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Historical Fiction Author from Pembrokeshire, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 www.tonyriches.com Visit my #Writing #Blog The Writing Desk https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/ #Podcast https://tonyriches.podbean.com/ #Tudors #Elizabethan #HistoricalFiction

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 9d

“Richly researched, beautifully told.” Bess – Tudor Gentlewoman captures the hidden lives of the Elizabethan world.

mybook.to/BESS

#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #Histfic #Audiobooks

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 6h

#NewRelease!

January 1536
The King is dead... but who will live long now?

A fateful accident on the jousting field leaves Henry VIII dead and his country trembling on the edge of chaos...

All the King's Bastards £3.99 #Free #KU!
#Histfic #SpeculativeFic
#Booksky #Tudor 💙📚💙
amzn.eu/d/5wpjqZU

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 7h

Guest Post by Claire Hobson, Author of Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown: Revolution, conspiracy, sex, ceremony and the secrets of royal childhood - some surprises to be found in Restoration history. tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/10/spec... @restorationhat.bsky.social #Stuarts #History

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 8h

Henry – Book Three of the Tudor Trilogy: "A fascinating look at the life of Henry VII, the first Tudor king. Highly recommended." (Amazon review)

mybook.to/HENRY-Book-T...

#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 18h

⚔️ Power. Loyalty. Survival. Jasper – Book Two of the Tudor Trilogy takes you deep into the perilous world of 15th-century England, where every choice shapes a dynasty.

mybook.to/JasperBook2

#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited

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Elizabeth St.John 📚💙📜Author and Historian @elizabethstjohn.bsky.social · 21h

Judith Arnopp's perspective on Henry VIII as both a historian and a novelist makes him both accessible and understandable. While I can't imagine spending 5+ years inside his head writing a trilogy, @jarnopp.bsky.social doesn't just pull it off, she rocks it!
#Tudors #GreatHistoricalFiction

Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 1d

In one from the archive I chat with @elizabethstjohn.bsky.social about A Matter of Conscience which incidentally is 99p at the moment!

www.elizabethjstjohn.com/judith-arnop...

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Judith Arnopp | New Release | A Matter of Conscience - Elizabeth St.John

Judith Arnopp is a master storyteller, talented gardener, and an inspirational re-enactor. I’m so happy to have Judith on Author Chats today, for I’ve loved her books for a long time, and have been ea...

www.elizabethjstjohn.com

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 20h

'Tudor Historical Fiction just as I like it! - Book Review

http://author.to/juditharnoppbooks

##HistoricalFiction ##Tudors ##HenryVIII

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 19h

Welsh servant Owen Tudor secretly marries the widowed Queen Catherine of Valois - and against impossible odds they change history with a new dynasty: the Tudors

mybook.to/Owen

#HistoricalFiction #Tudors #KindleUnlimited

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 19h

The Tudor Blogger: What If … Anne Boleyn had a son in 1536? Rather than a miscarriage? tudorblogger.substack.com/p/what-if-an... @tudorblogger.bsky.social #Tudors

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 23h

Special Guest Post by Melita Thomas, Author of 1000 Tudor People tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/10/spec... @melitat.bsky.social #Tudors #History

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 1d

Henry VIII, in his own words. Read now for only 99p!

http://mybook.to/amoc

##HistoricalFiction ##Tudors ##HenryVIII ##AmazonDeals

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1d

The Secret Diary of Eleanor Cobham: A young duchess is found guilty of sorcery and witchcraft. Centuries later her secret diary is discovered hidden under floorboards in Beaumaris Castle and her true story can be told.

mybook.to/SecretDiary

#HistoricalFiction #audiobooks

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 1d

'This is not a gentle book. It's not about nuns praying over candles. Life was hard.' 'I loved this story. History brought to life by Judith Arnopp.' - #Review

mybook.to/sistersofarden

Also on #Audible~ narrated by
@alexleeaudio

#HistoricalFiction

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1d

Get well soon Judith

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1d

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✮ ( ¸.•´✶ Katherine - Tudor Duchess
(The Brandon Trilogy Book 3)
By Tony Riches *´¨✫

maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/10/kath...

#HistoricalFiction #Tudors #Booksky 💙📚

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 1d

The novel leads with the history, focusing on the events leading up to and the people involved in the Wars of the Roses. It’s a meaty and substantial read whilst being digestible and thrilling. - ##Review

http://mybook.to/mhhnf

##HistoricalFiction ##WOTR ##medieval ##NewRelease

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1d

10 Medieval Studies’ Articles Published Last Month www.medievalists.net/2025/10/medi... @medievalists.bsky.social

10 Medieval Studies’ Articles Published Last Month - Medievalists.net

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in September, which include pieces focusing on medieval England and Poland.

www.medievalists.net

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Carol Ann Lloyd @shakeuphistory.bsky.social · 2d

Marguerite of Anjou
In October 1470, Henry VI is restored to his crown, thanks in part to Marguerite’s efforts.
Marguerite had led the charge for Henry VI and their son Prince Edward after Henry became ill.
She was recognized as the power behind the king and hated by the Yorkists

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Judith Arnopp @jarnopp.bsky.social · 1d

Perkin Warbeck suffered a traitor's death but what if ... he really was one of the lost princes in the tower

http://mybook.to/asongofsixpence

##HistoricalFiction

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1d

A New History of the Fourteenth Century with Helen Carr www.medievalists.net/2025/10/a-ne... @helencarr.bsky.social @medievalists.bsky.social #Medieval #Podcast #History

A New History of the Fourteenth Century with Helen Carr - Medievalists.net

The fourteenth-century is one of the most turbulent periods in European history. Famine, war, plague, royal depositions – you name it, this century’s got it. This week, Danièle speaks with Helen Carr ...

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1d

Frances – Tudor Countess, daughter of the Queen’s Spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham

“A thrilling portrait of a remarkable woman who witnessed the key events of Elizabethan England.”

mybook.to/Frances-Tudo...

#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1d

The story of ‘Witchfinder General’ Matthew Hopkins is firmly imprinted in the public consciousness. So, why is his assistant John Stearne so often forgotten? www.history.co.uk/articles/joh... @skyhistory.bsky.social

John Stearne: The Witchfinder General’s right-hand man

The story of ‘Witchfinder General’ Matthew Hopkins is firmly imprinted in the public consciousness. So, why is his assistant John Stearne so often forgotten?

www.history.co.uk

Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 2d

Special Guest Post by Claire Hobson, Author of Charles II: From the Cradle to the Crown ~ now available on Kindle tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/10/spec... @restorationhat.bsky.social #Stuarts #BookLaunch

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 2d

Guest post Monday: How the Cheapside Hoard lifted the veil on Elizabethan society thehistoryjar.com/2025/10/06/g... #Elizabethan #Tudors #History

Guest post Monday: How the Cheapside Hoard lifted the veil on Elizabethan society - The History Jar

Today I’m delighted to welcome Sam Mee to the History Jar. It’s always interesting to meet people who have a specialist field of interest. He is the founder of the Antique Ring Boutique (https://www.a...

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Alexandra Walsh - Author @purplemermaid25.bsky.social · 2d

What secrets connected Jane Seymour and Anne Boleyn?

Second cousins through their mothers, Anne and Jane both married Henry VIII. One was executed to make room for the other but what secrets did they share as Anne waited for the swing of the sword?

@saperebooks.bsky.social @wfhowes.bsky.social

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neildavieswriter.bsky.social @neildavieswriter.bsky.social · 2d

My new website is ready! Please take a look!

neildavieswriter-fdjoc.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/w...

Welcome!

Hello and thanks dropping in! I’m Neil Davies — writer, teacher, campervanner and full-time tinkerer with words. Here in my little corner of the internet is where I’ll be sharing my stories, writin…

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