Mark Turnbull Author

📅#OTD 1642. The House of Lords receives a letter from Baron Stourton, a Catholic peer, with complaints about the 'violences' of parliamentarian troops.
Three hundred hacked his gate down with axes, yelling that they would slit the throats of of every man, woman, and child in his house.

November babies! Chrysanthemum is your birth flower! We have all 12 in our Etsy shop. Gift box and matching blank note card are included. #Chrysanthemum #NovemberBirthday #Etsy #jewelry
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Nearly a full set - C1 and C3 - just need C2 to join the queue!
It's still £2.99 for the C1's kindle edition, too 👑

I once thought of myself as ordinary--until some unforeseen things happened to change all that! Secrets revealed .. which turned ordinary into extraordinary. Visit my author page--bio, books, samples, and reviews at amazon.com/author/shann...

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It was now or never! After waiting for hours, Henry V finally gave the order to attack. His men were relieved to get it over with! Read THE AGINCOURT KING on #KindleUnlimted buff.ly/43Zbjhz

Congratulations to @1642author.bsky.social and to all who have been elected by the @royalhistsoc.org

Thanks so much, Susan, that's really kind of you. Congratulations to everyone.

📅#OTD 1642. London.
Inigo Jones, the king's Surveyor of Works, is asked by Parliament to arrange the paving of Old Palace Yard.
He had avoided being impeached in January over his much earlier demolition of St Gregory's Church.

📅#OTD 1642. London.
Inigo Jones, the king's Surveyor of Works, is asked by Parliament to arrange the paving of Old Palace Yard.
He had avoided being impeached in January over his much earlier demolition of St Gregory's Church.

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'This is not a gentle book. It's not about nuns praying over candles. Life was hard.' 'I loved this story. History brought to life by Judith Arnopp.' - Review

http://mybook.to/sistersofarden

#HistFicThread

I'll be speaking about some of the most fascinating women of Tudor Lincolnshire on behalf of the Friends of Gainsborough Old Hall.
Location: Gainsborough House (across the road from the Old Hall)
Entry is £4 on the door, including refreshments.
Doors open at 7pm, talk starts at 7.30pm

Underground Railway 1801-1902 The London Underground, the very essence of a great metropolis, is a story which has fascinated and captivated generations since its first opening in January…

www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Underground-...

Now due on the 30 Jan 2026, Tec issues but worth the wait my friends!

First of four covering 1801-2050. Uses countless new primary sources. This is different and fresh! Quote by a kind reviewer -' written by an expert researcher and genuine historian.'

The kindle version of 'Charles I's Private Life' is on special offer over at Amazon - just £2.99!
"wonderful new insight into one of England's most tragic monarchs"
"truly brings history to life"
"a graceful read and broken into easily digestible shorter chapters"

NURU AND HIS CROWS is 99p/c on Amazon until 8th Oct. It’s book 1 of The Nuru and His Crows Series of erotic thrillers.
Cara and Elke’s lives spiral out of control after meeting Nuru and his talkative crows. Explicit content.
“An interesting and enjoyable read.”
amzn.to/2UbSubv

The kindle version of 'Charles I's Private Life' is on special offer over at Amazon - just £2.99!
"wonderful new insight into one of England's most tragic monarchs"
"truly brings history to life"
"a graceful read and broken into easily digestible shorter chapters"

Book cover of Dead Edna by D. J. Runnels showing original artwork of a tube of pink lipstick and a lip print. Underneath and on the right is a beam of ghostly light with the words: ghostmystery satire suspense. On the left is an antique door. Artwork by D. J. Runnels based on a photograph taken inside the author’s home.

“Comedic brilliance.” “Razor sharp jibes.”

It made the Amazon top 150 in humor. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dead Edna
by D. J. Runnels.
Ghost mystery satire.

You will laugh.
You will gasp.
You will cry.
Sorry; not sorry.

Amazon.com/dp/B0C63RZM9V
#booksky 📚💙
#mystery 📚⚡️
#litfic 🖋️📚

Worcester UK friends and fam, come celebrate with me!

Looking forward to this 'homecoming' gig on Thursday 16 October @scripthavenltd.bsky.social

'Searchlight Seasons' book birthday bash!
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The kindle version of 'Charles I's Private Life' is on special offer over at Amazon - just £2.99!
"wonderful new insight into one of England's most tragic monarchs"
"truly brings history to life"
"a graceful read and broken into easily digestible shorter chapters"

bsky.app/profile/full... it's HUGE (seen in the right-hand pic, here, directly above me)

It's a gorgeous one - the other, in his Garter robes is one of my favourites of him post Restoration.

Oh wow! Was one of them this one?

The kindle version of 'Charles I's Private Life' is on special offer over at Amazon - just £2.99!
"wonderful new insight into one of England's most tragic monarchs"
"truly brings history to life"
"a graceful read and broken into easily digestible shorter chapters"

Oh great, do you still do the tours?

📅#OTD 1651. Azores.
Prince Rupert's small fleet has been caught in a raging storm for days.
Maurice attempts in vain to bring his ship alongside. Rupert yells his last orders, but the 'hideous noise' makes it impossible.
Read more: tinyurl.com/93bx4st2

📅#OTD 1651. Azores.
Prince Rupert's small fleet has been caught in a raging storm for days.
Maurice attempts in vain to bring his ship alongside. Rupert yells his last orders, but the 'hideous noise' makes it impossible.
Read more: tinyurl.com/93bx4st2

📅#OTD 1660 (New Style).
A correspondent writes to Elizabeth of Bohemia on the occasion of her nephew, Henry, Duke of Gloucester's death.
Henry was of a ‘good nature’ and had grown into a prince of great hopes for his understanding and ‘all other virtues, beyond his age’.

I really enjoyed recording this podcast with Miranda and Oliver (Webb-Carter, not Cromwell!) The women linked to these two key figures need more air time in their own right.
You can listen by searching 'Aspects of History' podcast on Apple, Spotify etc.