Joanne Major @joannemajor3

Historical non-fiction author for @penswordbooks ǀ MA @UofLWriting @unilincoln ǀ Latest publication – Kitty Fisher: The First Female Celebrity joannemajor.com Lincoln, England Joined May 2013

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Dr Tim Rideout @TimRideout1

a week ago

PUBLICATION DAY! I am delighted to announce that Gothic Precarity: Fear and Anxiety in Twenty-First-Century Fiction is published today! Writing this book has been a journey into the shadows—into the ways fear and uncertainty shape our culture, our literature, and our sense of…

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Joanne Major @joannemajor3

2 weeks ago

It’s not every day you see a tank parked up on Lincoln's Bailgate! Deborah II, a replica Mark IV tank, was there for the unveiling of World Origin Site blue plaque at the White Hart Hotel, commemorating the birthplace of the tank, in the hotel’s now aptly named Tank Room.

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Dr Kate Strasdin @kateStrasdin

2 weeks ago

Fashion satire is always illuminating. It shows those very exaggerations which we find curious today were subject to similar critique in their own time. Here the late 1820s/early 1830s is on show through a blue carriage dress & a cartoon by William Heath @NGVMelbourne @metmuseum

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Joanne Major @joannemajor3

2 weeks ago

You can find my article on 'The Green Man of Brighton' in this month's issues of The Brightonian and The Hovarian magazines. Grab a free copy from a pick-up point if you're in East Sussex, or read online: brightonandhovemagazines.co.uk/the-brightonia… #Brighton #BrightonandHove #Hove #Localhistory

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Joanne Major @joannemajor3

2 weeks ago

Review for A Right Royal Scandal: "This really is a case of 'you couldn't make it up.' The plots may seem to come straight out of the world of Regency Romance, but they are all true." More info here: amazon.co.uk/Right-Royal...…

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Joanne Major @joannemajor3

3 weeks ago

There's a slightly gruesome new post on my blog about Oliver Cromwell or rather, about his head and its travels during the eighteenth century! #OliverCromwell #Weirdhistory joannemajor.com/post/the-eight…

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Joanne Major @joannemajor3

3 weeks ago

💚 I've got an article included in the September issues of The Brightonian and The Hovarian magazines about 'The Green Man of #Brighton.' 💚 The magazines are available for free at various pick-up points or can be read online: brightonandhovemagazines.co.uk/the-brightonia… @penswordbooks

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Paula Lofting @longshippub

3 weeks ago

Are you watching #KingAndConqueror ? Are you confused by the inaccuracies and the ridiculous changes in the history and characters that you've always believed in? Well check out my book! #AngloSaxon #HaroldGodwinson #Williamtheconqueror #Medieval #BattleHastings "Harold…

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Joanne Major @joannemajor3

a month ago

Etienne Daly, Dido Elizabeth Belle's researcher of 12 yrs, has commissioned several new depictions of her. He's allowed me to share this animation, produced by Paul O’Connell. There’s more information on Dido on my blog, based on Etienne’s research and my own (link in bio).

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Lincoln Cathedral @LincsCathedral

2 months ago

"If I ever tire of London, you’ll find me in Lincoln." writes Ioan Marc Jones in @thetimes. His tour of English cathedrals brought him to Lincoln Cathedral which, he says, "lends itself to romance..." Read more at: thetimes.com/uk/religion/ar…

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Joanne Major @joannemajor3

2 months ago

Listen carefully and you can hear Roland's 'yeahhh.' If you know, you know! 😉 I had a fantastic time watching the medieval joust at @LincolnCastle on Sunday.

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Paula Lofting @longshippub

2 months ago

Did you know that Harold Godwinson almost died from a stroke when he was a young man? Read the story here on my friend Joanne Major's blog and pop in and check out her articles whilst you're there. @joannemajor3 #AngloSaxonhistory #earlymedieval #HaroldGodwinson…

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Joanne Major @joannemajor3

2 months ago

Newspapers, plays and paintings portrayed the romance of elopement — but what was the reality? Discover more in Naomi Clifford's collation of essays, On the Wings of Love: Georgian Elopement Stories. joannemajor.com/post/on-the-wi…

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Joanne Major @joannemajor3

2 months ago

Enjoyed visiting the Lincoln 1940s weekend (photos taken in between the showers). Mr and Mrs Churchill were excellent, as always. #1940s #lincolnshire

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Joanne Major @joannemajor3

3 months ago

🍓🎾 Strawberries and Cream: a Wimbledon tradition with a long history. 🎾🍓 #Wimbledon2025 #Wimbledon #strawberriesandcream #MondayBlogs joannemajor.com/post/strawberr…

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Joanne Major @joannemajor3

3 months ago

New on my blog: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. On 20 June 1887, Queen Victoria held a garden party on the grounds of Buckingham Palace. Fifty years earlier, William IV had died and the eighteen-year-old Princess Victoria took the crown. #QueenVictoria joannemajor.com/post/queen-vic…

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Joanne Major @joannemajor3

3 months ago

'She tumbled from her horse and the press loved the idea of a fallen woman, falling. Overnight, Kitty became a sensation.' From my blog archives: Kitty Fisher and Joseph Salvador. #georgianera #18thcentury #womenshistory joannemajor.com/post/kitty-fis…

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Amy Lilwall @amy_lilwall

4 months ago

I'm running a walking writing workshop at Newark Book Festival on Sunday 13th July. 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️🚶 Bit concerned about writing and walking at the same time, but very excited for all the lovely events happening that weekend. ✨️ Check them out here: newarkbookfestival.org.uk/event/writing-…

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Lally Brown @LallyABrown

4 months ago

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Joanne Major @joannemajor3

4 months ago

The Operation Manna memorial at The International Bomber Command Centre. What is not visible from a photo is how the Lancaster moves in the wind, a detail that is so evocative.