Claire Hobson 📚

He's come early! 'a nice mix of narrative drive and scholarly insight' Published yesterday(!), copies are on the way to retailers, and sites are updating. Delivery estimates should change when stock is in. Here though, you can get it NOW & ⭐SAVE 30%⭐ pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II-Har…

Frances Cromwell, daughter of a certain #OliverCromwell If some people had got their way, she'd also have become wife to #CharlesII in the mid-1650s. Picture it. Ollie & Charlie working together as father-in-law & son-in-law in London. Would it have worked? #history #whatif

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Lovely feedback from a listener today regarding Episode 32 - The Siege or Gloucester. It was recorded live at The Gloucester History Festival last year, with John Eeles and Philip Moss. "Just listened to the Gloucester episode & I love the fact the guys are still rightly proud…

Long before the crown, Charles II was just trying to survive war, exile, and chaos this is the real story of how he became the king everyone remembers.

I think that more importantly, Monmouth did not have the contacts in England, or on the continent and he definitely did not have the implied legitimacy of William and Mary. He wound not have been accepted my most of the English population or by the Church or the Lords

#OTD 1685 'Brought to the Scaffold on Tower hill... about 10'Clock. Ketch struck 5 blows, after 1st blow Monmouth turned his head a little & looked up, & after the 2nd or 3rd blow spoke a word or two, when Ketch seemed to intermit or lay down the Axe...' witness Print on my wall

I can't stop laughing at the comment that this portrait makes Charles look like Mr Bean. If only #RowanAtkinson had played #CharlesII – though not in the #MrBean style! 🤣 #comedy #comedyheroes

I think what made me love the Stuart era was the emotional bond of re-enacting it. What fascinates me is the people of the time, their world view, beliefs, values, way of life, etc. It was also the first era with near-photographic art capturing the everyday making it feel real.

#StuartSaturday! Always been fascinated with history from an early age, particularly with old buildings, but I think it was #SamuelPepys’s diary that kicked it off for me!📚Years later I was fortunate to have permission to hold his 1660 diary, all in the Pepys Library, Cambridge.

A Formative Portrait: Review of Claire Hobson's Charles II: From the Cradle to the Throne "Presents Charles as a complex young man, shaped by his extraordinary circumstances." tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-form… @RestorationHat #Stuarts #BookReview

Hear ye! 'Tis time for Stuart Saturday! It's been a week since @StuartHistFest. A week?! It was AMAZING to spend the weekend with people who share a passion for the Stuart period. I've even met a few people who have inspired me! Our theme is: what fascinates you and/or…

Does anyone have any recommendations for a pen to use for signing books? Are marker pens really best? Someone has kindly mentioned Sharpie pens, so that's good, but I'm like Wavy Mavis here.

For now ⏳ #CharlesII is 👛£19.58 @AmazonUK 👛£18.28 @BOOKSetc_online (same 🔗) amazon.co.uk/dp/1399064517 'The book delves into the emotional complexities ... presenting Charles as a complex young man shaped by his extraordinary circumstances.' —⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review by @tonyriches

🎙️NEW EPISODE🎙️ #CavalierCast #Podcast I'm joined by historian and MSP, @murdo_fraser who explores the life & times of Archibald Campbell, Marquess of Argyll. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿How did he fare after the 1660 Restoration? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿The proposed match of his daughter to Charles II 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Rivalry with the…

Ohhhhh.... #17thcentury embroidery samplers 😍 #StuartHistFest

Join James and Murdo as they discuss how a makeshift coronation in war-torn Scotland became a defiant act of nationhood Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/7syDqe… Apple - podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-t…

🗓️ #OnThisDay in 1685, the Monmouth Rebellion ended in defeat at the Battle of Sedgemoor. ⚔️🔥 Discover why this was no 'pitchfork rebellion' with @Warwalks in Series 4. 🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/14f056 #otd #onthisdate #history #podcast #stuart

#OTD 340 years ago, the Duke of Monmouth's army was defeated in the fields between Chedzoy and Westonzoyland, called Sedgemoor. Read the full story on my blog: warwalks.com/mon.../battle-… Image from my books #OneKing1685 and #FightingforLiberty1685 from @Helionbooks

#otd 5 July 1652, the French Royal Army under the Vicomte de Turenne attacks Paris. After initial success they are defeated outside the Bastille by the rebels under the command of Mademoiselle de Montpensier. Inside the city is Lucy Walter the #SecretQueen #ScienceofArms

The Stuart History Festival bids you a warm welcome! The Old Palace, Worcester. Today and Tomorrow. Tickets available: buytickets.at/thestuarthisto…