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · Aug 29
Well I’m 15 minutes in and the film has already changed the entire set-up from the books 🤔 #ThursdayMurderClub
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · Aug 27
Just finished reading 'The Cardinal' by Alison Weir, and my review is now up on my blog and Substack!

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Book Review - 'The Cardinal'
By Alison Weir
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · Aug 23
New book review on my blog and Substack - 'Henry VIII' by Lucy Wooding.

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#Tudors #HenryVIII #BookReview
Book Review - 'Henry VIII'
By Lucy Wooding
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Helene Harrison MA MSc @tudorblogger.bsky.social · Aug 23
Having this morning submitted the manuscript for my fourth book to my publisher, I can now reveal the working title is 'Henry VIII's Quest for an Heir: The King's Great Matter'!

Here's to book 4! 🎉

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