ewoodacre.bsky.social
Royal Studies scholar, interested in monarchy (particularly queens!) in all periods and places. Always spinning a few too many plates for my own good, and admit to having a soft spot for a good G&T
👤 Joined on 14 November 2024
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@ewoodacre.bsky.socialTonight’s the night. Valerie Schutte &I officially launching our books on Anne of Cleves &Jane Seymour at Hampton Court with a talk for @hrp-palaces.bsky.social members. Both books part of Lives of Royal Women series from Routledge ed by @ewoodacre.bsky.social &Louise Wilkinson #livesofroyalwomen
Show PostIn this episode, host Ellie Woodacre chats with three historians about the lives of three daughters of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England. Check it out right here👇🏻 www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
Show PostThere will be many appreciations of Chris Wickham - as a historian and as a human being. This is a good starting place. www.medievalists.net/2026/10/chri...
Show PostRead Stephen Donnachie's review of Catherine Hanley's Nemesis, in which she "brings Philip [II Augustus of France] out of the shadows and corrects anglophone scholarship’s negative depiction of him": lnkd.in/etXZwcqg #royalstudies
Show PostHave you ever thought about the fact that queens were some of the richest persons in their realms? Our Special Issue of Essays in Economic & Business History looks at 14th to 16th century queens as business owners, investors, administrators, or all around badass CEOs. www.ebhsoc.org/journal/inde...
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