Joanne Major

Historical non-fiction author for @penswordbooks ǀ MA @UofLWriting @unilincoln ǀ Latest publication – Kitty Fisher: The First Female Celebrity

[Joanne Major @joannemajor3]

Discover one of history’s most famous courtesans, Kitty Fisher: The First Female Celebrity.

Review: 'If time travel could be achieved... video clips of Kitty's horsing accident in the Mall would have broken the internet, shut TikTok down, gone viral.'

https://t.co/EnbnELSARp

[Sharon Bennett Connolly @Thehistorybits]

My next talk is at Grantham Museum on 18 July 2026, at 2pm.
It's going to be a talk - and celebration!
In a wonderful moment of serendipity, I will be talking about Lincolnshire's Tudor Heroines AND celebrating the paperback release of Heroines of the Tudor World. Tickets are available now from Grantham Museum and Eventbrite.
I will be chatting about some of the great women from Tudor Lincolnshire - including Anne Askew, Katherine Willoughby and Elizabeth FitzGerald.
Please come along and help me celebrate!
@amberleybooks @granthammuseum @Visit_Lincs
#Tudors #granthammuseum #heroinesofthetudorworld #womeninhistory
https://t.co/AQAY5WnMx5

[Joanne Major @joannemajor3]

I've neglected my blog for far too long. It's too hot today for anything other than something silly, so here's the story of how the eighteenth-century racehorse, Potoooooooo, got his name.

#horseracing #history #weirdhistory

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[Sharon Bennett Connolly @Thehistorybits]

I have two new releases coming up in the next few weeks. 😁
This time next week, Princesses of the Early Middle Ages: Royal Daughters of the Conquest finally hits the shops in the USA
"I challenge anyone with an interest in medieval Britain to not find something they will learn from this book." (Tony Riches)
https://t.co/UOgyNuTWax
And this time next month will see the UK paperback release of Heroines of the Tudor World
"What a treat this book was to read. Bennett Connolly has an easy, conversation style of writing which welcomes you from the opening pages and draws you into her story." (Annie Whitehead)
https://t.co/i1yEEbIFLu
#womeninhistory #newrelease

[Sharon Bennett Connolly @Thehistorybits]

Today, it is an absolute pleasure to continue my Wordly Women interview series with my dear friend Joanne Major. Like me, Joanne likes to put the women back into the limelight, though she focuses on women of the Georgian era, rather than the medieval.
@penswordbooks @PSHistory @joannemajor3 @HistoriaHWA
#womeninhistory #wordlywomen
https://t.co/lGsuwp5owV via @Thehistorybits

[Joanne Major @joannemajor3]

For a limited time, two of my books are 99p on Kindle.

More info: https://t.co/yuTVOG01Zp

#nonfiction #Britishhistory #RoyalVibe #regency

[P&S History @PSHistory]

New catalogue: Kings, Queens & The Making of Britain 👑📖

💸 Discounts available
🔗 https://t.co/9WU1koHrtR

[P&S History @PSHistory]

#OnThisDay 🗓️ 24 January 1760: The death of Lavinia Fenton

#RecommendedReading 📖 Read more about her in A History Of The Dukes of Bolton 1600-1815: Love Loyalty by @joannemajor3 and @sarahmurden

🛒 Now with 50% off the RRP 👉 https://t.co/cvrbP9nuRs

[P&S History @PSHistory]

#OnThisDay 🗓️ 21 January 1722: Charles Paulet, second Duke of Bolton, died

📖 A History Of The Dukes of Bolton 1600-1815: Love Loyalty by @joannemajor3 & @sarahmurden

🛒 Now half price in the January sale 👉 https://t.co/cvrbP9nuRs

[Joanne Major @joannemajor3]

For readers in the UK, All Things #Georgian: Tales from the Long #EighteenthCentury is a bargain 99p on #Kindle for a limited time.

Discover the bonesetter, ‘Crazy Sally,’ an aristocratic ‘Queen of Smugglers,’ actors, royalty, criminals, and more.

https://t.co/vQFDF7rNNz

[P&S History @PSHistory]

#JanuarySalePick 📖 Read all about Kitty Fisher: The First Female Celebrity in this popular book by @joannemajor3 ✨

🔗 Now with 50% off the RRP 👉 https://t.co/zdedljJ5Wj #RecommendedReading #Bestseller

[Pen & Sword Books @penswordbooks]

✨🎁 The P&S Boxing Day sale is here and it's our BIGGEST EVER! 📚🛍️💸

🛒 https://t.co/oZpfRgt3sX

[Joanne Major @joannemajor3]

I've got an article on '#Brighton's Travelling Windmill' in the December issues of The Brightonian and The Hovarian magazines. Grab a free copy from a pick-up point if you're in East Sussex, or read online: https://t.co/huAj5FsXVT

#BrightonandHove #Localhistory @PSHistory

[BBC Lincolnshire @BBCRadioLincs]

Medieval Christmas market returns to Lincoln - full story ⬇️ https://t.co/eGOw3t5m68

[Joanne Major @joannemajor3]

🎄 I'll be at the Lincoln Medieval Christmas Market, 4-7 Dec, with copies of my books for sale. It's at two of the city's most historic locations: St Mary's Guildhall (where I'll be), & St Mary le Wigford Church.

@penswordbooks @lincsblogger

More info: https://t.co/S8yBJjwnF3

[Sharon Bennett Connolly @Thehistorybits]

Had such a fabulous time chatting with Carol Ann Lloyd about Scotland's Medieval Queens; who they were and the impact they had on history.
And if you are in the US, Scotland's Medieval Queens is on a special discount at the minute, at under $5 each for the hardback and the Kindle
@penswordbooks @PSHistory @HistoriaHWA
#podcast #scottishqueens
https://t.co/mwdf7Ny4me

[Pen & Sword Books @penswordbooks]

ICYMI The ✨🖤 Black Friday 🖤✨ 30% off sale event is now on! 📚❄️🛍️💸

🔗 https://t.co/fDzzuaVV33

[Joanne Major @joannemajor3]

🎄 Two weeks until the Lincoln Medieval Christmas Market (4-7 Dec), at two of the city's most historic locations: St Mary's Guildhall (where I'll be, with copies of my books for sale), & St Mary le Wigford Church. 🎄
@penswordbooks #LincsConnect
More info: https://t.co/klVYco44Gd

[Joanne Major @joannemajor3]

The latest post on my blog is an excerpt from my biography of Kitty Fisher, and all about the 'Kitty Fisher Bonnet.'

(Spoiler: the cat in the image below is sporting one!)

https://t.co/Hq9ouNXtXJ

@penswordbooks #18thcentury #Caturday

[Joanne Major @joannemajor3]

Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot; for there is a reason why gunpowder and treason should ne'er be forgot

#GuyFawkes #BonfireNight #Gunpowderplot #pennyfortheguy

📸 Print by Rowney & Forster, c.1821, via @YaleBritishArt

[Joanne Major @joannemajor3]

🎄 The Lincoln Medieval Christmas Market is back, 4-7 December, at two of the city's most historic locations: St Mary's Guildhall (where I'll be, with copies of my books for sale), & St Mary le Wigford Church. 🎄
@penswordbooks @lincsblogger
More info: https://t.co/klVYco3wQF