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Peaky Blinders star, Amber Anderson, voices Annie Garthwaite's 'The King's Mother' for audio book

Peaky Blinders star Amber Anderson reads The King’s Mother for audio

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Just John Films options TV rights for CECILY…

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Guest post: Recreating Joan of Arc

Author Katherine J Chen describes how she approached the writing of this timeless character…

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CECILY for your Book Group

Reading CECILY for your book group? This list of questions should help…

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Guest post: Author Pam Petro delves into the motivations for memoir...

Guest post. Pamela Petro, author, artist and educator, delves into the motivations for memoir…

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A classic cocktail to celebrate Cecily's arrival...

Get ready for Cecily’s arrival on 29 July. And here’s the perfect drink to celebrate…

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Guest post: What gets agent Imogen Pelham excited?

Guest post. Agent Imogen Pelham of Marjacq Scripts tells us what gets her excited about a submission.

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Happy Birthday Cecily!

Cecily was born 606 years ago - on 3 May 1415. How did her early years effect her character?

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Bringing Cecily to life

The many-year journey that ended in this book

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Who was Cecily Neville - really?

Duchess of York and longest living survivor of the Wars of the Roses

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Give The King's Mother for Christmas! Order from Booka Books and I'll personally sign and dedicate your copy and make sure it's delivered to your loved one in time for the big day - wherever they are in the UK!

And, if you want to include Cecily in

Well, sometimes life takes you to some amazing places.. .Congratulations to all the winners of the 2024 Queen's Commonwealth Essay Prize. It was an honour to celebrate with you! So much young talent on show! I was massively impressed!

I'm heading over to Blue Sky, but don't want to lose all my Twitter friends. So, wherever you follow me, please join me on BlueSky too. Feels like it's going to be a nice place to be...

I'm blown away by the science of this. Working at the forefront of human-historical reconstruction, scientists have recreated the voice of Richard III. Hear him speak - his words, his pronunciation, his voice! Book your place for this landmark event

Henry VI (Mad Henry) as he appears on the wonderfully preserved 15th century rood screen at the church of St Peter and Paul, Eye, Suffolk.
A miraculous survivor!

When I was 10 years old, my Mum, at my request, redecorated my bedroom in Barbie pink. When I asked her for a diamond lightshade to complete the look, this is what I had in mind. It's not what I got.

Great visit to @nationaltrust Ickworth House toda

Glorious sunny morning at Southwold Literature Festival. Thanks to everyone who came. And a wonderful programme for the rest of the day - including wonderful @mskatesawyer at 5pm! All organised by @suffolklibraries and @souhwoldbooks

#thekingsmoth

Met some glorious women at the #MedievalWomen exhibition at The @britishlibrary, including Margaret Beaufort, Mither of the #Tudor dynasty, and Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy and Cecily Neville's youngest daughter.
This is a wonderful exhib

Alice Chaucer, Countess of Salisbury, Duchess of Suffolk. The only woman not born noble to become a major political player in 15th century England. She was widowed at 11, from a marriage that, none the less, set her on the road to power. Her 2nd husb

So excited this morning to present for the first time in the much-loved Ludlow Lecture series. My subject, of course, was the Women of the Wars of the Roses. I hope I left my audience with a sense of how different the dramatic events of that vicious