# ![@ENortonHistory Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1941774000.png) @ENortonHistory Dr Elizabeth Norton

Dr Elizabeth Norton posts on X about greenland, denmark, london, santorini the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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[greenland](/topic/greenland), [denmark](/topic/denmark), [london](/topic/london), [santorini](/topic/santorini), [france](/topic/france), [iceland](/topic/iceland) #122, [prague](/topic/prague), [copenhagen](/topic/copenhagen), [spain](/topic/spain), [paris](/topic/paris)

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[Viking Holdings Ltd (VIK)](/topic/$vik) [Throne (THN)](/topic/throne)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Id love to know more about how Edward the Confessor tracked down his nephew Edward the Exile (who left England as a baby) to Hungary. Hungary was incredibly distant from Anglo-Saxon Eng. How on Earth was everyone so convinced that they had got the right man #history #Saxons"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1306484271721467904)  2020-09-17T06:44Z 21.2K followers, [--] engagements


"#OTD [----] birth of Charles IX of France. King aged [--] following death of older brother Francis II. Reign notorious for St Bartholomews Day Massacre of Huguenots [----]. Charles also dominated by his mother Catherine de Medici. Died aged only [--] leaving crown to brother Henry III"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1673681332696756228)  2023-06-27T13:14Z 21.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Getting ready to guide the @traveleditions Guy Fawkes tour. Tonight Im speaking about the real Guy Fawkes and were then visiting some of the sites over the next few days #guyfawkes #gunpowderplot"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1720861213897183393)  2023-11-04T17:51Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"A fabulous morning visit (with blue skies) to Kirby Hall as part of @traveleditions Gunpowder Plot tour which Im guiding #gunpowderplot #kirbyhall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1721142069861728291)  2023-11-05T12:27Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Just getting ready to give the second evening lecture of the Gunpowder Plot tour I am guiding for @traveleditions Tonight Im looking at Catholicism in the reign of Elizabeth I #elizabethI #Gunpowderplot"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1721231147126944222)  2023-11-05T18:20Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The Manor House at Ashby St Ledgers home to Robert Catesby the architect of the Gunpowder Plot of [----]. According to legend the plot was hatched in the half-timbered room above the gateway #gunpowderplot #ashbystledgers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1721562448916881836)  2023-11-06T16:17Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The Guy Fawkes Inn close to York Minster. One of the places that claims to be the birthplace of the most famous of the [----] Gunpowder Plotters #york #guyfawkes #gunpowderplot #gunpowdertreason #1605"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1775277121273024576)  2024-04-02T21:40Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"While much of the Dorchester area in Dorset commemorates the novelist Thomas Hardy the Hardy Monument on the hills above the town is for another Thomas Hardy -Captain Hardy of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar who was famously asked kiss me Hardy by a dying Lord Nelson"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1787588175226945885)  2024-05-06T21:00Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Just to give a sense of just how high the climb above the dome at St Pauls Cathedral is the tiny round dot at the top of the dome in photo [--] is where I am standing in photo [--] with the view down in photo [--]. Not for anyone scared of heights #stpaulscathedral"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1797373657057984867)  2024-06-02T21:04Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Back in Denmark from Greenland and time to visit Kronborg Castle in Helsingor which is famous worldwide as Elsinore the setting of Shakespeares Hamlet #hamlet #tobeornottobe #helsingor #elsinore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1829201409704665187)  2024-08-29T16:56Z 21.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Royal sisters - Alexandra of Denmark the wife of Edward VII of Britain and her sister Dagmar who became Empress Marie of Russia as the wife of Tsar Alexander III. These statues which were created in the 1880s are on display in Frederiksborg Castle Denmark #queen #royalty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1830351977156424057)  2024-09-01T21:08Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Stokesay Castles magnificent 13thC wooden staircase which goes from the hall up onto a series of high status rooms. The stairs have the same carpenters marks as the roof beams indicating that they were created at the same time as the hall. Its treads are cut from while tree trunks #stokesay #stokesaycastle #medieval"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1848744485720596705)  2024-10-22T15:13Z 21.4K followers, 25.5K engagements


"St Etheldredas Church in Ely Place London. The only surviving church in London from the reign of Edward I (1272-1307) it was originally the chapel to the Bishop of Elys London residence. An amazing survival given Londons Great Fire of [----] it was damaged during World War [--] with all the stained glass destroyed. While Protestant following the Reformation it became a Catholic Church again in [----] #stetheldreda #medieval #greatfire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1880345594436210717)  2025-01-17T20:04Z 19.8K followers, 31.9K engagements


"Bargain Although Im in very good company in @Waterstones in Gower Street near the British Museum. I can see books by @TracyBorman @DrLindaPorter1 @History_Lauren @Jo_History @LeandadeLisle @sarahgristwood amongst many others on the same shelves #bargain #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1887182624453534153)  2025-02-05T16:52Z 19.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The Victorian copy of the Bayeux Tapestry held by Reading Museum is a remarkable achievement. Created by the Leek Embroidery Society they began work in [----] never having seen the original. Not totally identical (they removed the penises from both humans and horses) it still represents a magnificent project #readingmuseum #bayeuxtapestry #readingbayeux"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1888365249293934742)  2025-02-08T23:12Z 19.8K followers, 48.5K engagements


"The Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Lincoln sits in a Neo Classical temple with the Gettysburg Address engraved into the south wall. Martin Luther King gave his I have a dream speech from its steps #lincolnmemorial #washingtondc #martinlutherking #washington"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1891251681788387414)  2025-02-16T22:21Z 19.8K followers, [---] engagements


"I wonder how long it took someone to notice that they had carved euture instead of future right into the middle of Abraham Lincolns speech at his memorial in Washington DC 🤦♀ #lincolnmemorial #abrahamlincoln #washingtondc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1891254021068873944)  2025-02-16T22:31Z 19.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Its true. I actually did 😆 #watergate #watergatehotel #washingtondc #richardnixon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1891299495272382930)  2025-02-17T01:31Z 19.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Inside the Washington Monument which was completed in [----]. It was briefly the tallest building in the world until the Eiffel Tower was built which is nearly twice as tall. As a self-supporting stone tower it is a remarkable engineering feat #washingtonDC #washingtonmonument"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1891572866417676603)  2025-02-17T19:38Z 19.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@tudorqueen6 @KimMacthomas It seems fine to me. About the same as London"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1892051441650434520)  2025-02-19T03:19Z 19.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Colonial Williamsburgs reconstruction of the Capitol of Virginia through which the Virginia Colony was governed before the American Revolution. Williamsburg was replaced by Richmond as Virginias capital city in [----]. A large portion of the historical part of Williamsburg has been either preserved or reconstructed allowing visitors a glimpse back into the colonial past #colonialwilliamsburg #williamsburg #americanrevolution #virginia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1892901162518552761)  2025-02-21T11:36Z 19.8K followers, [----] engagements


"A statue of Pocahontas the Jamestown Settlements most famous resident on the settlements site. The statue was dedicated in [----] [---] years after her death at Gravesend in Kent in [----] during a visit to England #pocahontas #jamestown #jamestownsettlement"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1893583162619379727)  2025-02-23T08:46Z 19.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Gold signet ring engraved with the initials CL a skull and the words memento mori found in archaeological excavations at the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia and on display in the museum there. Dating to around [----] it may have belonged to Christopher Lawne a puritan who arrived in [----] to establish a plantation close to Jamestown but died six months later #jamestown #jamestownsettlement #mementomori"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1893679481245565057)  2025-02-23T15:09Z 19.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center just outside Washington DC. The worlds fastest jet propelled aircraft it carried out reconnaissance during the Cold War making its last flight in [----]. Frequently mistaken for a UFO #lockheedblackbird #smithsonian #blackbirdplane"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1894161964571693163)  2025-02-24T23:06Z 19.8K followers, [---] engagements


"A clay bust of George Washington created from a life mask in [----] making it almost certainly the best likeness of Washington in existence. He placed it over one of the doors in his study at Mount Vernon where it is still displayed #mountvernon #georgewashington"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1894531196576465287)  2025-02-25T23:33Z 19.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Pretty Mount Vernon home of George Washington #mountvernon #georgewashington"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1894534334473740745)  2025-02-25T23:45Z 19.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Stepping down into the substantial ruins of King Johns Palace in Southampton which was built in the 1180s and is a very rare example of Norman domestic architecture in England. The building only fell into disrepair early in the 20thC #kingjohnspalace #southampton #norman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1903933494952099844)  2025-03-23T22:14Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"King Johns Palace in Southampton a domestic residence built in the 1180s and only ruined early in the 20thC. This substantial residence was altered in the 14thC when its outer wall was incorporated into the new town walls built by Edward III. Its a very rare surviving example of Norman domestic architecture in England #kingjohnspalace #southampton #medieval"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1903935443479285829)  2025-03-23T22:22Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Very exciting to explore the substantial ruins of a house built in the 1180s. King Johns Palace in Southampton was a merchants residence (and not a royal palace) with large windows and fireplaces #kingjohnspalace #medieval #medievalhouse #southampton"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1903936204883492887)  2025-03-23T22:25Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Female kings have always been a rarity an oddity or an undesirable outcome. In almost all places on the globe a male ruler was preferred to a woman with female inheritance vanishingly rare and frequently disputed. In spite of this women have secured crowns - or fought for them - over several millennia. Out in [--] September. I am seriously excited #womenwhoruledtheworld #reigningqueen #femaleking #monarch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1945515729115299961)  2025-07-16T16:07Z 21.6K followers, 13.9K engagements


"@CultureCrone Thank you I really wanted to look at women who were powerful (or potentially powerful) in their own right. I was struck by the fact that the first woman to be democratically elected as a head of state (so a president not a Prime Minister) is still alive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1946205005544882544)  2025-07-18T13:46Z 21.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Beautiful Penshurst Place in Kent. The home of the Sidney family since [----]. Originally built in the 14thC much of the medieval house survives including the stunning Barons Hall. From the 15thC it belonged to the Dukes of Buckingham with Henry VIII confiscating the house in [----] when the 3rd duke was executed. #penshurstplace #penshurst #henryviii #tudor #tudors #sirphilipsidney"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1948491244788711896)  2025-07-24T21:11Z 21.2K followers, 14.6K engagements


"It was fabulous to be part of a panel discussing the Gunpowder Plot today at @HallHarvington Hosted by @jojo_durrant and featuring Stephen Alford Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman. Together we exploded some myths #harvingtonhallhistoryfestival #harvingtonhall #gunpowderplot #guyfawkes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1948856965708283912)  2025-07-25T21:24Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The hike up towards Gros Morne mountain the 2nd highest peak in Newfoundland at 806m high. It is part of the Long Range of Mountains which are a subrange of the Appalachians. The day after I hiked this earlier in the week it was closed due to threats of forest fires #grosmorne"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1955071065765396761)  2025-08-12T00:57Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Zurichs Grossmunster which was reputedly founded by Charlemagne on the site of the tombs of Saints Felix and Regula. The current church is Romanesque with construction beginning in around [----]. Ulrich Zwingli preached the Swiss-German Reformation from this church in the 1520s. The church furnishings were removed and the paintings whitewashed although some traces of pre-Reformation paintwork have been uncovered #zurich #grossmunster"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1957904104170422671)  2025-08-19T20:34Z 21.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Queen Anne (r.1702-1714) ramped her coronation roll up to [--] with a large hand drawn portrait at the top. Most coronation rolls are less elaborate. I was thrilled to get to see this tonight after being invited to the National Archives Commemorating Coronations event in which Charles IIIs coronation roll was unveiled #coronationroll #queenanne #coronation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1975312129046561096)  2025-10-06T21:28Z 21.2K followers, [----] engagements


"I was so thrilled to see the future Elizabeth Is new Years gift to Catherine Parr on display in @bodleianlibs Treasured exhibition last week. Elizabeth embroidered the cover herself complete with her stepmothers monogram. She also created the book translating Margaret of Navarres The Mirror or Glass of the Sinful Soul #elizabethi #queenelizabeth #katherineparr #catherineparr #tudor #tudors #treasured"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1979278532170723407)  2025-10-17T20:09Z 21.3K followers, 36.5K engagements


"Henry VIIIs own copy of the Bishops Book of [----] complete with his annotations. On display in @bodleianlibs Treasured exhibition. Its fascinating to see his mind at work in this way #henryviii #treasured #tudor #tudors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1979280904767049837)  2025-10-17T20:18Z 21.2K followers, 11.3K engagements


"@artist_stanley @bodleianlibs 😮 🤭"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1979452301137109091)  2025-10-18T07:39Z 21.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Sorry Robert Dudley in England there will be but one mistress and no master. It looks like Elizabeth I has been reading Women Who Ruled the World: [----] Years of Female Monarchy and has taken in some of the stories of truly horrendous royal marriages. Unsurprisingly shes not keen to share power. Thanks for the endorsement Elizabeth #womenwhoruledtheworld"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1979890767775846736)  2025-10-19T12:41Z 21.2K followers, [----] engagements


"It was a pleasure to meet the cast of Bloody Mary and the Nine Day Queen which opened tonight at the Union Theatre in Southwark. Im standing next to Jane Grey and Mary I with the Duke of Northumberland Henry Grey and Guildford Dudley there too. The play is running until [--] October tickets available here #bloodymarymusical https://uniontheatre.biz/whats-on/ https://uniontheatre.biz/whats-on/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1980750529601949860)  2025-10-21T21:38Z 21.2K followers, [----] engagements


"When not nailing heads onto spikes or instituting witchcraft ordeals Ranavalona I of Madagascar liked to read just not the Bible as that was banned (to the horror of her correspondent Queen Victoria). Here she is with her favourite book Women Who Ruled the World: [----] Years of Female Monarchy. Thanks for the endorsement Ranavalona #womenwhoruledtheworld"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1980910826719441065)  2025-10-22T08:15Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Watching the tide come in and flood Bosham in West Sussex (a town that is depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry). Roads in the town flood daily with the high tide #bosham #bayeuxtapestry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1980971607024628032)  2025-10-22T12:16Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Join me for a walk around a church depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry. #holytrinitybosham #bosham #anglosaxon #bayeuxtapestry #1066"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1981068445077950533)  2025-10-22T18:41Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Crypt exploring in Holy Trinity Church Bosham. The church is depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry #churchcrypt #holytrinitybosham #bosham"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1981069687258571141)  2025-10-22T18:46Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Ill be appearing live on the BBC TV News Channel today at around 8pm to discuss Charles IIIs State visit to the Vatican and the fact that he prayed publicly with the pope [---] years after Henry VIII broke the English church from Rome. #statevisit #kingcharles #popeleo #henryviii"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1981420104412811554)  2025-10-23T17:59Z 21.3K followers, [---] engagements


"It was an absolute pleasure to speak about the historical background to the meeting of the Pope and King Charles III today and the prayers that they shared on the BBC TV News Channel a few moments ago @bbcnews #popeleo #charlesiii #vaticanstatevisit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1981441094047916438)  2025-10-23T19:22Z 21.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Water taxi into Venice #venice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1982405424440578091)  2025-10-26T11:14Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Heading into the Doges Palace in Venice #venice #dogespalace #doge"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1982477466158371275)  2025-10-26T16:00Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Want to see inside the Doges Palace in Venice #venice #dogeofvenice #italianhistory #renaissance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1982536981424017734)  2025-10-26T19:57Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Look who I ran into in Venice 😊 the fabulous Dr Lauren Mackay #venice #historians #historian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1982908283200680270)  2025-10-27T20:32Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"This afternoon I took a vaporetto over to Murano an island close to Venice which is famous for its glass which was perfected in the 1500s and was such a secret that craftsmen were banned from leaving. The island has its own grand canal #murano #muranoglass #venice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1982910681658843464)  2025-10-27T20:42Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"A facsimile copy of the will of the great traveller Marco Polo drawn up on his deathbed in January [----] in which he names his wife and three daughters as his heirs. On display in the Biblioteca Marciana in the Museo Correr in Venice #marcopolo #museocorrer #venice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1982915279773684030)  2025-10-27T21:00Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"I was so excited to see the Fra Mauro World Map in the Biblioteca Marciana in the Museo Correr in Venice today. Created in around [----] it shows the world as it was known to Europe before the discovery of America. Its orientated differently to most modern maps with Europe in the bottom right corner. As everyone does I looked up where Im from (Britain) #framauro #worldmap #medieval #museocorrer #venice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1982918390424441006)  2025-10-27T21:12Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice one of the most iconic buildings of the city #venice #santamariadellasalute #venetianhistory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1982925893418041833)  2025-10-27T21:42Z 21.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Another lovely day in Venice #venice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1982934612990116215)  2025-10-27T22:17Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Gliding through Venice in a gondola #venice #gondola"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1983085980778410072)  2025-10-28T08:18Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"A 15thC depiction of the coronation of the Virgin on display in the Accademia Gallery in Venice. This was a popular motif in medieval European art with the earliest known example in the 10thC Benedictional of St Aethelwold an English churchman #accademiagallery #venice #medieval"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1983238117705297998)  2025-10-28T18:23Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Catherine Parrs beautiful tomb in the chapel in the grounds of @SudeleyCastle Catherines grave was initially neglected (something of an understatement) but she was eventually given this fine monument in the 19thC #catherineparr #katherineparr #sudeley #tudor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1983617365805035535)  2025-10-29T19:30Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The Rollright Stones in Oxfordshire a highly under appreciated Neolithic/Bronze Age monument. These very much deserve to be better known #rollrightstones #rollrights #prehistoricmonument #henge #stonehenge"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1983956715575111818)  2025-10-30T17:58Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The [----] silent film The Queen of Sheba which is sadly lost was famous both for its exhilarating chariot race and for the skimpy costumes worn by star Betty Blythe. It was less notable for its historical accuracy with the real Queen of Sheba most likely a Kandake one of the warrior queens of what is now Sudan and Ethiopia. Perhaps Blythe should have lent her copy of women Who Ruled the World: [----] Years of Female Monarchy to the writers. Thanks for the endorsement Betty (as the Queen of Sheba) #womenwhoruledtheworld"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1985348650961076570)  2025-11-03T14:09Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Fascinating to explore Fishbourne Roman Palace which was built in the 1stC CE and is one of the grandest Roman residences ever found in Britain. It was excavated in the 1960s following a chance discovery when workmen were digging a trench for a water pipe #fishbourne #romanbritain #romans #roman #fishbourneromanpalace"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1985810863174164519)  2025-11-04T20:46Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Fishbourne Roman Palaces Cupid on a Dolphin mosaic which dates to the mid 2ndC CE. It was saved from plough damage after the villa was abandoned due to it subsiding into a series of pits dug before the villa was built. It depicts Cupid holding a trident and riding on a dolphin alongside mythical sea creatures #fishbourne #fishbourneromanpalace #roman #romans #romanbritain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1985832931206578627)  2025-11-04T22:14Z 21.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Wedding feasts can be long and boring especially if youre only [--] years old. Luckily Empress Matilda brought a book Women Who Ruled the World. It gave her some great ideas for ruling when she claimed the English crown on her fathers death in [----]. Sadly however her cousin King Stephen who usurped the throne clearly hadnt read the book himself #womenwhoruledtheworld"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1986840562465423582)  2025-11-07T16:57Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Rather a nice room for the night at Peterhouse the oldest college at Cambridge. The room hangs over the courtyard joining the fellows parlour to the chapel. I particularly like the portrait of Charles I as a martyr although may find it a bit alarming after dark #peterhouse #peterhousecambridge"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1989366857711620242)  2025-11-14T16:16Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Pomare IV of Tahiti was rather nonplussed to receive only a carriage and a set of drawing room furniture from Queen Victoria after requesting assistance in [----] against French attempts to colonise her kingdom. Still they let her take her copy of Women Who Ruled the World with her after she was driven out of her palace. So thats all right then #womenwhoruledtheworld"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1991478105077080413)  2025-11-20T12:05Z 21.4K followers, [---] engagements


"An atlas commissioned by Mary I as a gift for Philip II of Spain open on the page showing West Africa. On display in the Secret Maps exhibition in @britishlibrary #secretmaps #maryi #marytudor #tudor #tudors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1991653450011324517)  2025-11-20T23:42Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"A lingerie set made for Lady Mountbatten in the 1940s made of Second World War escape maps which had been printed on silk due to the fabrics durability. With the continuation of rationing after the end of the war this was a practical use for the maps. On display in the fabulous Secret Maps exhibition in @britishlibrary #secretmaps"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1991655289062338667)  2025-11-20T23:49Z 21.4K followers, 273.2K engagements


"Its great to see some actual images from inside the great library of Alexandria before it burned down in [--] BCE. Whats that theyre all reading I think its Women Who Ruled the World: [----] Years of Female Monarchy. Good choice as Egypt had two rival queens - Cleopatra VII and Arsinoe IV at that point #womenwhoruledtheworld"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1991938454175850721)  2025-11-21T18:35Z 21.4K followers, [---] engagements


"I am so excited that Women Who Ruled the World: [----] Years of Female Monarchy is a BBC History magazine book of the year. Thank you so much to the wonderful @TracyBorman for selecting it. Its such an honour and I am in very good company @historyextra @wearefootnote #womenwhoruledtheworld #bookoftheyear #bbchistory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1993015649757446237)  2025-11-24T17:55Z 21.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Charlemagne the hamster likes to do some reading in the mornings. This week hes chosen Women Who Ruled the World: [----] Years of Female Monarchy #womenwhoruledtheworld"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1993250289483448785)  2025-11-25T09:27Z 21.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Christmas Disneyland Paris style 🎄 🎁 🎅🏻 #christmas #disneyland #disneylandparis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2002476909691892177)  2025-12-20T20:31Z 21.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Embracing the Christmassy Disney at Disneyland Paris 🎄 #christmas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2002652660944810284)  2025-12-21T08:09Z 21.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Spending time in Toad Hall in Disneyland Paris which looks suspiciously like a British pub (right down to the random assortment of pictures including rowing crews and a print of Hampton Court) #disneyland #toadhall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2003530795085103206)  2025-12-23T18:19Z 21.5K followers, [---] engagements


"There was an awkward moment when Queen Victoria and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands realised that theyd both bought each other the same Christmas present. Luckily its something they can both enjoy Women Who Ruled the World: [----] Years of Female Monarchy which is also a BBC History Magazine book of the year and available in all good booksellers #womenwhoruledtheworld"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2003534654910136819)  2025-12-23T18:34Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Isabel Peron the worlds first female president of an internationally recognised state. She served as president of Argentina (although not very successfully) between [----] and [----] having initially served as vice-president to her husband Juan Peron. I discuss female world leaders in my new book Women Who Ruled the World: [----] Years of Female Monarchy #womenwhoruledtheworld #femalepresident #isabelperon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2003777444977734106)  2025-12-24T10:39Z 21.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Margaret Tudor Queen of Scots and ancestress of all British monarchs from [----] depicted in stained glass (likely dating from the 1520s) in the chapel at The Vyne in Hampshire. In the care of @nationaltrust #margarettudor #queenofscots #tudor #tudors #stuartdynasty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2005678077247123579)  2025-12-29T16:31Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"A lovely depiction of Catherine of Aragon in a stained glass window at The Vyne in Hampshire which likely dates to the 1520s #catherineofaragon #tudor #tudors #thevyne"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2005741857998074116)  2025-12-29T20:44Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The young Henry VIII depicted in stained glass in the chapel at The Vyne in Hampshire which likely dates to the 1520s. He appears alongside his first wife Catherine of Aragon and his sister Margaret #thevyne #henryviii #tudor #tudors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2005769067484045575)  2025-12-29T22:33Z 21.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@hulmeroberts @GroomB Tudor spelling was inconsistent - many people spelled their own names differently in different letters and documents (Shakespeare is a good example of this). As a result we tend to standardise to either Catherine or Katherine as these are the most common variants"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2014284635732078909)  2026-01-22T10:30Z 21.5K followers, [----] engagements


"A visit to the site of Durham House on the Strand is not the most rewarding of experiences it was an interesting building though. Catherine of Aragon lived there following Prince Arthurs death and Jane Grey got married there in [----]. It was demolished in the late 17thC #durhamhouse #durhamplace #ladyjanegrey #janegrey #catherineofaragon https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2015906510446985489 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2015906510446985489"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2015906510446985489)  2026-01-26T21:55Z 21.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The smallest listed building in London (probably). The Ostlers hut in Lincolns Inn which measures [--] x [--] feet and was built in [----]. Currently its being used as storage for a lawnmower. #osterlshut #lincolnsinn #london"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2012970772508098734)  2026-01-18T19:30Z 21.5K followers, 57.3K engagements


"Spotted in Waterstones in Gower Street #mybook #womenwhoruledtheworld @Waterstones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2016632559833084334)  2026-01-28T22:00Z 21.6K followers, [----] engagements


"It made my day to see Women Who Ruled the World: [----] Years of Female Monarchy on sale at the wonderful new Hawaii exhibition at the British Museum. The book looks at Liliuokalani the last monarch of Hawaii considering her life and rule as well as her interactions with the global powers of the 19thC. @britishmuseum #hawaii #hawaiiexhibition #liluokalani #womenwhoruledtheworld https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017251489433923720 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017251489433923720"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2017251489433923720)  2026-01-30T15:00Z 21.6K followers, [----] engagements


"A silver and ivory teapot presented to Queen Kaahumanu regent to King Kamehameha III of Hawaii on behalf of George IV in 1824/5. The Queens name is engraved on one side and UKs coat of arms on the back. On display in the fabulous Hawaii exhibition at @britishmuseum #hawaii #georgeiv https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017344085573419460 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017344085573419460"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2017344085573419460)  2026-01-30T21:08Z 21.6K followers, [---] engagements


"The Sutton Hoo helmet one of the most iconic surviving objects from the Anglo-Saxon period in England. Excavated in [----] in a 7thC ship burial it was both functional as a helmet and highly decorative. The helmet which had degraded to fragments over the centuries has been painstakingly reconstructed more than once. On display in @britishmuseum #suttonhoo #suttonhoohelmet #anglosaxon #saxon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2017661437192057210)  2026-01-31T18:09Z 21.6K followers, 12.6K engagements


"The Snettisham Great Torc which dates to the 1stC BCE and is on display in @britishmuseum Found as part of a hoard in [----] in Snettisham in Norfolk. Weighing more than 1kg its gold alloyed with a small amount of silver. It was made by twisting threads of gold together. #snettishamgreattorc #ironage #greattorc https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017673782329004066 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017673782329004066"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2017673782329004066)  2026-01-31T18:58Z 21.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Just a little reminder that Im on Channel [--] this evening at 8.30pm on The Assassination of Queen Victoria @channel5_tv #assassinationofqueenvictoria"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2017675026930044983)  2026-01-31T19:03Z 21.6K followers, [---] engagements


"The Standard of Ur on display in @britishmuseum Displaying scenes of war and peace it was called a standard by Sir Leonard Woolley who excavated the tomb in which it was found but its purpose is actually unknown. About [----] years old it was found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur in modern Iraq #standardofur #ur #archaeology https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019829522799984790 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019829522799984790"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2019829522799984790)  2026-02-06T17:44Z 21.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The Babylonian map of the world on display in @britishmuseum The map is centred on the Euphrates with the city of Babylon straddling the river. The eight triangles outside the central circle are regions beyond the edge of the known world. Clay tablet dating to 700-500 BCE #babylon #babylonian #earlymap https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019848895220584533 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019848895220584533"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2019848895220584533)  2026-02-06T19:01Z 21.6K followers, [----] engagements


"A wonderful evening at Hever Castle for a preview of the fabulous Capturing a Queen exhibition. @DrOwenEmmerson Kate McCaffrey and Alison Palmer have done such a great job of assembling so many portraits of Anne Boleyn in one place as well as some first rate research. Its an absolute triumph. Lovely to see so many historians there this evening too @hevercastle #capturingaqueen #anneboleyn #hever #hevercastle https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021332053975802207 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021332053975802207"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2021332053975802207)  2026-02-10T21:14Z 21.6K followers, [----] engagements


"A somewhat unexpected ending to the fabulous Samurai exhibition at the British Museum 😆 @britishmuseum #darthvader #samurai #britishmuseum"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2022049877778477196)  2026-02-12T20:47Z 21.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Spotted the Northern Lights this evening in Reykjavik #northernlights #reykjavik #iceland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022443602845274278)  2026-02-13T22:51Z 21.6K followers, [----] engagements


"This is the third statue of Leif Erikson that Ive come across on my travels over the past few years (the others were in Greenland and Newfoundland). This one is in Reykjavik Iceland #leiferikson #iceland #viking #vikings"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022452225109319980)  2026-02-13T23:26Z 21.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Tonights Northern Lights from the centre of Reykjavik #northernlights #reykjavik #iceland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2022448890566590829)  2026-02-13T23:12Z 21.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Glacier hiking in Iceland #glacier #glacierhiking #iceland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022728604497670467)  2026-02-14T17:44Z 21.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland. 62m tall and highly recognisable thanks to the famous path that runs behind it (which sadly was closed today 😞). Still a nice waterfall though #seljandsfoss #seljandsfosswaterfall #iceland #waterfalls"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022811364796854765)  2026-02-14T23:13Z 21.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Making my way through a crevasse on the Solheimajokull glacier in Iceland #glacier #iceland #glacierhike"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/2022812716616835223)  2026-02-14T23:18Z 21.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Crossing a frozen lake in the centre of Reykjavik #reykjavik #iceland #frozen #frozenworld"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023122263940157925)  2026-02-15T19:48Z 21.6K followers, [---] engagements


"An evening walk through a [----] year old lava tunnel in Iceland #lavatunnel #lava #volcano #iceland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023163265539281185)  2026-02-15T22:31Z 21.6K followers, [---] engagements


"The Raufarholshellir lava tunnel in Iceland. Formed in a volcanic eruption [----] years ago it is [----] metres long and was formed in an effusive eruption where molton lava pours steadily out of the eruption. #lavatunnel #volcano #lava #raufarhlshellir"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023169584748986632)  2026-02-15T22:56Z 21.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Reykjaviks stunning Hallgrimskirkja. The cathedral which is the most striking building in Icelands capital is the countrys second tallest building. It was completed in [----] after more than forty years #reykjavik #iceland #hallgrimskirkja"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022453786946801905)  2026-02-13T23:32Z 21.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Out on the Solheimajokull Glacier in southern Iceland. The glacier sits between two volcanoes. Its shrinking at a rate of around [--] metres per year #glacier #solheimajokull #iceland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022814888314159125)  2026-02-14T23:27Z 21.6K followers, [---] engagements


"The worlds only live lava show in Reykjavik Iceland. They basically reheat lava (to [----] degrees Celsius) and let it flow. Very hot and very impressive @lavashowiceland #lavashow #iceland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023124296499859876)  2026-02-15T19:56Z 21.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Tonights Northern Lights close to Reykjavik Iceland #northernlights #reykjavk #iceland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023181671844163955)  2026-02-15T23:44Z 21.6K followers, [---] engagements


"#OTD in [----] death of John Prince of Asturias. Only son of Ferdinand of Aragon & Isabella he died aged [--] not long after his marriage to Margaret of Austria. Elder brother of Catherine of Aragon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1445120279169077250)  2021-10-04T20:14Z 20.8K followers, [--] engagements


"It's time for 11th thread in my queens of Britain series (look out for earlier threads on Eng Scot & British queens pre-1901). We're up to the 20th&21st centuries #queen #elizabethii #windsor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1484911843336507398)  2022-01-22T15:32Z 19.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) queen of Edward VII. Famously beautiful selected as a bride in the hope she would persuade 'Bertie' to settle down. Suffered from health problems including deafness. Well loved queen devoted herself to charity work in widowhood #queen #windsor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1484912567000653826)  2022-01-22T15:35Z 19.5K followers, [--] engagements


"#OTD [----] death of Joan Beaufort widow of James I of Scots. Wed James in London at end of his imprisonment there. Injured but survived assassination attempt that killed James. Regent during part of son James IIs minority but forced to relinquish when remarried #queen #scotland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1547978330426597377)  2022-07-15T16:16Z 19.5K followers, [--] engagements


"I had no idea this was being repeated today. This was absolutely the highlight of last Christmas for me. Loved taking part 7pm TODAY on @BBCFOUR University Challenge Christmas [----] Ep [--] of [--] LSE v Hertford Oxford Its the fourth match of the [----] Christmas series for university alumni. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. @LSEnews @HertfordCollege #UniversityChallenge🎄 https://t.co/4gtTOYRnUj 7pm TODAY on @BBCFOUR University Challenge Christmas [----] Ep [--] of [--] LSE v Hertford Oxford Its the fourth match of the [----] Christmas series for university alumni. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions."  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1600942660751355905)  2022-12-08T19:57Z 20.9K followers, [--] engagements


"#OTD [----] birth of Anne Hyde dau of Charles IIs chief advisor in exile & later Lord Chancellor. After becoming pregnant by future James VII&II the couple married in the Netherlands. Scandalously converted to Catholicism with her husband. Mother of Mary II & Queen Anne #royalty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1635023616982286336)  2023-03-12T21:03Z 19.4K followers, [----] engagements


"A surviving portion of Londons Roman city wall flanked by a statue of the Emperor Trajan. The wall stands at more than [--] metres high and is close to the scaffold site at Tower Hill #romanwall #towerhill"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1663980110448345104)  2023-05-31T18:45Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] birth of Maria of Aragon 3rd daughter of Isabella I of Castile & Ferdinand II of Aragon. Maria married Manuel I of Portugal widower of her sister Isabella. Probably the happiest of her sisters she was pious and not particularly politically active #queen #royalty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1674519026242928642)  2023-06-29T20:44Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD [----] birth of Isabella of Austria dau of Juana of Castile & Philip the Fair. Mostly raised in the Netherlands she married Christian II of Denmark aged [--]. Exiled with her husband following his deposition in [----] Isabella died in [----] aged [--]. Mother of Christina of Denmark"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1681403154057838600)  2023-07-19T08:25Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Just spotted this statue of Margaret of Austria daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I & aunt of Charles V (whom she raised). As regent of the Netherlands a prominent example of a female ruler. This statue stands in the centre of Mechelen in Belgium #royal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1688529616288305153)  2023-08-07T12:36Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Ned Kelly hanged in Melbourne Old Gaol which now houses artefacts connected to him. Heres his death mask gun used in his final stand part of scarf used by Thomas Curnow to flag down train to warn them that Kelly planned to wreck it & a replica of Kellys homemade armour"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1690304427692027904)  2023-08-12T10:09Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Scott and Charlenes wedding cake (well a replica) on display in the Melbourne Museum ❤ #neighbours #kylieminogue #jasondonovan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1690319028131450880)  2023-08-12T11:07Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Wild kangaroos spotted today about an hours drive from Melbourne 🦘 #kangaroo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1690668822859255808)  2023-08-13T10:17Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Spot the koala 🐨 (I spotted this one today in the Great Ocean Road in Victoria Australia)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1690686655903207424)  2023-08-13T11:28Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The Great Ocean Road in Victoria Australia. [---] miles long it was built by soldiers who had returned from the First World War and dedicated to the soldiers killed during the conflict. Now a major tourist attraction winding along the coast #GreatOceanRoad #Australia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1690706943546171392)  2023-08-13T12:48Z 17.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Excited to see a Kookaburra today as I journeyed along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria Australia #kookaburra #australia #greatoceanroad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1690708211865911296)  2023-08-13T12:53Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Victoria Australias Twelve Apostles (although there are now eight and have only ever been nine). A collection of limestone stacks theyre close to the Great Ocean Road #twelveapostles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1690709102966841344)  2023-08-13T12:57Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"I was lucky enough to be given access to Port Arthur Historical Site in Tasmania after hours yesterday. A very spooky place particularly with the wallabies #portarthur #tasmania"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1691414682148786177)  2023-08-15T11:40Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements


"When you find yourself sharing a path with a wombat in Cradle Mountain National Park Tasmania #cradlemountain #nationalpark"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1692127720598335693)  2023-08-17T10:54Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Sydney Opera House one of the worlds most iconic buildings. Designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon it was opened in [----]. The building contains a number of concert spaces as well as restaurants. The roof shells are covered with self cleaning tiles #sydney #sydneyoperahouse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1694682458560860249)  2023-08-24T12:05Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"A great way to view Sydney Harbour Bridge is to climb to the Pylon Tower viewing platform which was once the highest viewing platform in the worldS it also gives great views over the Opera House and Sydney #harbourbridge #sydney"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1694685887991578991)  2023-08-24T12:19Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Fabulous to visit the Sydney Opera House for a concert this evening in the Utzon Room which is the only interior space in the Opera House designed by Jorn Utzon the architect who designed the building. We saw Still Life with Avalanche a collection of modern pieces #Sydney"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1695407557303759167)  2023-08-26T12:07Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"I set out to find the memorial to Jan Joosten today in the Yaesu Underground Mall in Tokyo today. The Yaesu area of central Tokyo is named after Joosten who was a Dutch sailor shipwrecked in Japan in [----]. He remained there until his death in [----] becoming a wealthy trader"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1696165533522026731)  2023-08-28T14:19Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"Look what was waiting for me when I returned home from Australia this week 😊 As always @TudorPlaces is packed full of fascinating articles. I wrote the piece on Suffolk Place one of Tudor Londons most lavish residences #Tudorplaces"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1697342403961622887)  2023-08-31T20:15Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements


"#OTD in [----] death of Louis XIV of France after a record breaking reign of [--] years and [---] days. Known as the Sun King his reign marked the apogee of Frances monarchy. He outlived his son and grandson being eventually succeeded by his great-grandson #LouisXIV #royalty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1697579148963713435)  2023-09-01T11:56Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"So exciting that this wonderful book will be released on [--] September. I wrote the essay on Edward VI Henry VIIIs much longed for son and heir. Im amongst excellent company with so many wonderful historians contributing chapters #kingsandqueens"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1697707575934857632)  2023-09-01T20:26Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements


"So exciting that this wonderful book will be released on [--] September. I wrote the essay on Edward VI Henry VIIIs much longed for son and heir. Im amongst excellent company with so many wonderful historians contributing chapters #kingsandqueens"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1697707653537894625)  2023-09-01T20:27Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The entrance to the priest hole at the top of the stairs in old Scotney Castle Kent. Father Richard Blount who stayed for long periods at Scotney in the late 16thC hid in two of the priest holes there including one that was entered from the top of the staircase #scotneycastle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1698430740302594209)  2023-09-03T20:20Z 19.5K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD [----] death of Joan youngest daughter of Henry II of England & Eleanor of Aquitaine. Married William II of Sicily she found herself dispossessed & imprisoned when Sicily seized by his illegitimate relative Tancred after Williams death. Rescued by brother Richard I #queen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1698648291183894784)  2023-09-04T10:44Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD [----] Amy Robsart is found dead with a broken neck at the foot of a flight of stairs at Cumnor Place in Oxfordshire. The wife of Elizabeth Id favourite Robert Dudley it looked like murder with the death causing a major scandal at court. Still unclear what happened #Tudor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1700255253273489804)  2023-09-08T21:10Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] birth of Richard I the Lionheart of England. Frequently absent from his kingdom Richard is remembered as a warrior king more interested in battle than ruling #king #royalty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1700258388326908031)  2023-09-08T21:22Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The stairwell between the Hall and the Combination Room at Peterhouse the oldest college in Cambridge. Reputedly the most haunted part of the college. The college bursar hanged himself there in [----] with his presence felt on occasion ever since 👻 #Cambridge #Peterhouse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1700884688724697247)  2023-09-10T14:51Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Fragment of a knight wearing chain mail which was probably once part of a declarative ridge tile. English 13th or 14th century. On display in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge @FitzMuseum_UK #medieval"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1700889527009640536)  2023-09-10T15:10Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] death of Peter II of Aragon. Crowned by the pope in Rome in [----] after swearing to defend the Catholic faith. Attempted to repudiate his wife the heiress Marie of Montpellier in the hope of marrying the queen of Jerusalem. Died in battle #royalty #king"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1701698276724986208)  2023-09-12T20:44Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] death of Philip II of Spain. Arguably the most powerful monarch in Europe he was briefly king of England due to his marriage to Mary I. Reluctantly proposed marriage to her half sister Elizabeth I whose kingdom he would later attempt to invade #king #royalty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1702056132313764323)  2023-09-13T20:26Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD [----] death of Louis I Duke of Anjou 2nd son of John II of France. Given as hostage to English to secure release of his father in [----] with his subsequent escape causing his father to return to England. Adopted by Joanna I of Naples but unsuccessful in claiming her throne"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1704564915824967973)  2023-09-20T18:35Z 17.4K followers, [---] engagements


"King Charles III but in Lego #royal #king #legoking #lego"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1704567727875096656)  2023-09-20T18:46Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Taking the chairlift down to the Needles in Alum Bay in the Isle of Wight. The chairlift turned [--] back in April and remains the quickest way down the side of the cliffs. The Needles are three chalk stacks with a lighthouse built in [----] at the end of the formation #IsleofWight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1706040953532764575)  2023-09-24T20:20Z 19.5K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] death of Philip the Fair Duke of Burgundy and by his marriage to Juana of Castile King Philip I of Castile. Raised by his step-grandmother Margaret of York he died suddenly aged only [--]. Father of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V #royalty #habsburg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1706285501731197192)  2023-09-25T12:32Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] death in the Tower of London of Arbella Stuart who was sometimes talked about as a successor to Elizabeth I of England. The only child of Charles Stuart great-grandson of Henry VII she was raised by her grandmother Bess of Hardwick. Imprisoned by cousin James VI&I"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1706286550219096431)  2023-09-25T12:36Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"Europe's oldest shoe found in Spanish bat cave - BBC News"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1707642022293627056)  2023-09-29T06:22Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Ready for a night at the opera. Benjamin Brittens at by the English National Opera in the Coliseum in London #petergrimes #opera"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1708161159084310798)  2023-09-30T16:45Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Halloween Advent calendar starts today 🎃 👻 🧙♀ #spooky"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1708383145630769271)  2023-10-01T07:27Z 19.6K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] death of John of Austria illegitimate son of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Recognised by his father in his will and close to his royal half-siblings he served as a military commander. Died aged [--] #habsburg #royalty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1708581148857643454)  2023-10-01T20:34Z 17.4K followers, [--] engagements


"#OTD in [----] death of Juan Prince of Asturias only son of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon. Newly married to Margaret of Austria there were rumours that the [--] year old prince died from over exerting himself in the marriage bed #royalty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1709660063307075586)  2023-10-04T20:01Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD [----] death of Joan II of Navarre only surviving child of Louis X of France. First instance where French crown would pass by hereditary right to a woman. Joan easily ignored with the Salic Law constructed to bar her. Eventually permitted to inherit Navarre #queen #saliclaw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1710269118534819850)  2023-10-06T12:21Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@SieurdePonthieu Eventually a Navarrese takeover 😊"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1710276784124490024)  2023-10-06T12:52Z 17K followers, [--] engagements


"#OTD [----] birth of Catherine Michaela daughter of Philip II of Spain and Elizabeth of Valois. Likely named after grandmother Catherine de Medici. Married Charles Emmanuel I Duke of Savoy she was politically influential. Died in childbirth after bearing [--] children in [--] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1711844883604918534)  2023-10-10T20:43Z 17.1K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD [----] death of Beatrice of Falkenburg Queen of the Romans by marriage to Richard of Cornwall younger bro of Henry III of Eng. [--] yrs old when she married [--] yr old Richard she was renowned for her beauty. Widowed in [----] she remained in England for remainder of her life"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1714399895568687489)  2023-10-17T21:56Z 17.6K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD [----] death of Margaret Tudor eldest daughter of Henry VII. Married James IV of Scots aged [--] she struggled to secure the regency for her son James V following her husbands death at Flodden [----]. Her son James V & daughter Margaret Douglas were grandparents of James VI&I"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1714587427682083210)  2023-10-18T10:21Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] death of Mary of Austria sister of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and wife of Louis II of Hungary. Following her husbands death in battle Mary served as regent of the Netherlands on behalf of her brother from [----] until [----] proving a highly effective ruler #queen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1714588183554379924)  2023-10-18T10:24Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"Queen Charlottes (the wife of George III) sedan chair dating to [----] and on display in Kensington Palaces Crown to Couture Exhibition @HRP_palaces Charlotte used the chair to transport her around all so. #crowntocouture #Kensingtonpalace"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1715029996161351704)  2023-10-19T15:39Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"Sunset in Santorini overlooking the caldera #santorini"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1715737918554145146)  2023-10-21T14:32Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"Marble figurine from the Early Cycladic II Period (c.2700-2400/300 BCE) from Akrotiri. On display in the Prehistoric Museum in Fira Santorini #akrotiri #santorini #cycladic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716013864553222544)  2023-10-22T08:49Z 17.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Jugs and vases from the early Cycladic III period (c.2200-2000 BCE) and found in the Greek island of Santorini. On display in the Prehistoric Museum in Fira Santorini #santorini #cycladic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716014668060274941)  2023-10-22T08:52Z 17K followers, [---] engagements


"Plaster casts of a carved wooden table and chair. Dating to the 17thC BCE discovered in the excavations of Akrotiri the Bronze Age city that was destroyed during a volcanic eruption on the island of Santorini #santorini #akrotiri"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716015927500607981)  2023-10-22T08:57Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"A pair of zoomorphic firedogs found at Akrotiri the Bronze Age Pompeii on Santorini. Dating to the 17thC BCE. On display in the Prehistoric Museum in Fira Santorini #Santorini #akrotiri"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716016336055177543)  2023-10-22T08:59Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"Clay tablets with Linear A script discovered in the ruins of Akrotiri which is a Bronze Age Pompeii. On display in the Prehistoric Museum in Fira Santorini and dating to 17thC BCE #santorini #akrotiri"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716017439274668387)  2023-10-22T09:03Z 17.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Ritual vessels shaped like boars a lioness and a bull found in the excavations at Akrotiri which was buried by a volcanic eruption in the Bronze Age. 17thC BCE. On display in the Prehistoric Museum in Fira Santorini #santorini #akrotiri"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716019951448789063)  2023-10-22T09:13Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"A gold figure of an ibex found in the ruins of Akrotiri the largest known Bronze Age settlement in Europe which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. The ibex was discovered in [----] in a wooden box. On display in the Prehistoric Museum in agora Santorini #akrotiri #santorini"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716021511922786704)  2023-10-22T09:19Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"Surviving wall paintings from Akrotiri a very substantial Bronze Age settlement destroyed in a volcanic eruption [----] years ago. Now on display in the Prehistoric Museum in Fira Santorini #akrotiri #santorini"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716528892402401667)  2023-10-23T18:55Z 17.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Stunning surviving frescos from the West House in Akrotiri destroyed by volcanic eruption [----] years ago. Based on the design scheme possibly the house of a merchant with fishing and ships dominating the designs. On display in the Prehistoric Museum Fira Santorini #akrotiri"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716530434719289634)  2023-10-23T19:02Z 17K followers, [---] engagements


"Almost every house at Akrotiri which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in around [----] BCE contained decorative wall frescoes including this which depicts monkeys. On display in the Prehistoric Museum in Fira Santorini close to Akrotiri #santorini #akrotiri"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716531488152236193)  2023-10-23T19:06Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"Room [--] of the West House at Akrotiri which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in around [----] BCE. Accessed only through room [--] which displayed a design scheme based on ships. Now on display in the Prehistoric Museum in Fira Santorini #akrotiri #santorini"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716532563991232603)  2023-10-23T19:10Z 17K followers, [---] engagements


"House Xeste [--] room [--] 1st floor at Akrotiri which was destroyed by volcano in around [----] BCE. Frescoes were discovered in almost every house after the ancient settlement was excavated in the 1960s and 1970s. Now on display in the Prehistoric Museum in Fira Santorini #akrotiri"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716534484634329390)  2023-10-23T19:18Z 17K followers, [---] engagements


"Another sunset in Santorini looking out over the volcanic caldera #santorini"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716536616808825075)  2023-10-23T19:26Z 17.8K followers, [----] engagements


"One of Europes most remarkable archaeological sites Akrotiri Santorini. Destroyed by a volcanic eruption in c.1615 BCE it is essentially a Bronze Age Pompeii complete with plaster casts of furniture. No bodies found suggesting everyone escaped #akrotiri"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716829771706011824)  2023-10-24T14:51Z 17K followers, [---] engagements


"Tragically Professor Spyridon Marinatos who discovered the ancient city of Akrotiri in Santorini which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in c.1615 BCE was killed in an accident at the site in October [----]. He is commemorated in a memorial at the excavations #Akrotiri"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1716836103548752244)  2023-10-24T15:16Z 17K followers, [---] engagements


"Lava from the eruption that destroyed the island of Santorini and likely caused the destruction of Greeces Minoan culture in c.1615 BCE #santorini #minoan #lava"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717071133294338108)  2023-10-25T06:50Z 17K followers, [---] engagements


"The Castle of Oia Santorini. Built by the islands Venetian colonisers in the 15thC it commands stunning views over the volcanic caldera below. Severely damaged in an earthquake in [----] only fragments now remain #oia #santorini"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717263024505967042)  2023-10-25T19:33Z 17K followers, [---] engagements


"Oia the second largest town on the Greek island of Santorini. Very much a holiday resort overlooking the volcanic caldera it will become almost a ghost town when the vacation season ends on [--] October #oia #santorini"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717265226431672382)  2023-10-25T19:41Z 17K followers, [---] engagements


"Santorini like most of Greece had a lot of cats. Here are two of the very cutest ❤ 🐈 #Santorini #greekcats"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717266648514560264)  2023-10-25T19:47Z 17.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Animal figurines from the Early Cycladic III Period dating to around [----] BCE. Found in Akrotiri which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in around [----] BCE. On display in the Prehistoric Museum Fira Santorini #akrotiri #santorinj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717269779243762005)  2023-10-25T19:59Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"A morning in Ancient Thira a hilltop settlement to the east of the island of Santorini. The early settlement dates to [----] BCE with a Ptolemaic garrison and town from the 3rd C BCE amongst the most substantial ruins. Settlement continued into Byzantine period #ancientthira"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717489247198794095)  2023-10-26T10:32Z 17.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The Church of Agios Stefanos at the entrance to the hilltop site of Ancient Thira Santorini. Built on the ruins of a 6thC Christian basilica the present church dates to the 8th or 9thC following its predecessors destruction in an earthquake #ancientthira #santorini"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717490632346702164)  2023-10-26T10:37Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"Temenos of Artemidoris in hilltop settlement of Ancient Thira Santorini. Erected in honour of a priest Artemidoris in mid 3rd C BCE it contains inscriptions & depictions of a dolphin bird human head and a lion. This sanctuary chiselled out of the rock by Artemidoris himself"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717494296201359771)  2023-10-26T10:52Z 17K followers, [---] engagements


"The Ptolemaic Period garrison in the hilltop site of Ancient Thira Santorini. Occupied between the 3rdC BCE and [---] BCE it was used to protect Egypts Aegean fleet. Built over two storeys into the hillside it neighboured a contemporary settlement #ancientthira"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717497629788049637)  2023-10-26T11:05Z 17K followers, [---] engagements


"Perched high above the island the central part of the settlement at Ancient Thira consists mainly of upper class houses dating to the first few centuries AD #santorini #ancientthira"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717606171870179331)  2023-10-26T18:16Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"A rock cut sanctuary dedicated to Egyptian gods at Ancient Thira Santorini. Founded in the first half of the 3rd C BCE during the islands Ptolemaic period #santorini #ancientthira"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717608287103815808)  2023-10-26T18:25Z 17K followers, [---] engagements


"A private house in Ancient Thira Santorini dating to the first few centuries AD. The remains of lava stone floor tiles remain in the houses entrance space which contained a household altar #santorini #ancientthira"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717619647476818274)  2023-10-26T19:10Z 17K followers, [---] engagements


"A theatre with a view in Ancient Thira Santorini. Initially constructed in the 1st C BCE it remained in use for several centuries. Close to the agora and Roman bath house in the ancient settlement #ancientthira #santorini"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717620700280692860)  2023-10-26T19:14Z 17K followers, [---] engagements


"Exploring the ruins of Ancient Thira on Santorini. Santorini attracts over [------] tourists a year but relatively few make it up to this hilltop settlement in occupation between [----] BCE and [---] AD #ancientthira #santorini"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717621547458761096)  2023-10-26T19:17Z 17K followers, [----] engagements


"Steam coming out of the island crater of Santorinis volcano. The entire caldera is the actual crater of this huge volcano with the island in the centre only beginning to form around [---] years ago. It last erupted in [----] #santorini #volcano"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717846972680270219)  2023-10-27T10:13Z 17.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Climbing Santorinis active volcano. It last erupted in [----] and has erupted at least eight times since [--] AD 🌋 ##volcano #santorini"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717847948032135366)  2023-10-27T10:17Z 17.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The small island of Thirasia which was separated from Santorini in the volcanic eruption of c.1615 BCE which probably destroyed the Minoan civilisation of the Aegean. The main settlements are reached up [---] very steep steps that wind up the cliff face #thirasia #santorini"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1717984178547884485)  2023-10-27T19:18Z 17.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Plaster cast of decorative table from Bronze Age settlement of Akrotiri destroyed by volcanic eruption [----] years ago. On display Prehistoric Museum Fira Santorini it could be a modern piece. Very French looking (Background removed to make detail clearer) #akrotiri #santorini"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1718355338338996272)  2023-10-28T19:53Z 17.1K followers, [----] engagements


"A lead Tudor rose ceiling decoration discovered during excavations at the site of Greenwich Palace. Now on display in the exhibition in the visitor centre on the site #Greenwichpalace #greenwich"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1720468070869713061)  2023-11-03T15:48Z 17.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Standing on the Meridian line at Greenwich the centre of world time. Longitude Zero #gmt #GreenwichMeantime"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1720801047780675798)  2023-11-04T13:51Z 17.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The diabolical duchess Margaret of York Duchess of Burgundy. A much-loved ruler in the Netherlands and an important member of the ducal family. As the sister of Edward IV and Richard III she opposed the Tudor succession. #margaretofyork #margaretofburgundy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1725970821003248034)  2023-11-18T20:14Z 17.4K followers, 24.8K engagements


"King Alfred looking ready for battle as he stares towards Winchester the capital city of the kingdom of Wessex. Famous for allegedly burning the cakes Alfred (r.877-899) was instrumental in ending Viking incursions into Wessex (for the time being). Known as the Great #king"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1726336825420071233)  2023-11-19T20:29Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Winchester Cathedrals famous mortuary chests containing bones of many Saxon kings & one queen (Emma of Normandy). Ransacked during the civil war their contents have recently been subject to scientific analysis. Loved reading about them in @CatJarman s The Bone Chests"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1726342280905216455)  2023-11-19T20:50Z 17.4K followers, 11.9K engagements


"The great hall in Winchester the only substantial surviving part of the castle there. Built by Henry III in the 13thC it was subsequently used as a court room. Sir Walter Raleigh was tried there in November [----] for his involvement in the Main Plot against James VI&I #stuarts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1726558835555324356)  2023-11-20T11:11Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] birth of Mary of Guise 2nd wife of James V of Scots and mother of Mary Queen of Scots. Mary ruled Scotland as regent from [----] until her death in [----]. She rarely saw either her son by her first marriage or her daughter both of whom were raised in France #queen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1727431272983830646)  2023-11-22T20:58Z 17.6K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] birth of Elizabeth daughter of Henry IV of France and Marie de Medici. Married the future Philip IV of Spain in [----] when she was [--]. Served as regent during her husbands absences. She died aged [--] leaving two surviving children #queen #queenofspain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1727433155895037963)  2023-11-22T21:05Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements


"A lacquer offering vessel dating to c.1860-90 from central Myanmar. On display in @britishmuseum s wonderful new Burma to Myanmar exhibition #myanmar #ancientmyanmar #burmatomyanmar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ENortonHistory/status/1727999260510044358)  2023-11-24T10:35Z 17.4K followers, [---] engagements

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