Eleanor Swift-Hook
@emswifthook
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#Writer of #17thC #HistoricalFiction The Fugitive's Sword—Lord's Learning 1 https://t.co/CZNuQvW38J Lord's Legacy #EnglishCivilWar series @SharpeBooks
Durham, England
Joined June 2016
A friend is murdered but each step to justice brings fresh peril. "A masterpiece of #17thcentury #HistoricalFiction—immerses the imagination in #murder and #mystery, against the brutal backdrop of war." Mark Turnbull, author of 'Charles I's Private Life'
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RT @BishopBray: #OTD1646 Within 4 days of being relieved disaster strikes #Corfe prisoner Col Butler persuades Governor Lawrence who saved…
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RT @maryanneyarde: ❀༻ Books Worth Reading ༺❀ ✦ * . * Hunter's Chase: A DI Wilson Thriller (DI Hunter Wilson Crime Thriller Book 1) By Val…
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A man to whom I owe a debt as his diary has been most helpful in my recent research...
10 Feb 1686: d. William Dugdale antiquary & herald #otd Portrait of William Dugdale: to the left a copy of 'Monasticon Anglicanum' and 'The Antiquities of Warwicksh: illustrated' Wenceslaus Hollar, 1656 (British Museum)
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RT @NicolaCornick: Fantastic article from @emswifthook @HistoriaHWA : The Dunkirkers – the 17th century’s forgotten pirates.
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@NicolaCornick @HistoriaHWA So glad you enjoyed it 🙂 One of the delights of writing historical fiction is that now and again one can share the historical facts we have been inspired by!
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RT @_Mrs_Finnegan: I have not written since the New Year. Why so quiet? Uncharacteristically quiet some would say. Find out tomorrow if y…
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Implying that the English Civil Wars and the other Wars of the Three Kingdoms were anything to do with democracy...
What MUST films stop doing?
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RT @foxlanebooks: Feb has been an incredibly quiet month for us, but we do have a huge amount of books (& gifts) in our #SALE sections. You…
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RT @TomCW99: I've written a FREE Galbraith & Pole short story for Valentine's next Friday. You don't need to have read any of the books to…
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RT @tonyriches: New Audiobook in the Elizabethan Series: Frances - Tudor Countess #Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalF…
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And, of course, father of James VI/I who was just nine months old...
#OTD 1567, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley & King of Scots, was assassinated. The great-grandson of Henry VII, he had married his half-cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots in 1565, a wedding which caused rifts between Mary and many of her nobles inc her brother, Moray.
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RT @Joywoodauthor: Amazon review, thank you for 5 stars! X "It's tight, taut and absolutely thrilling. A huge rollercoaster ride." Availab…
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RT @DrJaninaRamirez: Can’t believe this was ten years ago!! Still one my my favourites. Here’s a link but watch quickly as will probably be…
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RT @MuseumCromwell: Huge thanks to the amazing cast from the @Sealed_Knot and our volunteers who all helped make our 'Examination of the H…
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RT @NotJustTudors: Born 375 years ago, Nell Gwyn was England's most celebrated actress and Charles II's favourite mistress. @sixteenthCgirl…
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RT @SueCooperBridge: 1# Hot New Releases in Historical Studies #12 Best Sellers in Historical Studies Elizabeth Price, Countess of Banbury…
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RT @Jo_History: ⛵️The beautiful and tranquil Thames at Zion House. It was here, today in 1542, that Katherine Howard was forced into the ba…
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