Helene Harrison MA MSc
@tudorblogger
Tudor Historian. Writer behind TudorBlogger and BookBlend. Working at Northumbria University Library. Books: ‘Elizabethan Rebellions’ (2023) ‘Tudor Executions’ (2024) ‘The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn’ (2025) Published by Pen and Sword.
New post on my Substack today, reposting a review of 'Lucy Worsley Investigates' series 1 that I wrote on my blog back in 2023. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/media-revi... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2023/02/17/m... #history #lucyworsley #princesinthetower #woitchcraze #blackdeath #georgeiii
A double whammy today! It is 1 year since 'The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn' was published - where has the time gone? My post about that anniversary is also the 500th post on my website/blog! Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/a-whole-ye... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/07/15/a... #anneboleyn
Today on my blog I have reviewed 'Anne Boleyn: Reputation, Revolution, Religion, and the Queen Who Changed History' by Martha Tatarnic. Thanks to Morehouse Publishing for gifting me a copy for review. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/07/12/b...
Today marks 2 years since the publication of my second book 'Tudor Executions: From Nobility to the Block' so check out some of my reflections on the last 2 years! @penandswordbooks.bsky.social Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/reflection... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/07/09/r... #tudors
New book review on my blog and Substack - of 'Master Secretary: Robert Cecil - A Life in Fiction' by Richard Woulfe published by @chiselbury.bsky.social Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/07/06/b... #tudors #stuarts #bookreview #robertcecil #history
The first review of my upcoming book 'Henry VIII's Quest for an Heir: The King's Great Matter' is in, and it's a 5-star! Published by @penandswordbooks.bsky.social on 30 August 2026. www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Henry-VIIIs-... #tudors #henryviii #anneboleyn #katherineofaragon #catherineofaragon #book
Today I'm joined on my blog and Substack by Amanda Harvey Purse who discusses Mary Boleyn, who features heavily in her book 'The Boleyns: From the Tudors to the Windsors'. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/guest-post... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/07/04/g... #tudors #tudorblogger #maryboleyn
New podcast alert! Thanks to the lovely Ally for hosting me! open.spotify.com/episode/3Txm... www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z3b... #anneboleyn #podcast #history #tudors
New post on my Substack - one I've updated on my blog from 2012! A review of 'Anne of the Thousand Days' from 1969, with Genevieve Bujold as Anne Boleyn and Richard Burton as Henry VIII. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/media-revi... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2012/10/31/a... #anneboleyn #tudors
New post on my blog and Substack today - a review of the brilliant 'Capturing a Queen' exhibition at Hever Castle curated by the brilliant @drowenemmerson.bsky.social, Kate McCaffrey, and Alison Palmer. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/exhibition... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/06/23/e...
Today on my blog and Substack a book review of 'The Boleyn Secret' by Alison Weir, a novel based on the life of Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/06/18/b... #tudors #bookreview #alisonweir #catherinecarey
A new post on my blog and Substack today - further thoughts on the Hever Rose portrait and my theory about the inclusion of the hands. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/the-hever-... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/06/10/t... #anneboleyn #tudors #heverrose #portraiture
My book ‘The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn: Interpreting Image and Perception’ is now available in the shop at Hever Castle!! Dream come true and massive thanks to @drowenemmerson.bsky.social for letting me know and sharing the photo! Published by @penandswordbooks.bsky.social #anneboleyn #tudors
New book review on my blog - the brilliant 'Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn' by @drowenemmerson.bsky.social and Kate McCaffrey. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/05/29/b... #bookreview #anneboleyn #tudors #historybook
Today I welcome Amanda Harvey Purse to my blog and Substack to discuss her book 'Henry's Roses' and Elizabeth of York in particular! Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/guest-post... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/05/28/g... #tudors #warsoftheroses #elizabethofyork #blogpost #history
New book review on my blog - thanks to The Book Guild for gifting me a copy of 'The Women Who Saved Shakespeare' by Mai Black. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/05/25/b... #bookreview #tudorblogger #historyblogger #maiblack
I wrote a review of 'The Other Boleyn Girl' back in 2012 on my blog. But having delved into it again in writing my book, I have updated that post on my blog and posted it now to my Substack as well! Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/media-revi... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2012/09/06/m... #tudors
New post on my blog and Substack - a book review of 'The House of Boleyn' by the brilliant @tracyborman.bsky.social. Honestly, if you're in the UK and you haven't grabbed your copy yet, go go go! Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/05/13/b... #tudors
New post on my blog and Substack for May - The Downfall of Anne Boleyn: A Timeline. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/the-downfa... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/05/12/t... #history #tudors #anneboleyn #tudorblogger
Post on my blog and Substack - a guest Q&A with Sharon Bennett Connolly @thehistorybits.bsky.social about her latest release 'Princesses of the Early Middle Ages' published by @penandswordbooks.bsky.social Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/guest-post... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/05/06/g...
New post on my blog and Substack - a guest Q&A with Martha Tatarnic, whose new book on Anne Boleyn is out next month! Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/guest-post... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/04/27/g... #anneboleyn #tudors #marthatatarnic #tudorblogger #guestpost
New post on my blog and Substack - reflecting on my previous visits to Hever Castle & Gardens before my next visit next month! Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/hever-cast... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/04/16/h... #hevercastle #tudors #anneboleyn #anneofcleves #blogpost
New book review on my blog - 'At All Costs' by @clemmiebennett.bsky.social, the follow-up to 'The Apple and the Tree'. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/04/07/b... #bookreview #tudors #clemmiebennett #alternativehistory #history #book
I'm delighted to be joined on my blog & Substack by the lovely @inkjunkie1984.bsky.social to talk about her Kindred Spirits series, along with other writing & what it's like being part of a writer's circle. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/guest-post... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/04/02/g...
Today there is a new post on my blog and Substack, rethinking an earlier post I wrote in 2012(!!) on Henry VIII and tyranny. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/henry-viii... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/03/27/h... #henryviii #tudors #history #tyranny #tudorblogger
New book review on my blog and Substack - 'A Short History of the World in 50 Failures' by Ben Gazur. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/03/26/b... #history #bookreview
Massive thank you to @drowenemmerson.bsky.social and @onthetudortrail.bsky.social for another brilliant online event 'Rethinking Anne Boleyn'. Even after more than 15 years of research on Anne there are lots of kernels of research that you surprise me with! Thank you to both of you ❤️ #anneboleyn
New post on my blog - some thoughts on The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn and my undergrad and master's dissertations that inspired it! Hint: my undergrad dissertation chapters are available to read on my blog! Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/the-many-f... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/03/21/t...
The book I always wanted to write (but was scared for a long time to do) with the two dissertations (undergrad and masters) that inspired it! @penandswordbooks.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social Easy to see where the title of the book came from! You can see the chapters of the dissertations.