Lauren Johnson
Historian / Heritage Live Interpretation bod.
AHRC-funded PhD (refugees, religion & diplomacy in early modern Europe) and a book about Margaret Beaufort in progress…
- For the first time Margaret Beaufort is featuring in this years online conference. So #teachers & #students, do sign up! It’s a fantastic resource.
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- Reposted by Lauren JohnsonAll I want for Christmas is ... a good book! But which one? Our guests have some suggestions... #podcast #medievalsky @penandswordbooks.bsky.social @derekbirks.bsky.social @patbracewell.bsky.social @angusdonald.bsky.social @historylauren.bsky.social soundcloud.com/user-1425259...
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- PUBLICATION DAY! My new book, ‘Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, rebel, kingmaker’ is out today. “An epic journey”, “a powerful new biography”, “highly readable”, “vivid portrait”. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/margaret-... @headofzeus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #History #WomensHistory
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- Congratulations to all the shortlistees!
- I’m honoured that my book, MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize. Hugely grateful to the judges and the many people who have supported this work along the way @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
- Looks like this castle has seen better days - the neighbouring cove is named after another Margaret Of History, who landed here in 1462. Do you recognise the ruins? #MargaretBeaufort #WhereIsMargaret #History #MedievalWomen #WomensHistory #Warsoftheroses #books www.instagram.com/p/DOddiPwCAT...
- Some Thursday Thun (fun) for you* Margaret Beaufort is gallivanting again - where is she today? More clues coming up at lunchtime and 6.30pm #MargaretBeaufort #whereismargaret #booksky www.instagram.com/p/DOLDOijCEH... *the best jokes are the ones you have to explain
- Where is Margaret Beaufort today??? Clue 1 is something Margaret herself might recognise. Bonus points if you know why - and can say where Margaret has ducked off to today! (More clues later…) #MargaretBeaufort @headofzeus.bsky.social #History #WhereIsMargaret #womenshistory
- A special extra game of “where is Margaret” for the weekend… Where in the world is she? @headofzeus.bsky.social #MargaretBeaufort #books #history #medievalhistory #nonsense
- On this day, a mere 540 years ago, the Tudor dynasty was born in battle (and through a lot of BTS conspiring by a middle aged countess). www.instagram.com/reel/DNpnN-_... @headofzeus.bsky.social #MargaretBeaufort #Bosworth #MedievalHistory #Book #History #WomensHistory
- Join the nonsense! Every Thursday my Margaret Beaufort book will be in a different British location… But can you work out where? #WhereIsMargaret? www.instagram.com/p/DNn_BpsoS4...
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- LAST DAY TO GET 25% OFF! Pre-order my lovely book baby TODAY from @waterstones.bsky.social & use code SUMMER25 for a very tasty discount. tidd.ly/4m5caVF @headofzeus.bsky.social #books #history #womenshistory #medievalhistory #moneyoff #warsoftheroses #MargaretBeaufort
- Plz buy my book! It’s cheap(er) for 1 more day from Waterstones with code SUMMER25: tidd.ly/4m5caVF Not* to guilt trip you but I’ve wanted to write this since I was 16, while doing so there was a plague, plus I am very plain looking&old now. So my charms may not snag the attention it deserves *?
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- Preorder my new book about MARGARET BEAUFORT from @waterstones.bsky.social before Friday to get 25% off! Use code SUMMER25. Only 2 days left to do this, peeps. Git on it.
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- Book lovers! Grab yourself an absolute bargain TODAY. Use code SUMMER25 to get 25% off pre-orders from @waterstones.bsky.social for “MARGARET BEAUFORT. Survivor. Rebel. Kingmaker.” (Out November.) tidd.ly/4m5caVF This offer is only available til THURSDAY 31 July! #MargaretBeaufort #WPreorder
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- Reposted by Lauren JohnsonAnyone wanting a great overview of the life and times of Margaret of Anjou - start here. This is a superb interview, congrats @historylauren.bsky.social and @ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social ❤️
- PODCAST! Get your Historical Margaret fix. Today it’s Margaret of Anjou, long suffering queen of #ShadowKing Henry VI and powerhouse of Lancaster in the #WarsoftheRoses. A top chat with @ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social as always. open.spotify.com/episode/1GVx... @headofzeus.bsky.social
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- PODCAST! Get your Historical Margaret fix. Today it’s Margaret of Anjou, long suffering queen of #ShadowKing Henry VI and powerhouse of Lancaster in the #WarsoftheRoses. A top chat with @ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social as always. open.spotify.com/episode/1GVx... @headofzeus.bsky.social
- Looking for recommendations: good female lens / narrated crime fiction, especially with historical setting. Thanks #history / #histfic / #crimefic fans & #readers!
- Lunchtime #History listening - I chatted Margaret Beaufort with The Tudor Chest open.spotify.com/episode/1oB8...
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- #Bookshops / #History fans. If you’re looking for someone to talk at an event this autumn, I’m currently organising my book tour for #MargaretBeaufort. Get in touch! To entice you, here are some people saying I talk good: lauren-johnson.com/speaking.html
- Reposted by Lauren JohnsonI talk a fair bit about the expectation that archaeologists will work for free. Even when we do get paid for appearing at events the reality can be grim. In this thread, I'm going to outline financial issues at play in giving a public lecture using a real world example...
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- History fans! My next book, “MARGARET BEAUFORT: SURVIVOR, REBEL, KINGMAKER” is now available to preorder. It’s the book I’ve wanted to write for 20 years, and gives new insights into the extraordinary life of this C15 powerhouse. amzn.eu/d/4xpYEue @headofzeus.bsky.social
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- COVER REVEAL! Super excited to share the cover of my next book, telling the extraordinary life of #MargaretBeaufort: Survivor, rebel, kingmaker. It’s the book I’ve wanted to write for a very long time. #History #books #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth @headofzeus.bsky.social amzn.eu/d/dah5plW
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- Reposted by Lauren JohnsonIpsita Chakravarty isn't very active on Bluesky but her new book on storytelling and oral history in Kashmir is beautiful and devastating and you should consider pre-ordering www.hurstpublishers.com/book/dapaan/
- Reposted by Lauren JohnsonDelighted to welcome @historylauren.bsky.social as a Historian Supporter for the End Sexism In Schools campaign. Lauren stands with ESIS in calling for 50% of all topics, themes and units in the history curriculum in schools to focus on the roles of women in past societies and cultures.
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- This looks brilliant. Get on it #history fans!
- BLUESTOCKINGS is now out in paperback! And what a fabulous cover it has, filled with richly deserved accolades 👏 If you too want to be "spirited" & "intelligent", pick up a copy at your local bookshop or online! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/visi...
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- THREAD sharing this for anyone who missed my favourite things about #MargaretBeaufort first time round. What is YOUR favourite historical source? #womenshistory #history #warsoftheroses
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- Still one of my proudest achievements in my ever-so-long career in live interpretation / public history: telling the stories of our #Trailblazers EVERY DAY at the #Toweroflondon throughout the whole summer season. #history #publichistory #womenshistory www.instagram.com/p/DDocpfsos7...
- It’s Henry VI’s crowniversary - he had one of his 2 coronations today! (He’s already been king since he was 9 months old.) Celebrate with a listen to this excelle my pod:
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- Reposted by Lauren JohnsonWe have been warning about this for years. There is so much evidence of what the humanities bring to the economy and society. See @englishassociation.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @univeng.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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- HAPPY BIRTHDAY HENRY VI. King-baby Inadvertent causer of wars Lover of peace Founder of colleges Causer of ‘miracles’ Husband of an excellent Queen Very much not a good king - but a nice guy Want to know more? I literally wrote the book: www.waterstones.com/book/shadow-... #ShadowKing
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- And also:
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- Be still me messy travelling heart
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- Reposted by Lauren JohnsonSixteenth-century Breton graffiti discovered in Tower of London! #earlymodern #france
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- Looking forward to join this stellar crew again - with historians of the future / A Level students - for the Wars of the Roses School Conference on 4 March 2024, organised by the #RichardIIISociety. #History #Teachers, check it out! 👑👸🏻🤴⚔️🏰📖
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- Also owned by my gal #MargaretBeaufort and visited by the #Tudor court with her son Henry VII in 1496. I like to imagine her having a peek at that platform…
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- Reposted by Lauren JohnsonMy edition of four travel journals by 18th-c servants is out now, including accounts of France, Italy, the Low Countries, Germany and the Ottoman Empire by three valets and a maid – the majority of people who went on the 'Grand Tour' #skystorians #18thc #c18th global.oup.com/academic/pro...
