CC Aune

My Historical Fantasy novel THE ILL-KEPT OATH, set in 1820s England, is no typical Regency. Think #magic and #manners ... #JaneAusten meets #DianaGabaldon!

[CC Aune @CCAune1]

#TheIllkeptOath 4.6 stars @goodreads 4.7 st @amazon
"wonderfully intriguing" "kick-ass debut" "vibrantly told tale"
https://t.co/ASMpexvEvW

[Andrew Spratt @andrewsp2009]

Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute (Scotland) reconstruction suggestion. A Stewart stronghold. Original built in wood to protect against Viking raids. Circular stone courtyard was raised first then round towers added at a later date for extra defense. #RothesayCastle #HistoryRebuilt

[nicola white mudlark @TideLineArt]

Tantalising fragment of a ceramic lid probably dating back to Victorian times - found on the Thames foreshore this weekend. But what did it say in it's entirety? And what about the curtain...? #mudlarking #mudlark #WednesdayWisdom

[Geri Walton @18thCand19thC]

Model of the Perfect Woman Georgian Style https://t.co/J3z8wmjJew #18thcentury #perfectwoman #georgianera

[Natasha Tidd @F_yeah_history]

Thomas Clarkson spent over 60 years fighting for the abolishment of slavery across the whole British Empire👏 Tireless in his fight, he travelled constantly, persuading politicians and the public until finally in 1833 all slaves in the empire were granted freedom! 🙌#HeroADay

[Antoine Vanner @AntoineVanner]

1882, Korea in bloody turmoil – Japan and China compete to control it. Can a ruthless queen and a Royal Navy captain prevent them? If you’re a subscriber to Kindle Unlimited or Kindle Prime you can read Britannia’s Spartan without any extra charge. Click: https://t.co/HRZ5vUpoGF

[Posy Hill @PosyHill1]

C7 King Merewald of Mercia, aka the lion, dreamt a hermit had a message for him. The hermit dreamt a lion ate from his hand. Where they met the king founded a church, Leominster Priory. Remembered (allegedly) in this #Romanesque #TinyLion #FolkloreThursday #AnimalsinChurches

[VisitScotland @VisitScotland]

Winter may (technically) be behind us but we couldn't resist sharing this #sunset over the Moffat Hills 👌 #SeeSouthScotland 📍 Grey Mare's Tail, Moffat 📸 IG/gord.cook

[Old Weird Britain @oldweirdbritain]

Three traditional uses for the dense, tough wood of the magical #blackthorn tree:

1. making the teeth of gardening rakes

2. making cudgels and fighting sticks

3. building the pyre for burning a #witch

#folklore #treelore

[Undiscovered Scotland @UndisScot]

The start of the inspirational Calum’s Road, built in ten years by one man across two miles of forbidding terrain to give access to the north end of the island of Raasay. More pics and info: https://t.co/pjdNoQGU5n

[ℜ𝔞𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔩 𝔅𝔲𝔯𝔠𝔥 🦼📷 @RachelBurch2]

It’s been a lovely day here in #Devon. Here’s the river Walkham at Grenofen earlier #Dartmoor.

[Jane Austen @austendaily]

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.

[Solway Tours @SolwayTours]

Just a few of the historic gems in Dumfries and Galloway!

#LoveDandG #SeeSouthScotland #VisitScotland @VisitScotland

[CC Aune @CCAune1]

@WWEnd @KarenBooth5 And I have no problem with that. I do however have a massive problem with historical fiction authors who can't seem to stop posting about Trump being the second coming of Jesus or spewing racial and gender hatred in the present time. Those people go right out the airlock.

[CC Aune @CCAune1]

@KarenBooth5 Indeed, and anyone who would assert that I cannot follow. This is why writers need to seriously consider what they choose to project to the world. Someone like Orson Scott Card? Buh bye.

[CC Aune @CCAune1]

@KarenBooth5 To clarify, if one is a writer whose content is politics or social consciousness, that's fine. In my case, my public persona is as a writer of historical fiction and fantasy. I refuse to muddy that image with modern politics.

[CC Aune @CCAune1]

@KarenBooth5 I think writers do themselves a disservice by mixing politics into their writing postings. This account is my public face, a business arm of my work. Better they create a 2nd account for that stuff, as I have done. I WILL unfollow writers who post disagreeable politics.

[ChawtonHouse @ChawtonHouse]

You can see the books that the Knight family at Chawton House had in their collection in the early twentieth century by browsing through the 1908 catalogue now available online. More details here:
https://t.co/PplHeFhtTj

[Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin]

Fine striped figured silk in lavender grey is trimmed with sage velvet and a waterfall of tiny cartwheels, like hand strung Dorset buttons that cascade down the centre front of the bodice, 1893 #weddingdress @metmuseum #fashionhistory

[whatgrandmawore @whatgrandmawore]

Golden like the sun which has appeared to have arrived, these 1900 evening shoes have been made from a metallic leather, unusual for the time. The use of this was not widespread until the 1920’s. Two gold lamé ribbon bows finish the deal in creating beautiful shoes. @metmuseum

[Undiscovered Scotland @UndisScot]

On this day. David Stewart, 1st Duke of Rothesay, son of King Robert III and heir to the Scottish crown, was murdered by his uncle Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, at Falkland Palace on 26 March 1402. More pics and info: https://t.co/IFKgyp6y4J