P&S History

Tweeting all things family & social history related for @PenSwordBooks, including our ever-expanding Tracing Your Ancestors series & the P&S History imprint.

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👻 Ghost stories, eerie encounters and haunted halls… 🏰

Neil R. Storey shares his five favourite haunted English castles in this spooky guest post inspired by England’s Haunted Castles.

Read now ➡️ https://t.co/aUYpNx9vVx

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#NewBook 📖 - Hitler's Finishing School

📚 Hitler’s Finishing School reveals the story of Augusta Victoria College, a Nazi-linked finishing school in 1930s Bexhill that educated the daughters of Nazi leaders and German aristocracy.

🛒 https://t.co/oIcPB039dT

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🎃 New on the P&S Halloween Blog Takeover 👻

Could scientists really bring a murderer back from the dead? 👀

Laura Silverman explores the chilling story behind The Real Frankenstein in our latest guest post ➡️ https://t.co/oEzN973Ca5

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#NewBook 📖 - York Castle Prison

🏰 For nearly 750 years, York Castle was at the heart of crime and punishment in Yorkshire. From witches and pirates to thieves and murderers, discover its history and its role in Britain's justice system.

🛒 https://t.co/DhWbCACvjw

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🎃 New on the P&S Halloween Blog Takeover!

Roger Ede explores the darker side of Victorian history in this guest post inspired by his book Victorian Scandals on Trial 👀📖

Read now ➡️ https://t.co/ZwuGE7ffc1

[Steve Carter 🗡️ @Warwalks]

Lucy died about now in October 1658 & it's wonderful that Charles II's Secret Queen can finally let her rest without James II's & Macpherson's cloud. Finding Lucy's last resting place was not easy & this is 95% probably it.

Out now from @penswordbooks @PSHistory

#LucyTuesday

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🎃 #SpookySeason eBook pick 🧟‍♀️

This October only, download Rituals of Death for just £1.99! 📚➡️ https://t.co/kKbH0nVbME

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#NewBook 📖 - Murder and Mayhem in Late Medieval England

⚔️ Step into violent late medieval England, where feuds, murder, abductions and criminal gangs were commonplace.

🛒 https://t.co/dUBH3nZKef

[Steve Carter 🗡️ @Warwalks]

The moment has arrived; I have my copies of Lucy. Let's have a quick look inside Charles II's Secret Queen from @penswordbooks @PSHistory

The treasonous truth is out. I hope you enjoy Lucy.

@17thCenturyLady #17thCentury #SecretQueen #KingCharlesII #RestorationHistory

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✨ Reading list inspiration ✨

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🎃 #SpookySeason eBook pick 🧟‍♀️

This October only, download Wartime London's 'Bonnie and Clyde' for just £1.99! 📚➡️ https://t.co/6rvkqq2hgA

[Steve Carter 🗡️ @Warwalks]

Now Lucy's secret is out, for my penultimate #LucyTuesday I'll be sharing her last resting place. It's in the book, but this Tuesday's short story will make it real & hopefully lay her to rest.

Charles II's Secret Queen from @penswordbooks @PSHistory

@17thCenturyLady

[Sharon Bennett Connolly @Thehistorybits]

#OTD in 1216: 810 years ago.
In one of his last acts before his death later that night, King John appointed Nicholaa de la Haye, the hereditary castellan of Lincoln Castle, as Sheriff of Lincolnshire in her own right.
@penswordbooks
@PSHistory @LincolnCastle @LincolnMedieval

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✨ New books are here! ✨

Discover our latest releases ➡️ https://t.co/gg1G49VOKv

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#NewBook 📖 - The King's Uncle

👑 Discover William de Valence, half-brother of Henry III and a key figure in the reigns of Henry III and Edward I, whose remarkable career spanned the Second Barons’ War and the conquest of Wales.

🛒 https://t.co/ddK6OHJP1o

[Steve Carter 🗡️ @Warwalks]

Today I'm in Sherborne for the @BALHNews Rebellion event & I've just signed my first copy of Charles II's Secret Queen.

Thank you @penswordbooks & the amazing @17thCenturyLady for your perfect foreword.

#StuartSaturday

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🎃 Spooky Season is here! 🎃

From true crime and witchcraft to monsters and the undead, get your spooky reading fix with up to 50% off selected titles! 👻📚

➡️ https://t.co/22opVFQ7Mn

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🎃 The Halloween takeover continues on the P&S Blog! 👻

This time, M J Trow explores the first suspects in the Jack the Ripper case in ‘Jack the Lad’, inspired by his book Jack the Ripper: The First Suspects 🔎

🔗 https://t.co/BgDYBJqMlG

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💬 New on the P&S Blog 💬

Why does Bryan Blundell matter today? For #BlackHistoryMonth, Ben Shaw explores why Bryan Blundell matters today, reflecting on the histories that shape our communities and the uncomfortable truths they can reveal.

➡️ https://t.co/FfcyLsdvwr

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What are you reading this weekend? 📚