Specialist in queenship & royal studies at the University of Winchester-see also Royal Studies Network (@royalstudies) & Royal Studies Journal (@royalstjournal)
Joined October 2011
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Join Ellie Woodacre and Heidi Dawson-Hobbis to learn about the history of the mortuary chests at Winchester Cathedral, the challenges of bone identification and their relationship with queen Emma of Normandy.
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Dr Elena 'Ellie' Woodacre retweeted
Still need an excuse to preorder my next book? Enter the code “GLR AT8” to get 35% off via the @BloomsburyFashn
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Look what arrived this week!! Advanced author copies of my next book @BloomsburyFashn. 📚
I’m so thrilled to see it in the flesh - 5 years & hundreds of transcribed household bills later!
Out in July-August. Preorder link in my bio!
#17thc #18thc #earlymodern
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Join us Monday 1 June at 4:30pm @JesusOxford or online via the RSN DSS to celebrate the launch of @MatthieuMensch excellent new book on Marie-Thérèse Charlotte, the newest addition to the @RoutledgeHist Lives of Royal Women series
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Listen to our new podcast episode here: buzzsprout.com/1934722/episo…
@MeganEB1005 interviews @ARJ_Hawkins, curator at @HRP_palaces. They discuss the Tower of London's role as a palace, fortress and prison, its rich history and what royal life there was like in different eras
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Just arrived @MatthieuMensch new book on Marie Therese Charlotte, latest addition to the @RoutledgeHist Lives of Royal Women series! Join us to launch the book at the Oxford Court Studies seminar on 1 June at Jesus College 4:30pm
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Dr Elena 'Ellie' Woodacre retweeted
The deadline for our 2026 Biennial Book Prize is 15th May! This year, we are adding an innovation to our book prize scheme, to offer both a book prize for scholarly monographs & commendations for both edited collections & trade publications. @royalstudies
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NEW BLOG POST OUT NOW📣👑
This piece examines how Alexandra, Princess of Wales, used “soft monarchical power” during her 1868 visit to Ireland following the Fenian Rising.
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#Blog #History #RoyalStudies #Monarchy #Academia
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Enjoyed the @MRomanticismo this morning, definitely falling under the spell of the 19th century recently—so many fascinating queens like Isabel II & Maria Cristina, might have to expand the scope of my early modern #queenship module! 👸
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New podcast episode out now - listen here: buzzsprout.com/1934722/episo…
@susannah_lw is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Eltze to discuss the reign of Amannote-erike, ancient King of Kush
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Many thanks Judith Ortega & Cristina Fernandes for the wonderful Women & Music in the Iberian Courts conference! I’ve learned so much from seeing queenly patronage through the eyes of musicologists w/fascinating case studies—check this virtual exhibition: biblioteca.ucm.es/ghi/clave-…
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Dr Elena 'Ellie' Woodacre retweeted
📣 This year the Sintra Summer School will focus on 'Serving at the Palace: From the Throne to the Kitchen in Early Modern Courts'
📍National Palace of Sintra
🗓 31 Aug - 4 Sept 2026
If you are in academic study heritage work, or are interested in this period you can apply!
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📣 CFP "Tuscany and the Iberian Empires: Migration and Knowledge Transmission in the Early Modern Period"
🗓 30 Oct 2026
📍Medici Archive Project Via de' Benci 10, Florence
Papers can explore migration, diplomacy, and knowledge/cultural exchange!
🗓 200 word abstracts 15 July
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If you enjoyed this episode you can pre-order Matthieu’s book on Marie Thérèse Charlotte in the @RoutledgeHist Lives of Royal Women series, out in May and we’ll be launching the book at the Oxford Court Studies Seminar (& streamed via the RSN) on 1 June routledge.com/Marie-Therese-…
In this final episode of our Marie Antoinette series, @monarchyconf interviews Matthieu Mensch about his book on Marie-Thérèse Charlotte of France
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Buckle up for a hybrid SCS seminar! On Monday 27 April, 6pm, Kerry Apps will talk on "Encountering East Asia in the Restoration Refurbishment of Ham House, c.1672–1698"
If you would like to attend in-person at the Royal Anthropological Institute (50 Fitzroy St
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Are you a postgrad or early career researcher? Then the Royal Studies Blog is perfect for you! 👑We are calling for people to join our blog team! The role offers the opportunity to contribute your own writing while also supporting the editorial process for external submissions.
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Fancy writing for the Royal Studies Blog? We are now calling for submissions! Further particulars can be found at: royalstudiesblog.wordpress.c…
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Join our next DSS seminar on 28th April at 6pm GMT.
Registration link: tickettailor.com/.../royalst…
“The Governance of Feeling: Gendering the Insider / Outsider Paradigm in Iberian Court Culture”
Núria Silleras-Fernández, University of Colorado
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Dr Elena 'Ellie' Woodacre retweeted
NEW BLOG POST OUT NOW! 📣👑
This post is a summary of a discussion held by Cosima Carnige with Dr Helen Carr and Dr Elizabeth Norton, exploring queenship, power, and authority throughout the centuries
✍️ Kurtis Pope
Read Here: royalstudiesblog.wordpress.c…
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Want to help out with the Royal Studies Network or the @royalstjournal ? We're looking for volunteers! Get in touch before May 29th
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Se encuentra abierto el periodo de matriculación en la Sintra Summer School. Una gran oportunidad, llena de expertos en un entorno incomparable. ¡No dejéis de echarle un vistazo!
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