Eleanor Swift-Hook

@emswifthook

#Writer of #17thC #HistoricalFiction The Fugitive's Sword—Lord's Learning http://mybook.to/TheFugitivesSword Lord's Legacy #EnglishCivilWar series @SharpeBooks

Durham, England

Joined June 2016

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Eleanor Swift-Hook@emswifthook · Jun 18

“Another solid, swashbuckling hit” Exiled and condemned to death in England, Philip Lord is thrust into the blood-soaked chaos of 17th-century Europe's most savage wars. To survive, he must navigate treacherous alliances and brutal battles both on land and at sea. Link⏬⏬⏬

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Exiled and condemned to death in England, Philip Lord is thrust into the blood-soaked chaos of 17th-century Europe's most savage wars.
To survive, he must navigate treacherous alliances and brutal battles both on land and at sea.

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Eleanor Swift-Hook@emswifthook · 3 h

Whoever made this list clearly has absolutely no idea of what historians actually do.... ...and even less idea of what authors do. AI cannot replace these either because all it can do is regurgitate what already exists.

FFurkan Gözükara@GozukaraFurkan · Jul 24

Here top 40 professions that will be replaced by AI first and the last, published by Microsoft

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Scarred for Life@ScarredForLife2 · 4 h

"I asked Grok" "I asked ChatGBT" Well I asked Orac from Blake's 7 and he said "THIS IS A GROSS MISUSE AND AN ABSURD WASTE OF MY CAPABILITIES!"

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Mrs Finnegan - 1830s Housekeeper@_Mrs_Finnegan · 13 h

A remedy for toothache I have been told by a German knife-grinder that kissing a donkey can rid you of toothache. I have never known anyone do it, but I would like to watch someone try. From Mrs Finnegan’s Guide to Love, Life and Laxatives amzn.to/44DCWPd

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Tony Riches 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@tonyriches · Jul 13

"BESS Tudor Gentlewoman transports you through time to experience these forgotten stories of survival, love and, above all, hope." mybook.to/BESS #Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #BookReview

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Judith Arnopp 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@JudithArnopp · 15 h

"One of the best books I have ever read! Almost the whole of English history, told through the eyes of generations and generations of the same family." - Review mybook.to/tboh #HistoricalFiction

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Rosemary Hayes@HayesRosemary · 8 h

'A masterful blend of history and heart-pounding adventure.' Special BookBub deal! The second book in my 'Soldier Spy' series, 'The King's Agent' is on offer today! Grab one while you can! #NapoleonicSpies #SoldierSpyTrilogy #histfic #NineteenthCentury

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Eleanor Swift-Hook@emswifthook · 8 h

For some reason, I'm not convinced that this is a genuine naval gun...

AAIC: Arms, Armor, Medieval, and Renaissance@aic_armor · 13 h

Naval Gun with Carriage #artbots #aic

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timwalker1666@timwalker1666 · Jul 25

Another great review of my new book, this time by @SimonJLeonard on the latest leg of my blog tour... #BlogTour The Trials of Arthur Whitty by Tim Walker @timwalker1666 blackbooks2017.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/blo…

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vor400 (1625)@vor400 · 9 h

Bremen, 26. Juli 1625 Emmerich: von Anhold und Graf Johann von Nassau mit 10.000 / 2.000 beim Schloß Dorn übern Pass gekommen. Die 70 Mansfeldische Reiter und 50 Musketiere, die den Pass verwahren sollten, teils niedergehauen, teils gefangen. ... 1/5

Eleanor Swift-Hook@emswifthook · 11 h

A glorious evening,15 August in Newark

�𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧@KingCharlesIRTN · Jul 25

📯 Event Announcement 📯 Travelling back to 1640s... I'll be appearing at a banquet in my honour at one of Englands most amazing ancient buildings - The Governor's House #Newark Join me for a truly historical evening! #KingCharles #CharlesI #Nottinghamshire #History #Food #Drink

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Cameron Maclean@CMaclean96 · 14 h

Charles I is depicted on horseback on this silver crown. The city of Oxford, where this coin was minted in 1644, appears beneath the king’s horse. While common in parts of Europe, this is the only English coin to feature a cityscape. From the Hunterian.

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Vincenzo DM@DM_Vincenzo · 9 h

Did you know one of the largest cities in late medieval Europe was not London or Cologne, but Ghent, with only Paris to top the list. Photo: the invisible tourist.

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Eleanor Swift-Hook@emswifthook · 14 h

Your last weekend to snag NAMING THE DEAD - Alexander Baxby Mystery 2 - for 99p/99c

SSharpe Books@SharpeBooks · 15 h

#KindleDeals #99p Naming the Dead, by @kjhaden17 "A well-researched, well-formed mystery." amazon.co.uk/Naming-Dead-Al… #crimefiction #tudors #kindleseries

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Fiona Forsyth@for_fi · 14 h

I am rather chuffed to find that @CriFiLover is giving away a copy of Death and the Port today! Make sure you sign up to their excellent newsletter too. facebook.com/CrimeFictionLo…

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Eleanor Swift-Hook@emswifthook · 8 h

Reports in Bremen say Tilly has suffered a setback at the hands of Brunswick!

vvor400 (1625)@vor400 · 16 h

Bremen, 26. Juli 1625 Herzog von Braunschweig hat zur Beschützung seines Landes 18.000 zu Fuß / 2.500 Pferd gemustert. Dazu 400 Bauern, die Pässe und Wälder zerhauen - denn unlängst 2 Wallonen gefangen, die das Land auskundschaften wollten. ... 1/2

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Tony Riches 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@tonyriches · 11 h

Discover the real story of adventurer, courtier, explorer and poet, Sir Walter Raleigh, who has been called the last true Elizabethan. mybook.to/Raleigh #Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction

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Eleanor Swift-Hook@emswifthook · 8 h

Wallenstein's troops march from Prague, allegedly with more camp followers - women and children - than soldiers...

vvor400 (1625)@vor400 · 17 h

Prag, 26. Juli 1625 Truppen. Schlick Regiment mit 8 Kanonen, Wallenstein Pagagi (Gebäck) u.a. mit 6 Eseln Silber und dem meisten Hofgesind nach Eger gezogen. Fürst heute mit Kürissern usw gefolgt. Auch Munition, Schanz- und Kriegszeug nach Eger. ... 1/3

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Eleanor Swift-Hook@emswifthook · 8 h

Why I love Durham...

DDurham Cathedral@durhamcathedral · 15 h

The iconic view of Durham Cathedral 🙌 📷 Graeme Hall

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Rosemary Hayes@HayesRosemary · 13 h

'A masterful blend of history and heart-pounding adventure' The second book in my 'Soldier Spy' series, 'The King's Agent' is on offer today! Grab one while you can! #NapoleonicSpies #SoldierSpyTrilogy #histfic #NineteenthCentury

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Mark Turnbull Author@1642Author · 16 h

📅#OTD 1643, #Bristol. Princes Maurice and Rupert, in the early hours, jointly led an assault upon Bristol. Maurice (south of the city) passed ‘from regiment to regiment encouraging the soldiers [and] desiring officers to keep their companies by their colours’. Rupert (to the…

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