December already! In Old English, it's Ærra Gēola "Before Yule", or "First Yule". Here's a blog post from last year, all about December: https://t.co/Qhk7ojabyg

In 1067 a man named Copsig is slain by a rival, the ruler of Bamburgh in Northumbria. One source says his hall was set on fire and when he emerged he was beheaded. Just one of the murder stories examined in my new book: https://t.co/htCRzE5GMh

A little overview of the ancient kingdom of the Hwicce: https://t.co/Aew92VnSYW

Research gem: I found out that flour is highly flammable, which made for an explosive scene in my novel about Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians: https://t.co/EuAtrattKQ

Thanks for the interest in Friday's #historybookposts. A chance to connect with like-minded people through history books & hopefully make it feel a bit like Twitter again. Please remember the hashtag & I will be reposting on the day. It all creates searchable 📚 content for all.

Good morning. The press love a list and the best of's, don't they. Arbiters of style and what our 'reading ' habits should be. If you're able, read whatever you like and if you can buy books from bookshops, please do. And support your local libraries too! @thebookseller

Please support an excellent cause!

Sieht nicht nur im Sommer hübsch aus.

'an excellent novel, pyschologically astute and well-researched, and I can’t wait to read the next in the series.' - Review https://t.co/QN3SFilfEL https://t.co/cGVhzbm78l https://t.co/Joz6rMBoZ1 #HistoricalFiction #Tudors #HenryVIII #sixwives

#ThrowbackThursday just a couple of months to the beginning of October & a beautiful weekend in Harrogate, and a very early morning visit to #FountainsAbbey to see #LukeJerrams #Helios. Feel very lucky to be with a small group able to enjoy such a unique occasion. @nationaltrust

My speculative novel The End of the World has been re-edited, got a new jacket and is about to be re-published after the original publisher Crooked Cat (imprint: darkstroke) sadly closed down last year. #newreleasebooks #scifi #dystopian

Award-winning Bottled Secrets of Rosewood currently on special! https://t.co/AttMToLniy

‘Masterful build up of suspense and intrigue.' Thinking of presents for others or yourself? Why not plunge into some absorbing medieval murder mysteries! https://t.co/ITWVUCa5sh https://t.co/cJiGcZiyP0 https://t.co/vGd3NAaFU1 #Christmasgifts #histfic #LiteraturePosts #Review

Sometimes researching a book means rolling up your sleeves and getting your hands waxy ;-) Check out the latest installment of my #amwriting book journey on my blog: https://t.co/Vl43jOrRTP #BookResearch #candles #WritersLife @MortonSGray

The monsters trying to batter down the walls were frightening enough. The thought of the kind of people who could survive among the living dead was the stuff of nightmares. Stage 3: Charlie https://t.co/VsfHy9tv8I FREE on #kindleunlimited Also on #audiobook #zombies #horror

'I've read a lot of thrillers, but the way I realise that something is good is when I envy it, and I think, damn, I wish I could have come up with that!' @JeremyDuns chats 'Cover Story' with @rnmorris in this spoiler -ree conversation on #Spybrary. Links in 1st reply

#NewRelease! Trusted to defend her son's empire, Eleanor of Aquitaine faces challenges not only from enemies but from her own kin, as her youngest son plots to steal the throne of his brother The Narrowness of Death £3.99 #Free #KU! #medieval #histfic https://t.co/1R7CxRpD1W

I feel all writers could stipulate the same terms:

An article about my visit to Crowland Abbey: https://t.co/ZjRFiohqoD

In 796 King Æthelred of Northumbria was assassinated at Corbridge, near Hadrian’s Wall. Eighth-century Northumbria was plagued with regicides, coups, violation of sanctuary... There's a whole chapter on it in my new book: https://t.co/htCRzE58WJ

The children of Penda the Pagan king, and the children of Oswii of Northumbria, are adults. And there are scores to settle... Book Two of Tales of the Iclingas - can be read as a standalone: https://t.co/YwoLS2yIJP