Author of the Year winner, Katherine Rundell, collects the Nibbie live on stage!

#BritishBookAwards #Nibbies

#MISSING
Jamya was last seen on May 3, 2024 in #Birmingham , #Alabama .
missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/20…

Author C.J. Sansom died just days before the release of #Shardlake on Disney+, based on his Tudor barrister detective novels. Today Suzannah Lipscomb pays tribute to a fine author and his fictional creation with Antonia Senior: eu1.hubs.ly/H0914tb0 Antonia Senior Disney+

I get the irony of posting this here, but this is one of the best things I've ever read about social media and its impact on us: freyaindia.co.uk/p/whats-become…

The music, the costumes, the natural lighting, the strangeness (to modern ears) of Henry using the royal 'we' in speech, the tension building throughout the trailer, the acting... This looks incredible. I can't wait!

When Sir Walter Raleigh heard about the legendary city of El Dorado, he set off in search of it. But his own account of the expedition was greatly exaggerated. Today Suzannah Lipscomb finds out the truth from author and historian Mathew Lyons: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

From the Archive
Steven Veerapen interviews Suzannah Lipscomb
aspectsofhistory.com/author_intervi…

Read The Voices of Nimes
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Women Also Know History

#17thcentury #historybooks

We're delighted to reveal the cover for Republic by Alice Hunt. In this biography of a daring and unprecedented decade - the 1650s - Alice brings the republic and its extraordinary cast of characters back to life.

Publishing 26 September.

Pre-order here: hatchards.co.uk/book/republic/…

Our first live Not Just the Tudors, recorded at Gloucester History Festival!
Prof Janina Ramirez

Any British politician who killed a dog would be utterly unelectable.....

One of Donald Trump’s top vice-presidential prospects has defended killing a family dog she “hated” after widespread backlash.

In a forthcoming memoir, Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor, wrote how

Join me on 17 May for a full day’s tour of Hampton Court Palace with Andante Travels. Or, if you’ve been before, tell me what you most enjoyed about the day and whether you would recommend it.

andantetravels.co.uk/tours/henry-vi…

In the 16th and 17th centuries, ships were often lost or wrecked in heavy storms or sunk during attacks. Today Suzannah Lipscomb talks to maritime archaeologist Dr. David Gibbins about discovering some of the era's most fascinating shipwrecks: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t… David Gibbins

I’m so sad to hear of the death of C.J. Samson. His Shardlake novels are wonderful and his kindness to the The Mary Rose was great. Here’s a fitting tribute to him by former Chair of the Mary Rose, Rear Admiral John Lippiett: maryrose.org/news/c-j-sanso…

‘Twas wonderful to join fellow Women's Prize for Non-fiction judge Suzannah Lipscomb, arts consultant Brenda Emmanus & The One & Only Women’s Prize founder & Dir Kate Mosse at the Women’s Prize Fiction Party this week.

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Contrary to popular belief, modern science did not begin in the 17th century with the likes of Newton and Galileo. A century earlier, others were paving the way in Europe for their later revelations. Today Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Violet Moller: podfollow.com/not-just-the-t…

The 6 spellbinding novels that make up the 2024 #WomensPrize for Fiction shortlist capture between their pages the enormous breadth of the human experience.

Congratulations to all the authors!
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Oxford followers:

On Friday 3 May I will be in conversation with Michèle Le Dœff about dialogue, feminism, and philosophy to celebrate the publication of this collaboration with the late (and much missed) Pamela Sue Anderson

4pm, Collier Room, Regent’s Park College

This - from a govt that wants to cut benefits for the most vulnerable > 'The deal will cost £1.8m for each of the first 300 deportees, the National Audit Office has confirmed.'> UK passes bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda | The Guardian theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

Sixteen brilliant books made up the 2024 #WomensPrize for Fiction longlist. Tomorrow morning at 8am BST we'll find out the six that have made the shortlist. Which books were your favourites?

Do these twin-like portrait miniatures from c.1525-27 show the face of #AnneBoleyn ? Both are attributed to Lucas Horenbout, who completed several notable works for Anne. However, do the subtle differences in the handling of the paint suggest that one was painted by another hand?