Kate McCaffrey

We discovered Thomas Cromwell’s Book of Hours…and it’s the book painted on Cromwell’s desk by Hans Holbein the Younger in his famous portrait of Cromwell!! @hevercastle @DrOwenEmmerson Solving a 500 year old mystery - A THREAD (1/9)

POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY! @bodleianlibs are advertising a full-time 6-month postdoc position to work with Andrew Dunning on redeveloping the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain project as a sustainable, open-access digital resource for manuscript studies. 🖊️ Apply by 14 July

#Onthisday, precisely 490 years ago, Thomas More was tried for treason. Today, my biography of More is out in Canada and the US. "I ask only this of the great good God, that by His help I may be able to persevere in my right opinion until death." simonandschuster.com/books/Thomas-M…

A heartfelt appeal to any fellow @ChalkeFestival attendees on Sun 29th June: I lost a large plain silver ring (Birmingham 2000, size Z). It’s dented and worn, not worth much, but means a great deal to me. Please do contact me if found. Thanks so much! #ChalkeHistoryFestival

What an honour to present a paper at the Early Book Society Conference, held at New York University! Feeling very inspired by the reaction to my research, and the many wonderful panels I’ve attended thus far ✨

Thrilled to see this exquisite C16th panel portrait of William Carey on display at Hever Castle! As Mary Boleyn’s first husband, William likely knew Hever well, making its paring with Hever’s portrait of Mary truly special and evocative. Do come and see him! #HeverCastle

Most come to #HeverCastle for the history - Josh Widdicombe came to meet the fam! In 2021, I had the joy of telling Josh that he’s descended from Mary Boleyn on BBC’s @WDYTYA_UK. Today, he unveiled a 16th century portrait of her husband, William Carey - Josh’s 14x great-gramps!

Thrilled to see our exciting new portrait acquisition at Hever Castle in The Times today! A rare portrait of William Carey will be launched to the public on Sunday 22nd June - the anniversary of his death. He’ll be reunited with his wife, Mary Boleyn, in Hever’s Great Chamber 🎨

I had such a fun time attending this year's @MEMS_Festival at the University of Kent! I really enjoyed meeting so many early modernists, especially @kateemccaffrey, and hearing about their research! I loved Ashlie Newcombe's talk on the 1534 "Moost Happi" medal of Anne Boleyn

The final @MEMS_Festival programme is now available! Registration is still open, so get yourselves to Kent this week for a fab schedule of talks and events!

‼️Our programme is live! Join us for two amazing days of presentations and workshops at this year’s MEMS Festival! Register your interest at the 🔗 in our bio and check out our full program on our instagram @mems_festival.

We thoroughly enjoyed celebrating Helen Carr’s brilliant new book, ‘Sceptred Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth Century’ last night, with some wonderful company 💜 @DrOwenEmmerson @NicolaTallis @kateemccaffrey @lukepepera @ARJ_Hawkins

This week on our Patreon…@kateemccaffrey gives insights into her groundbreaking research into Anne Boleyn’s Book of Hours 😍 Subscribe to enjoy weekly history content, through the link in our bio! 💜

We had such a fabulous evening celebrating the launch of brilliant Alison’s new novel, ‘The Cardinal’. Make sure you grab your copy, it’s out now!! 📚🥂

📖 “Remember me when you do pray…” Tomorrow, 19th May - 489 years to the day since #AnneBoleyn’s execution - her Books of Hours will be displayed at #HeverCastle, open to her signed inscriptions. See the words she left behind, just for one day. #InternationalMuseumDay

I cannot recommend this highly enough. An absolutely stunning presenting debut by the wonderful @NicolaTallis It brings the future Virgin Queen to life like never before and it was a privilege to be part of it. Watch now on @HistoryHit ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #elizabethi #tudors

An unforgettable moment with @kateemccaffrey at #HeverCastle. Holding #AnneBoleyn’s Books of Hours-signed, inscribed, & bearing her DNA-never gets old. They are a redolent portal into Anne’s world, faith, & legacy. We filmed content especially for YOU-stay tuned to Hever’s IG 💖

I couldn’t be more excited to announce the extraordinarily gifted team of historians that @kateemccaffrey and I have in store for this year’s History Festival at Hever Castle (@heverfestival). You can find out more, here: heverfestival.co.uk/index.php/perf…

This week on our Patreon…@kateemccaffrey discusses the extraordinary life of the medieval mystic, Margery Kempe! Join us through the link in our bio for new history content every single week 💜

I’m honoured to be part of this incredible 365 day event taking place next year, celebrating Queen Katherine of Aragon 👑 More info and ticket details are here: onthetudortrail.com/Blog/2025/04/0… 💖

The Katharine of Aragon Legacy Lectures begins tomorrow! Join @OntheTudorTrail and me for a weekend filled with fascinating talks by renowned historians in aid of @pborocathedral eventbrite.co.uk/e/historians-s…