Tweeting all things family & social history related for @PenSwordBooks, including our ever-expanding Tracing Your Ancestors series & the P&S History imprint.
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π² eBook sale pick π²
π° Throughout September you can download a copy of 'Yorkshire's Secret Castles' for just Β£1.99 β‘οΈ buff.ly/5KcgUf5
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#NewBook π - The Rise of Fascism in Britain
The Rise of Fascism in Britain explores the rise of British fascism, from the British Fascisti to Oswald Mosley, and examines how fear, trauma and misplaced patriotism fuelled authoritarian ideas.
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#NewBook π - Female STEM Pioneers who survived the Holocaust
π¬ Discover the remarkable stories of women who survived the Holocaust and became pioneers in STEM, overcoming persecution, sexism and barriers to forge careers in science and medicine.
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#NewBook π - Jack the Ripper: The First Suspects
Jack the Ripper: The First Suspects goes back to the original 1888 investigation, using police records to reveal who was suspected, questioned and arrested - before the myths took over.
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π¬ New on the @penswordbooks blog - The Top 10 Infectious diseases of the Victorian era π·
Take a look at our guest post from @_backinthedayof β‘οΈ buff.ly/n1oynL2
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#MeetTheAuthor ππ» Here's Anette Guldager Boye with her new release, From the Anglo-Saxons to the Vikings ππΈ
π Step into the world of Anglo-Saxon and Viking myth, folklore and magic...
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π² eBook sale pick π²
πΆ Throughout September you can download a copy of 'A History of Women in Music From Antiquity to Present Day' for just Β£1.99 β‘οΈ buff.ly/HMPK34u
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#NewBook π - The Slave Trader: The Story of Bryan Blundell, Master Mariner, Philanthropist and Slave Trader
Drawing on his journal and archival records, this book explores a legacy of ambition, faith, philanthropy and contradiction.
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P&S History retweeted
Continuing our A Slice of Medieval Goes Tudor series, @Feud_writer and I enjoy a fascinating discussion with @NicolaCornick on Henry VIII's 4th wife, Anne of Cleves, the king's "sister"
#Tudors @PSHistory @penswordbooks @BoldwoodBooks
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#NewBook π - Dr Joseph Goebbels
Dr Joseph Goebbels charts the rise and catastrophic fall of a man who might have been a bishop, an academic or a writer, but instead became one of the most reviled figures in modern history.
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P&S History retweeted
The origins of the House of Godwin and its rise to holding numerous earldoms and, eventually, the throne itself
#NormanConquest #BayeuxTapestry
@penswordbooks @PSHistory
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#NewBook π - The Haunted Castles of England
π° Explore Englandβs haunted castles with historian and ghost hunter Neil R. Storey, uncovering tales of murder, bloody sieges, betrayal, executions and ghostly legends π»
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ποΈ Author podcast ποΈ
Theresa Musgrove (@BrokenBarnet) joins the Books Podcast to discuss her new book, Charles Dickens and his Hidden Family History π
π§ Listen here β‘οΈ buff.ly/kQGvK51
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#NewBook π - From the Anglo-Saxons to the Vikings
π Step into the world of Anglo-Saxon and Viking myth, folklore and magic. Explore the ancient beliefs that shaped everyday life and continue to influence North European folklore today.
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P&S History retweeted
βMy daughter wanted me to treat her more like a princess. So, I married her to a stranger to strengthen the alliance with Poland!β
Did that really happen? To find out, get Princesses of the Later Middle Ages: Royal Daughters of the Plantagenets
@PSHistory
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#NewBook π - Preparing Stuart Kings and Princes to Rule
π Discover the men and women who raised and shaped Stuart princes and princesses β navigating political turmoil, religious conflict and personal danger along the way.
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πΈ Around 55 people gathered at the Bluecoat Arts Centre in Liverpool for an event celebrating The Slave Trader and the story of Bryan Blundell.
Our thanks to the Bluecoat Arts Centre, and especially Bryan Biggs, for organising the event ππ»
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P&S History retweeted
Happy Sunday! Here's an extract from Chapter 2 of A Guide to Victorian Love for you ...
If you have any questions, please ask!
#19thCentury #Victorianera #HistoryX #VictorianEngland #VictorianLiterature #Dickens
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