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Anne Fletcher

@Annecfletcher

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Historian, writer, official City of London Tour Guide. Author of Widows of the Ice & From the Mill to Monte Carlo. https://t.co/usEoIsBjXO

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@Annecfletcher
Anne Fletcher
9 days
New Year, new walking tours. If you'd like to join me in exploring the City of London, the original and oldest part of London, then get in touch through the link . It would be a pleasure to guide you #History #walkingtours #guidedtours #London @BBGuides https://t.co/NDpthieoad
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CoL Guides 🇺🇦
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We have lots of tours for 2026 and we look forward to meeting new travellers and old. See https://t.co/NkZ8gjuUld for what’s on when. Also looking forward to seeing fellow @colguides at the new year party on Saturday
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@Annecfletcher
Anne Fletcher
1 month
Join me on a festive walk around the City of London. They'll be Christmas lights, markets, locations from Dickens's A Christmas Carol and glimpses into how Christmas was celebrated in the past. And we'll end with a drink in a historic pub! BOOK HERE: https://t.co/cbfSR0OeZx
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On this festive evening walk around the City we will see Christmas trees, a historic market, secret alleyways and locations from Dickens
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@Annecfletcher
Anne Fletcher
2 months
My brother's sumptuous new book. Essential for and Tudor scholars. @bodleianlibs #Tudors #ElizabethI #tudorhistorians #History
@TheCriticBooks
The Critic Books
3 months
“Fletcher provides valuable details about government support for the project and its impact on Saxton’s method” — Jeremy Black reviews The Queen’s Atlas. Saxton’s Elizabethan Masterpiece, by David Fletcher https://t.co/NG1Q0P7TyB
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@TheCriticBooks
The Critic Books
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“Fletcher provides valuable details about government support for the project and its impact on Saxton’s method” — Jeremy Black reviews The Queen’s Atlas. Saxton’s Elizabethan Masterpiece, by David Fletcher https://t.co/NG1Q0P7TyB
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@Annecfletcher
Anne Fletcher
2 months
My brother's new book, an essential read for Tudor historians and enthusiasts. It's a fascinating insight into how Elizabeth I 's spymasters used maps as part of their surveillance network. @TracyBorman @NathenAmin @TheTudorTrio @bodleianlibs #Tudors https://t.co/ifFrA3ugVq
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Jo_Scho_Reads 📚📚📚
1 year
📚 Ohhh! I’ve been utterly riveted by #WidowsoftheIce by @Annecfletcher Step back in time to the dawn of polar exploration, but this time hear it from the perspective of the wives who were left behind. Extraordinary, compelling & magnificent! ➡️ https://t.co/k012LrrmiI
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JMcN (@jmcn.bsky.social)
1 year
Some of my polar exploration books. I think I bought Widows of The Ice from @foxlanebooks (nice signed copy) after listening to the @HistoryRage pod. @MarkPiesing @Annecfletcher
@HistoryRage
History Rage Podcast
1 year
#onthisday 1912 Scott and his colleagues reached the South Pole. They died on their return journey. Series 9 rager @Annecfletcher talks about how their wives found out in a truly shocking way. Listen: https://t.co/suLQ4bEj0y #history #podcast #antarctic #otd #onthisdate
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@HistoryRage
History Rage Podcast
7 months
🗓️ #OnThisDay in 1910, the Scott expedition departed from Cardiff sailing for Antarctica 🗺️ 🥶 ❄️ . Hear @Annecfletcher discuss the widows this doomed voyage left behind in Series 9. #history #podcast #OTD #OnThisDate 🎧 Listen now at: https://t.co/suLQ4bEj0y
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@Annecfletcher
Anne Fletcher
10 months
In the coffee houses of the late 1700s a financial revolution changed the City of London forever. Curious? Join me on a Money! Money! Money! walking tour. https://t.co/NDpthieVZL #cityoflondon #finance #walkingtour #london #londonhistory #Coffee #History #walking #guidedtours
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@Annecfletcher
Anne Fletcher
10 months
I'm now officially one of Britain's Best Guides! Why not book a tour and enjoy a walk through the City of London with me? https://t.co/NDpthieVZL
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History Rage Podcast
11 months
#onthisday 1913 The New York Times publishes the fate of the Scott expedition❄️ . The wives of three of the members of the team were among the last to find out. @Annecfletcher told their stories back in Series 9.🙆‍♀️ Listen: https://t.co/suLQ4bEj0y #OnThisDate #OTD
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@Annecfletcher
Anne Fletcher
1 year
If you're missing #Wolfhall, why not join me on one of my #Tudor Tuesdays walking tours where we'll explore London Life in Tudor Times? My tours are 18th and 25th February. Hope to see you there! https://t.co/HhwS0EZafr… #HenryVIII #londonlife #london #walkingtours #guidedtour
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Anne Fletcher
1 year
CORRECTION: My tours are 18th + 25th February
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@Annecfletcher
Anne Fletcher
1 year
If you're missing #Wolfhall, why not join me on one of my #Tudor Tuesdays walking tours where we'll explore London Life in Tudor Times? My tours are 18 February and 4 March. Hope to see you there! https://t.co/DXlJwaSHyU #HenryVIII #londonlife #london #walkingtours #guidedtour
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Anne Fletcher
1 year
#Bradford is #cityofculture2025 so what better time to read about Joseph Jagger who grew up during the industrial revolution in Bradford and used new technology to win a fortune on the roulette tables of Monte Carlo. Today hardcover only ÂŁ6.99!
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This is the story of a man who went from Yorkshire mill worker to Monte Carlo millionaire. Amongst the men ‘who broke the bank at Monte Carlo’, Joseph Hobson Jagger is unique. He is the only one...
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@HistoryRage
History Rage Podcast
1 year
#onthisday 1912 Scott and his colleagues reached the South Pole. They died on their return journey. Series 9 rager @Annecfletcher talks about how their wives found out in a truly shocking way. Listen: https://t.co/suLQ4bEj0y #history #podcast #antarctic #otd #onthisdate
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@Annecfletcher
Anne Fletcher
1 year
Looking for a last-minute gift?? #BooksForChristmas #giftideas #Genealogy
@amberleybooks
Amberley Publishing
1 year
A remarkable read with our fantastic #AmberleyHighlight From the Mill to Monte Carlo: The Working-Class Englishman Who Beat the Monaco Casino and Changed Gambling Forever by @Annecfletcher A riveting true-life detective story. https://t.co/T31IxjhBWt #GiftIdeas #Xmas
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