Annie Whitehead

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Wonderful, amazing news about Annie Whitehead's review of BBC TV's King & Conqueror!
It's now been viewed over 20,000 times!
No, that's not a typo.
Read it at review at historiamag.com/review-king-conqueror
Thank you *so* much, @anniehistory.bsky.social!

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it 😊

That's the thing - it had to work as a drama and for me, it didn't. And I could (almost) forgive the inaccuracies in the political history if the 'look' had been right.

The Rise And Fall Of Mercia. With Annie Whitehead

I enjoyed listening to @anniehistory.bsky.social especially the bit about the Queen of Mercia, the only one to have her own coin coinage:
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Our review of BBC TV's King & Conqueror by historian Annie Whitehead:
How unhistorical was it?
And does that matter?
In this case, she says, it was "a wasted opportunity".
Read Annie's review at historiamag.com/review-king-conqueror
@anniehistory.bsky.social

I was asked to write a blog post about the murderous goings on in Anglo-Saxon England:
www.amberley-books.com/blog/2025/08...

I've since been contacted by the person who left the message, so at least that's sorted 😊

Me too, but I feel like it's failing even to be entertaining as that...

King & Conqueror, the BBC’s new series telling “the epic story of 1066 and the brutal battle for a kingdom”, began on BBC One on Sunday, 24 August, 2025. I reviewed the first episode for @historicalwriters
historiamag.com/review-king-...

Maybe they're rolling it out slowly?

I've sent them a message, thanks for the suggestion x

Yes, it's frustrating but it only gives me those two options so I can't pick up messages. Bizarre.

Whoever sent me a message here today, pls know that BlueSky will only let me see messages if I allow a face scan (I don't have a webcam) or I give them my credit card details (which I'm not prepared to do).
If it's a genuine message & you need to get in touch, please do so via the link in my bio.

📚 Just recorded a chat with @wellthatagedwell.bsky.social

We dived deep into the world of historical reading habits.
We explored how historical dramas spark curiosity and lead to fact-checking rabbit holes. And all because we played 'Never have I ever...'
Full episode coming soon!

1342 - winding the leash of a hawk for hunting: it was ‘wrapped around his little finger’ and then placed ‘under the thumb’. Two sayings we still use today.
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Vieles im Leben lässt sich planen – nur die Liebe nicht …
Mallorca-Liebe Teil 1-9

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Such lovely news!

Aw, thanks! You too 😊

Thanks so much 😊

Thanks so much Mick, and thanks for coming along, it was lovely to see you! 😊

Monthly Blog Post - August August in Old English was  Weod-mōnaþ  (Plant month). Bede, writing in the eighth century, said it was so called because this is the month w...

It's #August, or in Old English, Weod-mōnaþ "Plant month". Today is also Lammas Day (Old English hlaf-mas, "loaf-mass").
Here's my monthly blog post with some more August-related facts, and a murder or two...
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Was thrilled to be sent a photo of this piece in the Tamworth Herald 😊
(But, m'lud, in my defence I didn't accuse Athelstan of having anything to do with his father's death. I plead guilty to the other charge of suggested fratricide though 😂)

TWICE A BROKEN BREATH 🌆 🚖

She stole his world. He's got 24 hours to get it back.

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Those wild, ravenous things aren't the only monsters in this new world of the damned.

Stage 3: Alpha
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Two silver 'ring-money' arm-rings of Scotto-Scandinavian type.

Two of 8 #Viking 'ring-money' silver arm-rings found at Kirk o' Banks, Caithness, dating c. AD 1000.

Ring-money = silver penannular ‘currency’ rings of Hiberno-Scand / Baltic origins, the Scotto-Scand version of which first appeared in a datable context in Orkney's Skaill hoard, deposited c.960-80.

Missing the heat of the UK Summer - then read this Award Winning Thriller set in one hot Summer in Cold War Portugal when politics is lost in vendetta

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