👑 Check out the first stop on the Charles II’s Portuguese Queen blog tour, hosted by Andrea Zuvich: 💬 ‘Catherine of Braganza’s Agency as Queen’ – A guest post by Susan Abernethy 👀 Read it here 👉 buff.ly/qYoAeor

*Livestream Ticket Holders* If you purchased livestream tickets for The Stuart History Festival 5/6 July, and did not manage to watch all of the talks, please contact us for recordings of those you missed!

0725-153 Postdoctoral Research Associate (16th-18th century focus) - Inclusive Histories - Jobs at Royal Holloway jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…

I'm happy to be a hostess to one of Susan Abernethy's guest posts on her blog tour for Charles II's Portuguese Queen: The Legacy of Catherine of Braganza: andreazuvich.com/history/cather…

In issue 28's 'Historical Heroes' section 👇 Read my article about Prince Rupert. Often portrayed as a hero and a villain, his character and creativity weave him into the fabric of his era. The prince's faults attract as much interest as his finer points.

Hear ye! 'Tis time for #StuartSaturday! Our theme is all about Queen Anne, who died 1st August 1714. What do you think of her reign?

In dit boek (verschijnt 5/8) is er niet alleen aandacht voor bekende zeehelden zoals De Ruyter en Tromp, maar komen ook onbekende zeehelden uit de 17e eeuw aan bod. De auteur beschrijft tevens het aandeel van zeehelden in de slavenhandel en de rol van vrouwen op de oorlogsvloot.

Absolutely thrilled to announce that my article on sermons published by Catherine of Braganza's command as queen dowager has today been published open access by English Historical Review: academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-ar… . It has been a long time coming, having originally been 1/

This is a great read along with a superb visual treat of lots of beautiful Stuart portraits.

Looking forward to reading it when it comes out, about time there was a new account about Mary of Modena

Sunday evening, after a busy day at work and a little time to read the latest from Catholic Record Society

#CFP for the 2026 Conference of the History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland, on the theme of Women Religious: Patronage & Networks from Medieval to Modern at Queen Mary University of London Please share widely #nuntastic #catholichistory historyofwomenreligious.org/call-for-paper…

Titus Oates was removed from his prison on 11th August1688 to stand in the pillory at Charing Cross in accordance with his punishment for inventing 'Popish' plots, his punishment is why there was the inclusion of banning cruel and unusual punishments in the declaration of rights

Although pardoned by the Whigs Parliament and received a pension, it is important to remember that he was a conspiracist responsible for at least 15 people being executed and huge amounts of religious unrest and violence

#OTD 1688, the ecclesiastical commission instructed all chancellors, archdeacons, commissioners, and officials to declare if there churches had read out James II 's declaration for liberty of conscience and to report the names of the reactors, Parsons, etc #earlymodern #Stuarts

My manuscript of my latest book 'The Williamite invasion of 1688, The Last Successful Invasion of England', is finished, done, completed, just sent it for a final read through before submitting to my publishers #TheWilliamiteInvasionof1688 Helion & Company Ltd

#DateForTheDiary An author event, coming up with Dr Erica Canela: 📖 Zealous: A Darker side of Early Quakers 🗓️ Saturday, 11 October 🕰️ 5.30pm 📍Books on the Hill, Clevedon 🔗 buff.ly/BHkMEcW

Delighted to announce the 5th volume in the series will be published in January! Click here for details about the forthcoming 'Catholic Print Networks in Restoration London, 1660-1688' by Dr Chelsea Reutcke boydellandbrewer.com/book/catholic-… #twitterstorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory

Position still stands so please do let me know if anyone needs a temporary tutor or freelance researcher after October.

Don't think Hugo is happy with my engagement with him this evening #GoldenRetrievers